Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi, former chief economic adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, will head the policy directorate of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, TheCable can report.Some other members of the directorate are Olawale Edun, former Lagos state commissioner for finance, and Yemi Cardoso, also former commissioner for economic planning and budget.Edun and Cardoso served as commissioners when Bola Tinubu was governor of the state.The team is tasked with developing the economic blueprint for Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Their work is expected to provide the policy direction for his government if hewins the February 2015 poll.TheCable also learnt that there will be two other directorates ─ one for political mobilisation and the other for communications.Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, is the director-general of the campaign ─ the only appointment officially announced so far by the APC.TheCable learnt that there are still many positions to be filled in the directorates.“The official announcement will be delayed a bit because the list is not complete yet. We are consulting widely,” an APC official said.
http://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-tanimu-yakubu-yaraduas-former-adviser-heads-buharis-policy-team

Not Yar'adua cabal,Yar'adua canal ni! Yeye PDP

OP, what is your problem with the man?

Another cabal in waiting but no way!! GEJ till 2019!!!

They will build refineries in all the geopolitical zones!
Build pipty new power plants in the big towns in nigeria.
and draft quota-system NNPC workers to man the establishments.
And the places will start going downhill before the commissioning tape reaches the ground!

Sai no Buhari!

APC association of faild and evil people coming together to achive their sinister evil. They shall gather and if their gathering is of evil they shall scater.

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If they like, let them make Shakau head of Buhari's policy team. No Cabal can stand against the wind of "Fresh Air" blowing across Nigeria.

official admission that buhari has no economic agenda yet

how did he win APC nomination?

The said Cabal saw what is in-waiting for us if GEJ ever get to d presidency, unfortunately we could not read their lips.. I prefer a Caballicious Buhari to a Bogus Harvard economics professor of the clueless otueke master..

so naso pdp go take die for Nigeria atlast,under my brother for d south-south..sumbody shud help ma party!!!

Redoil:
APC association of faild and evil people coming together to achive their sinister evil. They shall gather and if their gathering is of evil they shall scater.

Lmaoooooo

The whole world knew yaradua was the best president to date. Inspite of his health he ended militancy, declared his assests, and reduced fuel price to 65. Accepted 4 once that the election that brought him to power was faulty. Yar adua would even call buhari uncle. If not 4 illness, yaradua only gathered the upright to himself, not gej that was imposed on him by obj, the same gej that has surrounded himself with crooks and pot bellies. For a member that enginnered yaradua tenure to be deployed to gmb camp that tells u alot of his integrity.

oziegbe2015:
The whole world knew yaradua was the best president to date. Inspite of his health he ended militancy, declared his assests, and reduced fuel price to 65. Accepted 4 once that the election that brought him to power was faulty. Yar adua would even call buhari uncle. If not 4 illness, yaradua only gathered the upright to himself, not gej that was imposed on him by obj, the same gej that has surrounded himself with crooks and pot bellies. For a member that enginnered yaradua tenure to be deployed to gmb camp that tells u alot of his integrity.

who started the dismantling of the EFCC by sending Ribadu on unsolicited study leave and sending Lamorde packing?

every President can be the best in the world if we choose to be selective about their records.

Yar'adua admitting that the election that brought him to power was flawed means nothing because he could have stood down, hand over to the senate President who will conduct fresh elections within 3 months in which Yar'adua could re-contest. But Yar'adua did not choose this option. so lets leave the rhetoric and focus on facts.

mikeansy:
official admission that buhari has no economic agenda yet

how did he win APC nomination?

Does the president have an economic agenda save for impoverishment of Nigerians. Please, state his economic agenda. Making billionaires?

The so-called cabal were better administrators than the absolutely clueless Jonathan.

As if gej can measure up to the performance of the cabal in anyway.

mikeansy:


who started the dismantling of the EFCC by sending Ribadu on unsolicited study leave and sending Lamorde packing?

every President can be the best in the world if we choose to be selective about their records.

