We Need To Build An Economy That Creates Jobs - Nominee


The senate on Wednesday, October 28, concluded the ministerial screening of 36 nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The last six Okechukwu Eyinna Enelamah, Anwuka Anthony Gozie,Muhammed Musa Bello, Adamu Adamu and Aisha Abubakar, were screened by the lawmakers today.
They are expected to be confirmed as ministers by the Senate on Thursday, October 29.
Answering questions from the lawmakers during his screening, one of the ministerial nominees, Okechukwu Enelamah said the country needs to build an economy that creates jobs and opportunities.
He said that lack of compliance and non-availability of law are the major reasons for the tax problems in Nigeria and the nation needs to instill compliance with tax laws as a means of revenue generation.
Enelemba said: “To create that economy there are some things that we must do right. I believe that we have to increase our capacity to invest in the physical and social infrastructure.
“We need to increase our revenue particularly the non-oil revenue in a way that will be significant enough to make us comparable to what we see in other countries.
“No economy can succeed without having a social contract with its people and part of this contract is to ensure that citizens pay their taxes and companies pay their taxes.
“If you look at the tax we collect in this country, compared to all our peers is quite small; I believe that Nigeria will do well to be part of that social contract.”
He also said that Nigeria must run an economy that will create shared prosperity for all Nigerians and attract investors.
Before commencement of the screening,, the ministerial nominee from their state and withdrew the petition against her. There were petitions against her by some women from Sokoto state alleging she was not a member of the APC or any political party.
Meanwhile, a mild drama played out yesterday during the ministerial screening as one of the ministerial nominees,  that he had dealings with the party under former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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