In recent times, the term "Executive Order" has become
commonplace in global political and economic discourse. In early
2017, the current United States president signed a series of
executive orders to address what he felt were the most critical and
urgent matters for his administration. Typically, executive orders
are not in conflict with the constitution and aim to fast-track the
implementation of critical actions/mandates. Coming closer to home,
these presidential directives are normally recorded and published
in a "Gazette" as official memorandum for the relevant
agencies and general public to act upon.
In May 2017, Acting President Osinbajo issued several executive
orders. In particular, the orders were designed to drive
transparency and efficiency of business operations with an aim to
improve ease of doing business, secondly, support local content in
procurement by the Federal Government and also fast-track
submission of annual budgetary estimates by all agencies
