A former Special Assistant on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bring in Igbo business gurus to help him “jumpstart the economy”.
Mr. Omokri gave the advice to President Tinubu in a piece he wrote on his social media handle, @renoomokri, on Tuesday.
He asked Tinubu to draft in the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Gregory Obi, the Chairman/CEO of Innoson Group, Chief Dr. Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, and Air Peace boss, Chief Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, to help steer the economy around.
The only other non-Igbo businessman he recommended was Chief Michael Adeniyi Adenuga, the Yoruba billionaire businessman and sixth richest person in Africa, whose company Globacom is Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator.
Omokri assured Tinubu that if he takes the steps and advices he recommended, the value of the Naira will skyrocket.
Moreso, the Federal Government will immediately have the financial wherewithal to pay workers ₦75,000 minimum wage monthly.
In the piece entitled “My Take On How President Tinubu Can Jumpstart the Economy“, Omokri wrote:
“If I were President Tinubu, I would introduce some heavy killer taxes that will drive MTN, DSTV, and Shoprite out of Nigeria to be replaced by Nigerian-owned businesses.
“Someone like Peter Obi can take over from Shoprite with his Next. Otunba Mike Adenuga can be supported to buy MTN Nigeria’s assets. And why must we watch DSTV? Let us watch Arise. Channels, etc.
“I will also invite Air Peace to Aso Rock and ask them to consider being Nigeria’s national carrier. They can remain private but must change their name to Nigerian Air Peace. Once they agree, I will tax foreign airlines and give them a rebate, and within four years, they will overtake Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s biggest and most successful airline.
“I will order the Central Bank of Nigeria to grant huge interest-free loans to Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company and order my industry minister to relocate to Nnewi to help them expand their facilities.
“Then I, as President, will use a bulletproof IVM car, and then place the mother of all taxes on foreign vehicles whilst banning any Ministry, Department, Agency or Parastatal of the Federal Government from using any other car except IVM.
“I was a presidential spokesman, with access to the President. We were given economic data that shows how vulnerable Nigeria is to so-called foreign investors.
“The money that leaves Nigeria through exploitative investments is more than the FDI that flows into Nigeria.
“The largest source of foreign exchange into Nigeria are Nigerians in the diaspora. And to encourage them to send more money to Nigeria, I would suggest President Tinubu spearheads the initiative to give them the right to vote.
“Finally, I will convene a National Economic Council meeting to appeal to the thirty six state Governors to give free land to any Nigerian citizen resident in their state for the sole purpose of farming, whether small or large scale agriculture.
“Once you start your farm and the Ministry of Agriculture inspects it, you get free seeds and seedlings of your choice, free fertilisers, along with a grant of ₦250,000, which you will not need to repay, except you abandon your farm.
“If we take these steps and others, the value of our Naira will skyrocket, and the Federal Government will immediately have the financial wherewithal to pay its workers a ₦75,000 monthly minimum wage.”
Both Tinubu and his aides are yet to respond to Omokri’s ‘super advice’. Read more.
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