We must have people who actually understand, who are the beneficiaries of these policies, being part of the policy formulation.

The right of self-determination must be implemented through specific measures.

Any spending that we do is targeted, so that it's efficient and effective and fiscally responsible

we have chosen to provide targeted subsidies by the state so that there is no impact on the entire economy. (...) I am referring here to transport or electricity, for which we have maintained prices at an appropriate level so that there is no impact on growth.

We should align government subsidies to private and public colleges with courses that meet the demands of the market. Like engineering and computer sciences.

In the advice on subsidy deductions forwarded to the Ministry of Finance, NNPC always state that ‘in line with presidential directives, the ministry should authorize the Accountant General of the Federation to source for the approved subsidy amount and transfer same to the Federation Account for onward distribution by FAAC’.

A key strategy towards restoring stability is developing targeted approaches to poverty reduction across different sectors coupled with the specific social provisions for the poor and the most vulnerable groups in society.

Who subsidizes the consumers will depend upon the incidence of taxation. But men in their role of taxpayers will be subsidizing themselves in their role of consumers. It becomes a little difficult to trace in this maze precisely who is subsidizing whom. What is forgotten is that subsidies are paid for by someone, and that no method has been discovered by which the community gets something for nothing.

Government subsidies can be critically analyzed according to a simple principle: You are smarter than the government, so when the government pays you to do something you wouldn't do on your own, it is almost always paying you to do something stupid.

As legislators they will ensure that laws in place benefit the young and elderly, and the programme gets sufficient funding through the Ministry of Health’s national budget for its implementation.

All these programmes are already in place; but there is need to follow up on their implementation, which I am going to ensure because I have the expertise in good governance and social development, If we leave everything to the government, we will not achieve the country’s targets. There is need for everyone to get on board, to work together to realize the country’s targets.

Performance of tertiary education institutions will specifically need to be targeted. One option is to tie some part of the government’s institution grant to achieving improved governance, capacity, quality and labour market alignment.

An essential commitment, which virtually all observers have emphasized, is not to subsidize enterprises that are making losses. While the standard remedy for this is "privatization," it should be recognized that this is neither necessary nor sufficient for imposing hard budget constraints. Governments in many countries have subsidized private producers (e.g., of steel), and governments in some countries have imposed hard budget constraints on government enterprises.

I had to make sure that the cabinet approved farmer support policy so that it guides the entirety of the sector and provinces.