From Ifeoma Ejiofor, Nnewi
The fiscal and monetary policies of the nation must be rejigged to ensure the anticipated outcome materialize.
The immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige made this assertion during an interactive session with journalists at his country home at Alor in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.
He noted that for Nigeria to move forward in 2026 and beyond, a sound Fiscal and Monetary policies that will curtail wastage and leakages in government businesses and make administrators cut their coat according to their cloth, different from what it is presently.
Ngige, a former governor of Anambra State pointed out that the country needs to show prudence in the management of her resources and also make deliberate policies to activate the manufacturing and productive sectors so as to back up Small Medium, Industries and Enterprises.
He pointed out that it’s by being intentional about policies aimed at strengthening the economy of the country that will lead to quick and fast recovery and generate employment noting that the economy had been comatose and in the doldrums for too long.
On his message and expectations in the year 2026, he said, “We want to wish our country economic recovery because the economy had been in the doldrums for too long, we need good quality life, prosperity in all respects and for our country to get back its rightful place as the giant of Africa with improved security for the citizens.”
On the issue of political alignments and realignments going on presently by many politicians, the former Minister admitted that such was expected and normal noting that more alignments and realignments will still happen especially during and after the party primaries of prior to the elections.
“I brought All Progressives Congress (APC) to Anambra and the entire South East. We were doing well. But at a time, some 90% of PDP members in the state infiltrated the party.
“Some were followers of Tony Nwoye who is now a Senator of the Federal Republic and Sen Andy UBA. They came to contest the party with me. We left the party for them to manage.
“But we found that they had not gotten up to 5,000 votes since they took over the party and won nothing – neither councilorship nor House of Assembly seat.
“This is because they don’t believe in grassroots politics, but writing results. Anambra politics is very pragmatic and writing results or rigging elections is the most difficult thing to do.
“The Anambra electorate is enlightened and even better informed with superb knowledge of government and governance and can’t be ridiculed or deceived,” he stressed.
Dr Ngige retrospectively expressed some measure of nostalgia about his days in Anambra State Government House and his battle with godfathers’ scheming to empty Anambra’s treasury without work even as he highlighted his modest achievements as governor of the state.
