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Osita Ogbu
17 quotes
“In spite of the seeming dangers of our time, we are compelled to speak based on the mandate of our conscience and the disquiet contradictions of our time.”
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“What is ailing this nation is within this nation; what is ailing Igbo land is within Igbo land; and what is ailing the Mbaise community is within Mbaise.”
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“As long as our minds are not free, our thoughts would be limited and actions misdirected.”
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“In a country where a senator’s monthly salary is a professor’s annual salary, clearly our major crisis is linked to immoral power, power without love and the fear of God”
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“silence cannot be golden, because the army of the hopeless is swelling while self worth is diminishing.”
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“Inequality is pervasive and it undermines the trust, solidarity and mutuality upon which responsible citizenship is based. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on inclusive growth and equality.”
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“People need to elect an honest and effective government. According to Lee Kuan Yew in his book, From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000, public order, economic growth and social progress are not natural. They are the outcomes of an honest and effective government that the people must elect.”
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“Politics is superior to the economy. Fixing politics is a major step to fixing the economy, because major economic decisions are made by politicians. To achieve macroeconomic stability, politics must be fixed.”
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“Nigeria has no consistency in national planning.”
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“Without raising productivity, the country cannot grow; without growth, there is no income, and without income, the country cannot reduce poverty. The Ministry of Industry requires attention to be raised to the level of the Ministry of Agriculture. Reduced productivity is a critical problem in the country.”
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“Food insecurity is a result of low productivity. It is important to have large and mechanised farms built around Institutions of knowledge such as a University of Agriculture.”
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“NESG should have a presence at the sub-national level. States should be transformed into engines of prosperity and centres for policy innovations.”
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“No country has successfully made a transition from poverty without a robust manufacturing industry. Therefore, efforts should be made to increase the productivity/contribution of the manufacturing sector from the current 10-12% to about 40%.”
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“The boards that govern the Special Economic Zones should understand their roles.”
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“There is a need for a committed leader who understands the urgent need for transformation.”
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“It is a combination of factors, quite frankly. One is global economy, two is domestic issues. Globally we have not recovered from COVID-19 pandemic, and so most countries are still suffering from that shock. That shock, as you know, is transmitted globally to every country and no country is immune. So, that is one aspect. Two, it has to do with decisions and choices we make even domestically. These choices impact on inflation, impact on employment, impact on debt and debt service. So, decisions and choices that we make are also part and parcel of the outcome of any economy.”
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“The truth of the matter is that we don’t adhere to planning; we don’t say we will do this and do it. We have not had that adherence and so I see, sometimes, a disjuncture between the budget and the planning. We also have not had a long-term view of what the economy of this country should be, so you find that we are doing stop-and-go in some instances. Also sometimes, we are in a hurry to score a political point and that is why you see politicians going into certain projects; you see us borrowing to execute because it gives them some political mileage. Those things are useful but in the end you will find out that that approach also has hiccups.”
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