Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasized that strengthening Nigeria’s institutional frameworks would resolve the majority of the country’s public policy challenges, estimating that such reforms could address up to 80% of existing issues.
Shettima made this assertion during the official presentation of the draft National Public Policy Development and Management Framework by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman.
“This approach is long overdue,” Shettima said. “If we get our institutional frameworks right, we will solve 80% of our public policy challenges.”
He described the framework as a transformative tool capable of reshaping how policies are conceived, communicated, and implemented across all sectors of government. He commended President Bola Tinubu for championing economic reforms and introducing a results-driven leadership approach.
“For the first time, we have a leader who understands the dynamics and speaks the language of economics,” Shettima added. “President Tinubu’s bold decisions are already charting a promising path for national development.”
Earlier, Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman highlighted the need for the framework, noting that federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have long operated in silos, producing overlapping, inconsistent, and outdated policies. This has resulted in inefficiencies and duplication of efforts.
She explained that the framework was developed through extensive collaboration with the Office of the Vice President, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, and key development partners, including the National Economic Summit Group.
The draft framework aims to provide a unified structure for policy formulation, offering clarity and coherence across government efforts.
With the Vice President’s input, Usman expressed confidence that the framework will usher in a new era of evidence-based, coordinated, and impactful policymaking in Nigeria.