Barely a month after Muhammadu Buhari,
became Nigeria’s President, many Nigerians
are already reminding him of his campaign
promises.
It would be recalled that the former head of
state was sworn in as the country’s President
on May 29, 2015, after he defeated former
president Goodluck Jonathan.

In this regards, a famous social commentator,
Ike Chidolue, on Saturday, June 27, went on
his Facebook page to post 81 campaign
promises made by Buhari.
Below are the campaign promises as posted
by Chidolue:
1. Public declaration of assets and liabilities
2. State and community policing
3. Ban on all government officials from
seeking medical care abroad
4. Implementation of the National Gender
Policy, including 35% of appointive positions
for women
5. Revival of Ajaokuta steel company
6. Generation, transmission and distribution of
at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four
years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a
view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power
supply within 10 years.
7. Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000
graduates across the 36 states and the
Federal Capital Territory.
8. Establishment of a free-tuition and
scholarship scheme for pupils who have
shown exceptional aptitude in science
subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related
courses.
9. 720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the
federation yearly (20,000 per state).
10. Three million Jobs per year
11. To embark on vocational training,
entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes
for graduates along with the creation of a
Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to
create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
12. Churches and Mosques would not pay
taxes under national laws, but if they engage
in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.
13. Provision of allowances to the discharged
but unemployed Youth Corps members for
Twelve (12) months while in the skills and
entrepreneurial development programme
14. Making the economy one of the fastest-
growing emerging economies in the world with
a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually.
15. Creation of a Social Welfare Programme
of at least fivethousand naira (N5000) that
will cater for the 25 million poorest and most
vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of
children’s enrollment in school and evidence
of immunisation to help promote family
stability
16. Recruitment and training of at least
100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force
and establish a Federal Anti-terrorism Agency.
17. One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for
public primary school pupils
18. Building an airport in Ekiti State
19. Eradication of state of origin, replacing
that with state of residence to ensure
Nigerians are Nigerians first before anything
else.
20. Establishment of crime squad to combat
terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery,
militants, ethno-religious and communal
clashes nationwide
21. Working with the National Assembly
towards the immediate enactment of a
Whistle Blower Act
22. Economic stability for the ECOWAS
nations and maintaining a strong, close and
frank relationship with West Africa, South
Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African
countries
23. Establishing a conflict resolution
commission to help prevent, mitigate and
resolve civil conflicts within the polity.
24. All political office holders earn only the
salaries and emoluments determined and
approved by the Revenue Mobilisation and
Fiscal Commission (RMFAC).
25. Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and
other conflict prone areas such as Plateau,
Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.
26. No plans to Islamise Nigeria.
27. Nationwide sanitation plans to keep
Nigeria clean
28. Preserving the independence of the
Central Bank
29. Simplifying immigration process to foster
faster visa processing at points of entry.
30. Special incentives to facilitate the
education of the girl child
31. Full implementation of the National
Identification Scheme to generate the relevant
data.
32. Making Information Technology,
Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment
key drivers of our economy
33. Balancing the economy across regions by
the creation of six new Regional Economic
Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as
champions of sub-regional competitiveness
34. Putting in place a N300 billion regional
growth fund (average of N50 billion in each
geo-political region) to be managed by the
REDAs.
35. Amending the Constitution and the Land
Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests
in land along with matching grants for states
to create a nationwide electronic land title
register on a state by state basis.
36. Reviving and reactivating the minimally
performing refineries to optimum capacity.
37. Creating additional middle-class of at
least two million new home owners in the first
year in government and one million annually
thereafter.
38. Creating an additional middle class of at
least four million new home owners by 2019
by enacting national mortgage single digit
interest rates for purchase of owner occupier
houses as well as reviewing the collateral
qualification to make funding for home
ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage
terms.
39. Enacting a national mortgage system that
will lend at single digit interest rates for
purchase of owner occupier houses.
40. Injecting extra N30 billion into the
Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied
jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates
for capital investment on medium and
commercial scale cash crops.
41. You farm, government buys, guaranteeing
a minimum price for selected crops and
facilitate storage of agricultural products as
and when necessary.
42. Creating a national infrastructural
development bank to provide loans at nominal
interest rates exclusively for this sector.
43. Construction of 3,000km of superhighway
including service trunks.
44. Building of up to 4,800km of modern
railway lines – one third to be completed by
2019.
45. At least one functioning airport is
available in each of the 36 states.
46. Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of
at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria.
47. Speedily passing the much-delayed
Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring
that local content issues are fully addressed.
48. Establishing at least six new universities
of science and technology with satellite
campuses in various states.
49. Establishing six centres of excellence to
address the needs of special education.
50. Prioritising the reduction of the infant
mortality rate by 2019 to 3%.
51. Reducing maternal mortality by more than
70%.
52. Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50%
and other infectious diseases by 75%.
53. Improving life expectancy by additional 10
years on average.
54. Increasing the number of physicians from
19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000
55. Increasing national health expenditure per
person per annum to about N50,000 (from
less than N10,000 currently).
56. Increasing the quality of all federal
government-owned hospitals to world class
standard within five years.
57. Ensuring timely payment of retirement
benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and
creating a poverty safety net for all aged
citizens above the age of 65.
58. Amending the Constitution to require local
governments to publish their meeting minutes,
service performance data, and items of
spending over N10 million.
59. Requiring full disclosure in media outlets,
of all government contracts over N100 million
prior to award and during implementation at
regular interval.
60. Amending the Constitution to remove
immunity from prosecution for elected officers
in criminal case.
61. Initiating action to amend the Nigerian
Constitution with a view to devolving powers,
duties, and responsibilities to states in order
to entrench true federalism and the federal
spirit.
62. Reforming and strengthening the justice
system for efficient administration and
dispensation of justice with the creation of
special courts for accelerated hearing of
corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and
similar cases of national importance.
63. Establishing world-class sports academy
and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria
occupies a place of pride in global sports and
athletics.
64. Reviving the Nigerian football league and
putting incentives in place to make it as
competitive as other national leagues.
65. Putting in place measures to identify
talents early and ensuring their participation in
local and international games to enable them
become professionals.
66. Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into
world class movie industry that can compete
effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in
due course.
67. Ensuring that the rights of women are
protected as enshrined in our Constitution.
68. Guaranteeing that women are adequately
represented in government appointments and
providing greater opportunities in education,
job creation and economic empowerment.
69. Promoting the concept of reserving a
minimum number of seats in the National
Assembly for women.
70. Free maternal and children healthcare
services.
71. Stabilising the naira.
72. Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget
for this critical sector whilst making
substantial investments in training quality
teachers at all levels of the educational
system (some other APC policy documents
had 15%).
73. Ensuring compliance with policies and
measures to halt the pollution of rivers and
waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts
of the country.
74. Adopting a holistic approach to erosion
and shoreline protection across the country.
75. ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria’s
guidance and leadership.
76. Maintaining strong, close and frank
relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the
Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of
the world.
77. Establishing a new special relationship
with the leading emerging markets like Brazil,
Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other
strategic partners around the world.
78. Government intends to commission a
sociological study to determine Boko Haram’s
origins, remote and immediate causes of the
movement, its sponsors, the international
connections to ensure that measures are
taken to prevent a recurrence of the evil.
79. Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible,
eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s
political life.
80. Improving operational and legal
mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are
taken against proven human rights violations
by the Armed Forces.
81. Free education at primary, secondary and
tertiary institutions for Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and
Education.

