Nigeria has advocated strategic approaches toward achieving Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU), a 50-year Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming the continent into the global powerhouse of the future, signed in 2013. The measures include incentives for public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements for the development of infrastructure, establishment of centres of excellence at the subregional levels to build capacity in technology and the need for innovative financial models. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and leader of the Nigerian delegation, Hon.
Benjamin Kalu, made the country’s propositions at the ongoing 12th Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, on Thursday. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, said Kalu, who reacted to a paper presented on the subject matter, urged the Parliament to strive to make Agenda 2063 a household name in Africa. The Deputy Speaker also underscored the need to fund the project to achieve the desired results adequately.
“I want to commend you for that beautiful presentation. The idea is wonderful, and we are pursuing it, but we are struggling because of the gaps you mentioned. “The issue of financing.
You also agreed that financing is an issue on this agenda. So, the question becomes, how do we make it a household project? A household agenda without funds? It won’t be easy, and you’ve hi.