USA Africa Dialogue Series - Incentivizing Workshops in Nigeria as Substitutes for Actual Governing?

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Ken Opalo posted: "This is from the FT: According to figures released by the ministry, travel was the single biggest government line item from 2012 to 2014, at N248bn ($1.25bn) for the three years combined (the ministry did not provide annual figures). This is equivalent to" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on An Africanist Perspective Incentivizing Workshops as Substitutes for Actual Governing: The Case of Nigeria by Ken Opalo This is from the FT: According to figures released by the ministry, travel was the single biggest government line item from 2012 to 2014, at N248bn ($1.25bn) for the three years combined (the ministry did not provide annual figures). This is equivalent to an extraordinary 18 per cent of total government spending [Emphasis added]. ....... A 2012 investigation by Nigerian newspaper Punch found that wealthy Nigerians spent $6.5bn on private planes between 2007 and 2012, making the country the biggest market for them in Africa. Not all of them were bought with private funds. Under former president Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) acquired several new private jets, bringing its total to 11. And you know a non-trivial proportion of these "study tours," conferences, and meetings were either expensive shopping trips on the government's tab or ploys to earn inflated per diems. This is an instance where I'd endorse a move to "leapfrog" meetings, workshops, and conferences. Ken Opalo | March 28, 2016 at 12:18 pm | Tags: Abuja, Financial times, Goodluck Jonathan, government expenditure, lagos, leapfrogging, Nigeria, private jets, public finance | Categories: africa | URL: http://wp.me/p9wPh-4aT Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from An Africanist Perspective. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://kenopalo.com/2016/03/28/incentivizing-workshops-as-substitutes-for-actual-governing-the-case-of-nigeria/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com