source: www.naij.com/473147-know-the-81-campaign-promises-of-president-buhari.html?pk_campaign=ush

too long a list. when so many incare is attached to a letter, it will eventually get lost!

Buhari is not going to do 2% of what he promised, we saw the lies then, its now become black and white to the gullible.

Check out what this Hausa man said on twitter yesterday.

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it has been said that at 72 there are limits to what I can do.

OP. Kindly remove number one. I believe the number one on that list is mandated by the constitution and its written in black and white in the constitution.

One can not say what he is mandated to do falls under campaign promises....

If he achieves 5% of these his promises, 9ja ll be a better place

Mogidi:
Buhari is not going to do 2% of what he promised, we saw the lies then, its only now become black and white to the gullible.

except he has just spend a month in the office and he has achieved more than the 2%

SLIDEwaxie:
except he has just spend a month in the office and he has achieved more than the 2%

In your dreams abi?

✔✔You guys are gullible... thinking he'll do those

It's called political strategy to gain populace support

Anyways, make i shutup before dem attack me

it's too early in d morning...let me nt use his oda names...le me jst call him DDD...

Mogidi:

In your dreams abi?

shey na from ur dream u sef dey talk from?

He has failed Number 1 so I've lost hope in him even doing up to five in the next 4years

Lalasticlala, ishilove, fp plz

How can APC draw up such a long list to deceive gullible nigerians?

Dude it's been a month, chill.

quote author=SLIDEwaxie post=35270248]except he has just spend a month in the office and he has achieved more than the 2%[/quote]am nt doubting u but it Wud be nice if u cud list d more dan 2percent achieved but if he ever achieves half of dis it wud be vry commendable.i seriously pray he does.Good morning nairalanders. Have a wondaful day yall.

