PEBEC Holds Inaugural Town Hall Meeting

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), on Friday, held its inaugural town hall meeting with vice president, Kashim Shettima as host.

Speaking at the meeting, which held at State House, Aso Villa, Abuja, the vice president said Nigeria’s public sector reforms have achieved a collective score of over 80 per cent at the beginning of the 90-day Regulatory Reform Accelerator.

The vice president noted that despite a slow start, the collective commitment and actions of every minister, heads of agencies, reform champion, and Business Facilitation Act (BFA), committee member have significantly increased reform implementation during the 30-day extension.

Also speaking, special adviser to the president on Ease of Doing Business, Jumoke Oduwole stated that the Ministry of Marine & Blue Economy emerged the overall best performing ministry, while the Nigeria Customs Service is the most improved agency.

Oduwole listed the top performing agencies to include: “The Most Consistent Agency: Nigerian Export-Import Bank (this agency headed by Mr Abba Bello) was in the top three for 90 of the 120 days.

“Most Improved Agency: Nigeria Customs Service (Headed by Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi) moved from 9.7 per cent as at day 90 to 100 per cent by the end of the 30 day extension.

“Most Committed with the Most Activities: Nigerian Ports Authority (Headed by Mohammed Bello-Koko) had 63 activities in total – the highest number of activities on the RRA and completed all activities with a 100 per cent score.

“Team Consistency & Quality Delivery (Exemplary Team of BFA Committee Members): Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine
Service (NAQS) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

“The first Agency to reach the 100% mark – “our first among equals” – Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Honourable Minister Senator Abubakar Kyari)

“The overall best performing ministry: Ministry of Marine & Blue Economy (Honourable Minister Adegboyega Oyetola) demonstrated exceptional leadership by pulling together all the heads of agencies under his ministry with a clear mandate to deliver all reforms under the ministry’s purview and they did”.