A 23-man list drawn from government and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) has been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan as members of a committee to showcase his achievements within the last four years.
It was learnt that officers of the Department of the State Security Service (DSS), Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) were among those that made it to the list.
Special Adviser to the President on Social Development and Special Duties, Mrs. Sarah Pane, who let journalists in on this development, revealed that the event for which the committee would work towards is tagged “International Exhibition on the Transformation of Nigeria.” She added that it will be declared open by President Jonathan on December 18.
In her words, “Unfortunately, due to the dismal performance of previous efforts, there is a disconnect between the citizenry and the transformative stride of the government culminating in growing apathy in the mind-set of the people even in the face of tremendous progress.
“It is believed that the approach being adopted now will present the facts in a way that will not only make them incontrovertible, but available to many more Nigerians and the international community,” she stressed.
Pane went on to state that “In the light of the above and pursuant to the mandate of the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Social Development and Special Duties, the approval of President Goodluck Jonathan has been obtained to bring together all relevant stakeholders to organize an exhibition on the transformation of Nigeria within the last four years covering key sectors of the economy. The exhibition is going to be a three-day event at the International Conference Center (ICC), Abuja.”
DailyPost gathered that the committee that will be headed by one Ari Isa Mohammed from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), will have members from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federal Ministry of Housing, Federal Ministry of Information, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Federal Ministry of Power, Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Transport, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Federal Ministry of Works, Global Africa Awareness Initiative (GAAI), Project PDP Reloaded and the Society for the Improvement of Time and Consciousness in Africa (SITCA).
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