Seemingly insurmountable and unachievable goals...

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Ok

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A government full of lies and deceit. A party dat won an election base on propaganda n lies. I know he can't achieve anything or fulfill dose promises. Empty promises from empty,certificateless,slowpoke,senile daura-dullard.

I can't just stop laughing.

with all these dramas that APC has shown to Nigerians, these promises might only happen in the dream.

Keep laughing Nigerians, you have voted the Joke party. #babaonechance

I BELIEVE HE WILL TRY HIS BEST................

*smoking my weed and listening to PROMISES by wiz khalifa*

don't worry , baba is on top.

This Buhari can talk sha, we need more action oga, enough of policies without implementation.

Watching...

81) Building of Helipad in Daura
82) Monitoring of Daura Cows ..

Ochiske:
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i most comment by force

Nobody is sure if this government would perform well.

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Naija must move forward

THE 81 CMPAIGN PROMISES OF PMB: HEALTH SECTOR AS A CASE STUDY
A critical look at the APC campaign promises OF PMB shows that 13.6% of these (3, 27, 50-56, 70 and 73) directly affects the health of Nigerians, which is to say the least, OK. By the way these promises are configured, and if put to reality, Nigeria will be a global power to beat as far as medical care is concerned, and I think PMB has a plan! Among all these promises, those that have direct effect on health could be categorized into three groups:
Enhancement on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
MDG Number 4: To reduce child mortality (50, 70)
MDG number 5: To improve maternal health (51, 70)
MDG Number 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (52)
MDG Number 7: To ensure environmental sustainability (27, 73)
Curbing medical tourism
Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad (3)
Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000 (54)
Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about 50,000 (from less than 10,000 currently) (55)
Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years (56)
Improving life expectancy of Nigerians
Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average (53)

ENHANCEMENT ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS)
50: The APC promised to prioritize the reduction of infant mortality rate to 3% by 2019

This promise of the APC is in tandem with MDG number 4, which is: To reduce child mortality by 2/3 (66%) between 1999 and 2015. Infant mortality rate is the number of children dying before they reach one year of age, per 1000 live births in a given year. According to WHO report 2014, the infant mortality in Nigeria was 120 per 1000 live births in 1990 which has reduced over the years to 89/1000 in 2010, 79/1000 in 2011, 77/ 1000 and 74/1000 live births in 2012 and 2013/2014 respectively. This implies a reduction by 38.3% between 1990 and 2014. By this figure it implies that just a little above 50% of this MDG goal has so far been achieved.

I want to believe that APC understood the implications of these promises or may be, they (the promises) were just made to win our votes and now campaigns are over it is time to get to work. By this promise of prioritizing the reduction of infant mortality to 3% (not by 3%) by 2019, it means that all efforts must be on top gear to prioritize this reduction from the current 74/1000 live births to approximately 2 per 1000 live births…. Hmmm!!… I don’t believe in impossibilities, yes! Nigeria can become a world power in health; but things must be done the right way.

To achieve this, the PMB-led government must tackle the leading causes of infant mortality head-on which include but not limited to: malaria, diarrhoea, birth asphyxia, pneumonia, preterm (premature) birth complications, measles and malnutrition. Other contributing factors include: mother’s level of education, environmental conditions, and political and medical infrastructure. Improving sanitation and access to clean (potable) drinking water, immunization against child killer infectious diseases (such as tuberculosis, polio, hepatitis, pertusis, etc) will go a long way in improving on the infant mortality rate. Between 2000 and 2008 the national immunization coverage was between 10% and 50%. Some of the challenges attributed to this included: poor funding of the PHC system, low political will and commitment, poor Cold Chain system, shortage of vaccines, weak surveillance systems, missed opportunities, under-served and hard-to-reach communities and refusal to accept immunization.

To improve immunization coverage in Nigeria, the government of PMB should as a matter of priority do the following:
Provide adequate funding for the PHC system
Strengthen the Cold Chain system by
Providing transport logistics
Provision of Solar refrigerators
Disease surveillance
Building institutional capacity
Effective social and community mobilization
Advocacy to political, traditional and religious leaders for ownership

Bearing in mind other contributors of infant mortality in Nigeria, if PMB-led government can put action to her words with respect to promises number 8, 15, 17, 30, 48, and 81, a huge improvement would have been made by the time 2019 will come beckoning. All hands must be on deck. I wish him luck!
……………..to be continued!

Whether we like it or not Buhari is on the throne for the next four years with the full executive powers to do and undo.