Yar'adua admitting that the election that brought him to power was flawed means nothing because he could have stood down, hand over to the senate President who will conduct fresh elections within 3 months in which Yar'adua could re-contest. But Yar'adua did not choose this option. so lets leave the rhetoric and focus on facts.

but why not blame pdp for rigging the election and blame gej for not resigning too. Pdp and their crises

oziegbe2015:
The whole world knew yaradua was the best president to date. Inspite of his health he ended militancy, declared his assests, and reduced fuel price to 65. Accepted 4 once that the election that brought him to power was faulty. Yar adua would even call buhari uncle. If not 4 illness, yaradua only gathered the upright to himself, not gej that was imposed on him by obj, the same gej that has surrounded himself with crooks and pot bellies. For a member that enginnered yaradua tenure to be deployed to gmb camp that tells u alot of his integrity.

Yet Ibori was the chief sponsor of his campaign and a top member of his kitchen cabinet.

It is surprising the way you guy distort history.

chemali:



Does the president have an economic agenda save for impoverishment of Nigerians. Please, state his economic agenda. Making billionaires?

So you have not heard of the Jonathan transformation agenda that has made Nigerian economy number 1 in Africa?

What is Buhari's economic agenda?

oziegbe2015:
but why not blame pdp for rigging the election and blame gej for not resigning too. Pdp and their crises

did GEJ tell you his election was rigged?

mikeansy:


did GEJ tell you his election was rigged?

the election that brought him and his boss was agreed by his boss to be rigged, why didnt he resign then

E never even win dem don gather hausas and yorubas as economic team. Slavemaster and slaves..

Anyway let's see which region wealth dem want take build economy again. I sincerely hope Buhari has built his plans using agriculture as money making venture?

Nobody is using Niger-delta oil and wealth to develop Pakistan (North) again, Kwakwanso carry our 1 billion go build schools for Niger republic, everybody quiet. We just dey observe.

God knows if buhari wins by error, he would rule only over the north and some yoruba slaves. I don't see him presiding over Niger-delta because he go wish say he nor contest.

Dem go sit down dey born like rabbits, marry 4 wives, born almajiris full ground then wait for government to allocate oil money for them. They left their agriculture and pyramids to concentrate on devouring and plundering our wealth.

As power never touch their hands for years now, body dey bite them. Jonathan go rule till 2019 oooooooo.

The north, their slaves and the Internet warriors can all relocate to zamfara if they're not satisfied with Jonathan's government.

At least for the first time in a long time, there hasn't been any political assassination. There's freedom of speech, I can insult Jonathan as I wish, sleep and wake up peacefully and insult him again. Nothing go happen.

Train system is slowly been revived. Agriculture is booming to those that are into it. The almajiris can now go to school in the North and learn how their past leaders have impoverished their lives. Minimum wage was increased, NYSC allowee increased. There's been a spike in electricity. Jonathan is working.

Haters, slaves and the Internet warriors can go and die and die big.

mikeansy:


So you have not heard of the Jonathan transformation agenda that has made Nigerian economy number 1 in Africa?

What is Buhari's economic agenda?

When you explain the data below, I will be convinced that the transformation agenda is working. Rebasing GDP isn't transformation.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/173629-premium-times-special-bitter-truths-about-economy-the-jonathan-govt-does-not-want-nigerians-to-know.html

During 2009-2013, the first five years of President Jonathan’s administration, real GDP growth averaged 6-7 per cent, a fact often touted by the government. But this record is much lower than that of the first five years of civilian rule (1999 – 2005), when growth averaged 11.1 percent. (Figure 1) This is despite the fact that oil prices were much lower at that time than now, and foreign investors’ appetite for Nigeria was not as strong as now. The difference, it seems, is in the leadership and policy choices of the different periods. Therefore, President Jonathan’s achievement can hardly be said to be “unprecedented”. It’s actually poorer than his predecessor’s achievements in less benign circumstances.

Fiscal balances: Nigeria’s fiscal balances are much weaker than at any time since the beginning of civilian regime. In the first five years of President Jonathan, the fiscal account was in deficit, on average by 4 per cent of GDP. During the first five years of civilian rule in contrast, the fiscal balance was in surplus, on average, by close to 2 percent of GDP. (Figure 2) Again, this is despite much lower oil revenue earnings during the earlier period. Even though the Jonathan fiscal deficit remains small by international standards, it is still higher than that of many oil exporting countries which are all accumulating surpluses rather than deficit and using the opportunity of high oil prices to invest in long term infrastructure. What is becoming clear to critical observers is that the budget deficit is more or less contrived through an unrealistic oil benchmark price. With lower revenue and higher expenditure projections, the result is a deficit balance. DMO is then required to “borrow” at excessive cost “to finance the deficit”. But with the usual less than 70 percent implementation rate of the budget, nobody has bothered to find out why there is still a deficit if the budgeted amount was not spent and why the need to accumulate new debt!

