IN THE SPOTLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD - EMMANUEL UMORU HARUNA

Emmanuel Umoru Haruna has over 7 (Seven) years experience as a Senior Policy and

Research Analyst with the Economic Growth Department, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Abuja. Mr. Haruna designs, formulates, coordinates and evaluates Nigeria's Government socioeconomics plans, policies and programme at the Federal, States and Local Government levels. He hold a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) with honours in International Relations from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University-Zaria; and a Masters Degree in Economic Policy and Development from the Korea University, South Korea.

Haruna has won several international and local academic Award, and popular among them is the Best Researcher from the Korea-Africa Future Strategy Center-Seoul.

In the next five years, Haruna intend to become a Development Policy Analyst, a Technocrat working at the Federal Government level to solve socio-economic problems by lifting millions of Nigerian out of poverty line. In addition, his long term dreams is to become Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations projecting National interest, as well as serve at the Federal Government Ministerial Cabinet.

His greatest strengths are integrity, goal getter mentality, policy and programs analysis, providing solution and honesty.

While his weaknesses are dislike for working with lazy people, saboteurs and difficult people.

Haruna championed the design and development of a new model for the Special Economic Zone/ Industrial Clusters across the six geopolitical zones approved by the Federal Government. He also served on the Technical Committee for the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Abuja in 2014 to design the framework of engagement with the Donot Agencies, International NGOs and the Civil Society Organizations.

Haruna is currently serving as a member of the National Steering Committee for the implementation of the Open Government Partnership to make government more open, transparent and responsive to citizens.

His greatest weaknesses in career pursuit is the high level of politriking in the public service, nepotism amonth public officials, corruption, and high level of bureacracy that delays the smooth operations of government activities

Haruna’s mentor is Professor Tom Olali from the University of Nairobi-Kenya.

He wants people to remember him as a great person with immense potentials to help humanity in meeting their basic needs and become useful to their community.

He affirms that anyone aspiring for change must begins with himself or herself.His final comments is that everyone have the potential to achieve greatness in life and people should aspire to be the best they want to be.

Contact:

Economic Growth Department, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, C31010 Adekunle Fajuiyi Street, Central Business District,

Abuja.

Email: emharry22@gmail.com

Phone: +234 8068641298