Nigeria not progressing as much as it should, Okonjo-Iweala regrets

The Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called for efforts to accelerate Growth and Development of the Country as it had everything required to succeed.

Okonjo-Iweala In her Keynote Address  at the Nigerian Bar Association  Annual Conference Titled, “A Social Contract for Nigeria’s Future,”  regretted that Nigeria was not progressing as much as it should in its over 60 years of existence.

“Strong Macro Economic Reforms are needed in Nigeria. Oil has dominated Nigerian Exports but we must diversify to Agricultural and Solid Minerals Exports.

“We need a new Social Contract to achieve Growth in our Country.

“My conviction on the need for a Social Contract is based on the need to tolerate different Political Parties and past Administrations that preceded any Administration in Power,” she stated.

Also, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos maintained that the Social Contract entailed the Security of Lives and Property.

Sanwo-Olu, who urged the Judiciary to strengthen the Nation’s Electoral Process, assured that Lagos, as a State was ready to take on the Social Contract.

In his welcome address, Yakubu Maikyau, President of the NBA, assured that the Bar would continue to work for the Course of Justice in the Country.

According to him, the respect the Bar has is a Symbol of Freedom in the County.

“The Bar is represented primarily by the need to serve Justice to the People. Our existence as a People is intricately connected to our Responsibility as the Defenders of the People,” he said.

He urged Lawyers to ensure that they discharged their Duties with determination and eschew Corruption at all Levels.

The Conference also featured the Launch of a Book Titled, “History of the Nigerian Bar Association,” written by a Nigerian Lawyer, Olanrewaju Akinsola. 

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