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| Dr. Jumoke Oduwole |
Themed
“Recognising the Gold in our Green”, the event took place on Wednesday, April
3rd 2019 at the State House Banquet Hall and was hosted by PEBEC, with Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of
Nigeria and PEBEC Chair; Dr. Okechukwu
Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and PEBEC Vice-Chair;
as well as Dr. Jumoke Oduwole,
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment and
PEBEC Secretary in attendance.
The
Awards ceremony recognised MDAs and subnationals that implemented impactful and
landmark reforms in 2018; as well as key members of the private sector who
particularly contributed to driving PEBEC’s overall reform initiatives. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
Several state Governors, members of the Federal Executive Council, PEBEC
members, heads of agencies, Honourable Commissioners, members of the diplomatic
corps, CEOs, captains of industry, public and private sector investors, and
SMEs were also in attendance.
The
Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) clinched the first recognition of the
evening, the Executive Order 001 (EO1) Award for the highest transparency and
efficiency compliance score on EO1. The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) was
also honoured with the Reportgov.ng Award, which recognised the MDA with the
strongest performance on the platform which enables citizens lodge complaints
and provide feedback to the government; while the National Office for
Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) received the Most Improved MDA
Award for the highest overall performance improvement in 2018 under the
home-grown reform indicators category. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
In the
“World Bank 2018 Subnational Ranking Award” category which considers how well
state government laws and regulations are designed for efficiency, transparency,
accessibility, enforceability in courts and easy implementation, Kaduna, Enugu,
Lagos, Abia and Anambra were recognised as the top five most reformed states in
Nigeria for advancing the most towards the frontier of global good practices.
Speaking
at the occasion, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo commended the Hon.
Minister of Industry Trade and Investment Dr. Okey Enelamah for his focused and
forthright leadership, and also the Senior Special Assistant to the President
on Industry Trade and Investment Dr. Jumoke Oduwole and her team for their
tireless efforts in ensuring the implementation of the ease of doing business
reforms in the country.
His
Excellency stated, “In the past three years of inaugurating PEBEC, Nigeria has
implemented more than 140 reforms to make doing business in Nigeria easier and
improve overall competitiveness in line with a key strategic objective of the
Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP). http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
It is a pleasure to celebrate the phenomenal successes of the PEBEC reforms,
but more importantly to recognise specially some of those who made it all
possible - our incredibly selfless and committed private sector partners and
the sterling performance of many in the public sector.
While
giving the welcome speech, PEBEC Secretary and Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole reiterated that
the Council will continue to work in strong collaboration with key stakeholders
in order to create a more conducive environment where small and big businesses
are able to do business effectively and with ease.
Other
recognition awards of the night included the Integrity Award, won by Mr Omotayo
Omoniyi for his demonstration of diligence and integrity. Awardees in other
categories such as Legislative Support, Technical Support, and Capacity
Building Support included the NBA-SBL, NASSBER, NESG, NSE, the World Bank
Group, DFID Nigeria, Financial Derivatives Company, Aelex Legal Arbitrators
& Solicitors, Crowncourt Attorneys, Oando Energy Resources and First Bank
of Nigeria. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
Banwo
and Ighodalo, KPMG Nigeria, P&G Nigeria, Deloitte Nigeria and Aluko and
Oyebode were also honoured in the award category of Sustained Implementation
Support, which recognised private sector supporters of the FG’s ease of doing
business intervention through the provision of direct technical support to the
Enabling Business Environment Secretariat over an extended period of time.
PEBEC
was established in 2016 to oversee Nigeria’s business climate reform agenda.
PEBEC’s model aligns with global best practice and includes a strong
performance tracking element that is measured by the World Bank Doing Business
Index (DBI), which is reported annually. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
Signed:
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment (OVP)/
Secretary,
Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council
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