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Prof Okidegbe sworn in as Jonathan’s new Chief Economic
Adviser
Newsdiaryonline Mon July 25,2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in his new Chief
Economic Adviser, Prof.
Nwanze Okidegbe.On the occasion, he said his regime would pull
all the stops to strengthen Nigeria’s economy.
His comments came after swearing in Okidegbe and Professor
Sylvester Monye the Special Adviser, Performance Monitoring and
Evaluation
According to the president, "without a strong economy, the
nation cannot provide health services, education, roads and
other social needs of the population; and will not be reckoned
with globally". He noted that the new men were "chosen to play a
key role in supporting the economic team, not for political
reasons"
Prof. Sylvester Monye was hitherto the
secretary of the
National Planning Commission and the Economic Team, just as
Nwanze Okidegbe had been a senior consultant with the World Bank
as well as the United Nations’ development programme
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