President Bola Tinubu on Thursday unveiled a new digital platform known as the Renewed Hope Enterprise Bridge Initiative to achieve the country’s targeted trillion-dollar economy.
During the launch in State House, President Tinubu said the
platform is designed to bridge the longstanding gap between policymakers and
entrepreneurs.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the
President described the initiative as a structured mechanism for continuous
engagement between government and the private sector.
He acknowledged that a disconnect had existed between policy
formulation and the realities faced by entrepreneurs across the country.
“One side works with frameworks and projections, the other
works with immediacy and risk. Bringing both into the same room is not
symbolic; it is necessary,” he said.
Tinubu stressed that effective governance must be grounded
in real-life experiences, noting that policies can only deliver impact when
they reflect the daily challenges of businesses.
“If a policy is to be useful, it must be informed by lived
experience. And if an enterprise is to thrive, it must be supported by a system
that understands it,” he added.
He explained that the platform would serve as a feedback
loop, enabling entrepreneurs to share insights, challenges, and recommendations
directly with the government, thereby improving policy design and
implementation.
In her welcome address, the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Entrepreneurship Development, Chalya Shagaya, said the initiative
reflects the administration’s commitment to placing entrepreneurs at the center
of national economic growth.
She noted that the government is already implementing
reforms aimed at easing regulatory bottlenecks and expanding access to finance
through key institutions.
“If we are to achieve a trillion-dollar economy, then
entrepreneurs must be at the center of the conversation consistently,
deliberately, and meaningfully,” she said.
Shagaya described the initiative as the beginning of a more
open, responsive, and collaborative governance approach, adding that the
engagement would not be a one-off exercise but a sustained process.
Also speaking, the minister of arts, culture, and creative
economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, highlighted the potential of the creative and
digital sectors to drive economic growth and attract foreign investment.
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