Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

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I am happy to join forces with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group  (NESG) as a Senior Non-resident Fellow. At this critical  point in our nation's economic history, when the majority pass a vote of no confidence in our national systems and structures, we need a unique breed of thinkers who are peddlers of hope.  Such persons, on the one hand, would possess an indepth understanding of the root causes of our socio-economic conundrums. While, on the other hand, retaining a growing capacity to generate appropriate enterprise-driven, research-driven, and policy-driven solutions to the problems identified. For a long while now, I have retained a penchant for influencing policy from my little corner, and am glad for the learning experience  that the NESG Fellowship affords. I am very grateful to the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and its stakeholders for granting me the opportunity to be party to the reconstruction and development of the Nigerian economy. By the mercy and grace of God, I

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