PRESIDENT of Joyful

Smiles Foundation, a faith-based non-governmental organisation, Pastor Tayo Kayode, has appealed to the incoming administration to deliver on its change mantra. He said Nigerians expect nothing less at the national level in the next four years.

Kayode, in a letter to the president-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, said Nigerians are tired of decaying infrastructure, failed promises and poor standard of living.
This, he said, was why they massively voted for the Buhari/Osinbanjo’s ticket on March 28.

According to him: “Indeed, this is a victory for the common man on the street, victory for every Nigerian, victory for democracy and victory for change. This victory has shown that there is hope for our great country Nigeria and that the vote of the people now counts. We have now entered into that new era.”

Listing areas that Buhari should concentrate on, the cleric said: “Nigerians need transparency and revival in the oil sector,” urging the president-elect to shun political interests and appoint only credible and competent men into his cabinet as ministers.

Kayode also urged the incoming administration to fight corruption and fix the power sector, saying the epileptic supply in the nation was embarrassing.

Nigerians, he said, want Buhari to “reduce the nation’s dependency on crude oil for revenue. Block and eliminate wastages, reduce numbers of federal ministries where possible, develop other sectors to account for about 50% of our total revenue yield. Nigerians want to see you diversifying the economy.”

On telecommunication, he called for stoppage of exploitation by operators, saying the consumers must be protected to get value for money. To achieve all of these, he urged Buhari to lead by surrounding himself with “tacticians, strategic planners made up of intellectuals, economists, security experts, agriculture gurus, sport giants, radical politicians, technocrats, educationists, medical and health administrators and engineers that share the same change vision to start the preliminary plans for your administration now.”