Executive Order 5 will relieve Nigeria of socio-economic challenges – FG

The Executive Order 5 is an interventionist law that will relieve Nigeria of its challenges, the National Coordinator for Strategy Implementation Task Office for Presidential Executive Order No. 5, Oguejiofor Ibiam, has said. 

Ibiam said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the ongoing Science, Technology and Innovation EXPO.

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The Executive Order 5 is a special Order issued by President Muhammadu Buhari on planning and execution of projects, promotion of Nigerian content in contracts and Science, Engineering and Technology.

Ibiam said the Order would create an enabling environment to mobilise local investment, made in Nigeria goods and services.

He said the Order would also attract more Foreign Direct Investment to the country.

Another key functionality of the order according to Ibiam is, economic empowerment of Nigerian professionals, manufacturers and the youths.