Public debt: Public debt stock is much higher than at any time since the Paris Club debt exit of 2006. In 2007, total public debt fell to N2,678b ($3.5b external debt from $36b, and N2.2b domestic debt). But as of end 2013, public debt has increased by more than 300 percent to N8,423b ($8.2b external, and $60b domestic). (Figure 3). If AMCON debt and other agencies are included, the total debt burden is now over N1 trillion. By end of 2014, Nigeria’s total debt should easily approach over $100b, most of which were accumulated in the past 6 years. Given the well-established negative correlation of debt and economic growth, how has growth been so strong?

Debt service: According to 2013 federal budget data, close to 20 percent of recurrent expenditure is devoted to servicing debt alone, a contrast to 2007, when only around 10 percent of recurrent expenditure was spent on debt service. The major conundrum is the lack of clarity on why debt accumulation should be so high in the presence of historically high oil prices, and what exactly the debt is financing. Furthermore, government’s policy of accumulating debt at average interest rates of 13-15 percent when the same government is receiving less than 3 per cent on its savings (foreign reserves) beats economic logic. Why not use some of the savings to finance the needs and save 10 percent? It will also be interesting to find out why debt accumulation is bad in 1999-2007, but is now a good thing.

Foreign reserves: Nigeria’s foreign reserves have followed a pattern similar to the other indicators since the beginning of civilian rule. In the Obasanjo and Yar’Adua periods, reserves high enough to finance, on average over 7 and 10 months of imports respectively. However, in the six years of President Jonathan, it has declined to about 6.3 months of imports. (Figure 4). When compared with other oil exporting African countries, in the first two periods, Nigeria’s foreign reserve accumulation was stronger than those of other countries. However, in the recent period, Nigeria is just about catching up with others. Although stabilization funds exist, the federal government has struggled to replenish them, despite high oil prices.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/173629-premium-times-special-bitter-truths-about-economy-the-jonathan-govt-does-not-want-nigerians-to-know.html

Gej till buhari get baptized in church

Wow, lovely team and strategy. APC means well for Nigeria. May God guide the Think-tank.

oziegbe2015:
The whole world knew yaradua was the best president to date. Inspite of his health he ended militancy, declared his assests, and reduced fuel price to 65. Accepted 4 once that the election that brought him to power was faulty. Yar adua would even call buhari uncle. If not 4 illness, yaradua only gathered the upright to himself, not gej that was imposed on him by obj, the same gej that has surrounded himself with crooks and pot bellies. For a member that enginnered yaradua tenure to be deployed to gmb camp that tells u alot of his integrity.

Y always saying pdp 16 yrs is a waste

tit:
They will build refineries in all the geopolitical zones!
Build pipty new power plants in the big towns in nigeria.
and draft quota-system NNPC workers to man the establishments.
And the places will start going downhill before the commissioning tape reaches the ground!

Sai no Buhari!

Lol
Them be learners
Dem tot all of us na like amaechi we be

HzRF:

Y always saying pdp 16 yrs is a waste

do u have a worst word to describ it. A 16yr old can give birth or impregnate as an adult. Pdp since 1999 is a waste

calebo101:
[i]]Dem go sit down dey born like rabbits, marry 4 wives, born almajiris full ground then wait for government to allocate oil money for them. They left their agriculture and pyramids to concentrate on devouring and plundering our wealth.[/b]

As power never touch their hands for years now, body dey bite them. Jonathan go rule till 2019 oooooooo.

The north, their slaves and the Internet warriors can all relocate to zamfara if they're not satisfied with Jonathan's government.

At least for the first time in a long time, there hasn't been any political assassination. There's freedom of speech, I can insult Jonathan as I wish, sleep and wake up peacefully and insult him again. Nothing go happen.

Train system is slowly been revived. Agriculture is booming to those that are into it. The almajiris can now go to school in the North and learn how their past leaders have impoverished their lives. Minimum wage was increased, NYSC allowee increased. There's been a spike in electricity. Jonathan is working.

Haters, slaves and the Internet warriors can go and die and die big.

Facts
But u wan murder person with laf