The NPO Reports, an online publication will on Tuesday November 26, 2024 holds second edition of its Annual National Dialogue scheduled to take place at the Nigerian National Merit Award House (Merit House) Maitama Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Penpushing reports that Chief Executive Officer, S-OK Advisory and Media Limited, Publisher of the online newspapers, Semiu Okalanwon made this known in a statement adding that the dialogue has the theme, ’Revenue Generation, Infrastructure Progress: Options in a Challenged Economy’
The statement added that experts in the critical sectors of the economy, revenue generating agencies and policy analysts have been lined up to dissect issues relating to revenue generation and the challenges of infrastructure deficit in the country.
Penpushing further reports that Okanlawon added that speakers are expected to dissect issues on generating revenue to meet the huge challenges of infrastructure deficit in the critical sectors of the economy such as Education Health, Security, Roads, and others.
The statement said prominent among those expected to speak at the event are the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Dr. Zacch Adelabu Adedeji; former Postmaster General of the Federation Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi who will be the chairman of the event.
Penpushing also reports that he said Adewusi, who is Chairman of Global West, was also Commissioner for Finance and later Budget and Economic Planning in Lagos under the administration of then Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The statement disclosed that others expected to speak at the event are a Senior Research Fellow of Political Science in Political and Governance Policy Department at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan,
Penpushing reports that they include Dr. Hakeem Olatunji Tijani; Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Tope Fasua; Chief Communication Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Femi Soneye and Idayat Hassan of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CISI).
The statement explained that the event is in furtherance of the news medium’s commitment to deepening conversations on issues that border on the welfare of Nigerians from the actions of the government.
“For instance, current administrations at all levels are confronted with serious issues of infrastructure decay. These are very ominously manifest in the critical sectors like Education, Health, Roads, Security and others. Funds are needed to fix these’, the statement read.
“However, the administrations are also faced with daunting challenges in getting the needed revenues. Insecurity has made oil revenues unpredictable with the government battling to shore up crude oil production’, it added.
“The tax reforms efforts of the government are being met with stiff resistance causing the fears that the leakages of many decades and other factors causing revenue shortfalls may persist. What then are the ways out?”, he said
Penpushing further reports that Okanlawon said these and many more are the issues up for discussion as the event holds, recalling that speakers at the 2023 maiden edition of the programme spoke on campaign promises as accountability issues, calling on political stakeholders to hold office holders accountable to the promises they make during electioneering.
Meanwhile, the statement made available to journalists emphasized that NPO Reports is one of the very early online publications, which started as Nigeria Politics Online in April 2010.
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