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Ex-Minister backs Nigeria, US economic partnership

By on July 25, 2015

A former Minister of National Economic Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, says the renewed economic partnership between Nigeria and the United States will boost economic growth and lead to the recovery of stolen funds kept in foreign banks.
He said the cooperation would also boost the Federal Government’s fight against corruption and insurgency.
Usman spoke in Lagos recently during a two-day intensive training programme organised for officials of the Lagos State Government.
It was organised by Susman and Associates Limited and was aimed at designing and implementing comprehensive performance monitoring and evaluation system for the Lagos State Government.
The former minister said, “The commitment of the United States Government to help us fight corruption, recover some of the looted funds that have been looted and taken out of the country and insurgency, is tremendous.”
“The commitment is also towards greater legal cooperation in a number of areas like training of security personnel, especially provision of security intelligence information and even areas like oil theft. Really, it is a fantastic opportunity to take advantage of the strength of the United States to help the government.”
Usman, who is also the Chairman, Susman and Associates, however, noted that the government was established for the people, and measuring its service delivery was crucial.

 

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