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VISION 2020, WHERE ARE WE NOW?

It is stated in the document, Vision 20:2020 Economic Transforma on Blueprint (2009), that by the year
2020, Nigeria will have a large, strong, diversified, sustainable, and compe ve economy that effec vely
harnesses the talents and energies of its people and responsibility exploits its natural endowment to
guarantee a high standard of living and quality of life to its ci zens.

In order to achieve this, according to the same vision statement, a Gross Domes c Product (G.D.P) of not
less than $ 900 billion is required. This translates to a Na onal per Capita income of not less than $4000
annually by the year 2020. It is also stated that another implica on of the Vision 20:2020 is that Nigeria's
economy must grow at a rate of 13.8 % during the period. Another expecta on is that by 2020 Nigeria will
generate 60,000 megawa s of electricity.

But where are we?

The ci zens are eager to know about the progress that has been made in prepara on for the
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implementa on of this vision. As at the year 2010, Nigeria occupied the 41 posi on, with G.D.P of
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207,116 million, by 2008, Interna onal Monetary Fund ranking; 38 posi on with G.D.P of 21,080 million
by 2008 World Bank. What one can no ce from these figures is that there is a huge gap between the
previous G.D.P and the G.D.P of $900 billion required by 2020.

Also as ci zens, we must not wait on the government to implement this vision, we must also try to make
contribu ons like being gainfully employed, avoiding vandalism, giving
meaningful cri cism to the government, discouraging corrupt ac vi es,
repor ng suspicious ac vi es and generally being patrio c to the country.
Ci zens must also contribute to the Seven - Point Agenda and the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).

Also well known, next year is 2020 and we would love to see the execu on of the
Vision 2020.

Okpa-Obaji Goodness and Sobechi Obasi, OKPA-OBAJI, Goodness
SS3B.

WHO IS MORE STUPID?

1. A nurse who wakes up a sleeping pa ent to give him sleeping pills, because she forgot to give
him earlier.
2. A gardener who waters the garden, while it's raining.
3. A man who was passing and saw shit, bent down and licked it, then said
“Ah! This one na shit, thank God, I no match am”
4. A man who waves at the newscaster, while watching TV.
5. A man who reduces the volume of the TV, just to view photos.
6. A man who polishes his shoes, just to take passport.

Joseph Nsama,
SS3A.

JOSEPH, Nsama Success

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