A Bold Commendable Move

The mari me lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has sensibly advocated for a minister (not ministry) to take charge of shipping and the “ blue economy”, this is to be supported.

It is to be supported because such a thrust will allow the government to begin to put into produc ve use just one of the country’s many revenue streams.

Communica on Ma ers

As we can see from the response to the sensible elimina on of the gra propelled “fuel subsidies”, communica ng the causes and effects of policies is crucial. This is not to go back to the destruc ve creaon of alterna ve reali es but to shi the direc on of the acceptance of o en painful temporary realignment in favour of one’s own posi- on. Bri sh Premier, Harold Wilson, like President Tinubu sailed into an economic maelstrom on ascension into office in 1964. Instruc vely, he assembled a savvy team of spokespersons who could and did explain the crises in simple language that the layperson could understand.