Soludo, IOD advocate mainstreaming public sector principles in governance

Sence business dinner by the resets and transitions to a TAKEHOLDERS have Institute of Directors ( IOD) post- oil economy. emphasized the need to Nigeria. "If we are serious about movmainstream private sector Speaking on ' Corporate ing forward with this disrupprinciples of governance in Gover nance and Digital tive agenda, we must stop the public sector. Transformation: Leading clapping with one hand. Part The need, they said, was perPurposefully for Growth and of the leadership must be tinent, as Nigeria is g oing Sustainability', Soludo said in driven by the private sector through a transition process the face of a disruptive agenas the public sector must towards sustainable devel - da, t he need for purposeful learn from private sector opment. leadership and productive principles and run govern -

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Prof. Charles Soludo, said this ernment and private sector emphasis on execution, at this year's director confer- was paramount as Nigeria financing and evaluation. "Nigeria is a land of opportunities and has ever ything to become a part of the top ten economies in the world in the next decade but e veryone has to volunteer to serve probono and run government as business," he said. President, IOD Nigeria, Dr. Ije Jidenma, said the event pro - vided the opportunity for the business en vironment to interact with government and foster close and benefi - cial relationship between the public and private sector.

She stressed the need for cross fertilisation of ideas between both sectors to build a new Nigeria.

"No private organisation would thrive without collaboration with government and the IOD is committed to forging relationships that would drive public private partnership so that businesses can thrive," she said.