By Emmanuel Obisue
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun on Friday posited that the “past 18 months of needed reforms” initiated by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been long overdue, and needed, to grow Nigeria’s economy.
Speaking on Friday in Abuja at a Validation event for the Federal Civil Service Policies and Guidelines by Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, Edun recalled that the combined subsidy of PMS and forex that past governments had been sustaining over the years, was ripping off 5% of the country’s GDP.
Commending the HCSF for her significant achievements in her first 100 days in office, Edun highlighted that “the successes and the gains” of the policies “are coming through”.
He acknowledged that while these changes were long overdue and resulted in temporary pain, discomfort, and increased living costs for many citizens, the benefits are now becoming apparent for all to see.
Walson-Jack had at the event also reeled out new policies and guidelines aimed at repositioning the civil service.
She listed the four transformative policies and guidelines to include: Rewards and Recognition Policy and Guidelines; Incentives and Consequence Management Policy and Guidelines; Mentoring Framework, and the Protocol on the Use of Federal Government Secretariat.
Walson-Jack explained that these policies are integral to the Public Service Rules 2021 and the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2025 (FCSSIP-25), with each strategically aligned with the reform pillars outlined in these frameworks to ensure coherence, sustainability, and measurable impact.