Abuja, March 13, 2024 – Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has called on stakeholders to drive the digital economy to achieve the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of the current administration.
The minister made the call during the inauguration of a 17-man ministerial delivery task team to evaluate and report performance of the digital sector.
According to him, the digital sector is pivotal and impacts immensely on the various sectors of the economy such as health, education and power, among others.
Tijani, who was represented by Faruk Yabo, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, said the inauguration of the team was to connect the digital sector with the eight pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“To underscore the significance of the task at hand, the entire delivery of the democratic dividends to the nation has its anchor here in this ministry.
“We play a key role in Mr President’s vision to attain societal and prosperous status, therefore, the job you are called upon to do is significant in its actualisation,” he said.
The minister said the team was drawn from the best of the ministry and its agencies to give value in terms of data collection, evaluation and reporting on the key performances in the digital economy.
Tijani called on members of the team to see their selection as the best in reflection of the confidence reposed in them by their different offices.
He urged them to endeavour to know the five different pillars that their agencies represent, which should reflect in their assignments.
Tijani said that the team was expected to understand the workings of the agencies and departments’ mission, goals and objectives.
According to him, members of the team should understand the scope of work for the various budgeting years in line with the template of the five pillars of ministry’s Strategic Blueprint.
He said the essence of the task team was to know what each technical department of the ministry and the various agencies were contributing to the five pillars.
Mrs Ogunfuyi Ibukun, the Delivery Manager of Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU), said the team was set up to fast track the implementation of the eight presidential key priorities.
According to her, the the ministerial committee was set up to assist the CDCU in implementing the task ahead.
She said the task was crucial as it had to do with attainment of government’s goals and enthronement of transparent governance. (GBN)
