Dr. Dawuda Gowon is a journalist (BSc. Journalism, electronic and print media, 1978, Utah State University, USA.), an accomplished engineer, economist, all rolled into one. He is an expert in water conservation, policy analysis, desertification, drought, Environmental Impact Assessment, E.I.A, integrated water resources management, irrigation, soil conservation and land management. He supervised and built dams and soil erosion control structures. He did the E.I.A report for several dams before they were built. In this chat with Vanguard, he spoke on the state of the nation viz Nigeria’s past, how we got to the present state and how to get out of the mess.

No expectation of recession risks in 2019 — Sovereign Wealth boss. The Managing Director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, Uche Orji

My second son, at the age of nine, was just about to go to school in Britain; he walked to his mother and said, “I pitied daddy when he was praying. Why is he seeking to be the boss of other people’s bank? Why can’t he set up his own?”

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These kinds of contracts are difficult to win but what is more important is our ability to change things and improve the oil sector to ensure many see the benefits of their natural resources. You have to compete against come of the biggest firms in the world. It’s hard and sometimes they will get dirty, but you must stay focused and put up your A-Game and come out on top.