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What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 9:00pm On Oct 27, 2018
Nigerians are known to react to pressing issues on social media always but when election time approaches we hardly seek the opinion of top candidates concerning these pressing issues. This pattern has made it far too easy for leaders with sectional interest to come on board and manifest their corrupt tendencies.
For this reason I am opening this thread to help articulate pressing issues I feel presidential candidates need to take a clear stance on.

Some of these issues are :
Herdsmen / farmers clash
PIGB
Federal character principle
Education funding and corrupt learning institutions
The NNPC underperformance issues.
Corrupttion
Restructuring
Food security
Diversification of economy from crude sales
Boko Haram
Police
ND oil clean up
Debt management
Agricultural plan
Health sector plan
Power sector plans
Ease of doing business
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 12:45am On Oct 29, 2018
I use this opportunity/thread to humbly invite the heavyweights political party supporters here on nairaland like sarrki, madridguy, buhariguy, senatordave, racoon, tonyebarcanista, amaniro tonyzaks, irokoOluwere, maclatunji
, HigherEd.

Please make known to us where you can, the stance or plan of your candidate/party on these undeniably sensitive issues to our nation.


I also invite the mods for consideration. Mynd44, lalasticlala please consider for FP.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by TonyeBarcanista(m): 1:57am On Oct 29, 2018
The PDP has considered all these and has blueprint to address them in order to better serve Nigerians. Once campaign kicks off a detailed document shall be availed you my Dear OP
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by MetaPhysical: 2:33am On Oct 29, 2018
TonyeBarcanista:
The PDP has considered all these and has blueprint to address them in order to better serve Nigerians. Once campaign kicks off a detailed document shall be availed you my Dear OP

That's not true. The issues identified by OP on top are ongoing national problems and some are in crisis state as we speak. To say PDP has a blueprint that will be released during campaign is suggesting they are not in state of readiness. In other words, what bother the citizens are not top priorities on their table. These issues are not campaign items, they are policy topics. I said yesterday on another post that PDP failed to step up as an opposition party. A true and thorough political party in opposition would have an ongoing discussion around these items in a continuous momentum, not wait for election cycle to use them as talk points in rally.

OP,
APC has addressed these issues and in fact have it on their website for public access.

Go here... https://apc.com.ng/issues/

and here...https://apc.com.ng/apc-manifesto/#1474887931573-0463457f-a0c6
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by TonyeBarcanista(m): 2:38am On Oct 29, 2018
MetaPhysical:


That's not true. The issues identified by OP on top are ongoing national problems and some are in crisis state as we speak. To say PDP has a blueprint that will be released during campaign is suggesting they are not in state of readiness. In other words, what bother the citizens are not top priorities on their table. These issues are not campaign items, they are policy topics. I said yesterday on another post that PDP failed to step up as an opposition party. A true and thorough political party in opposition would have an ongoing discussion around these items in a continuous momentum, not wait for election cycle to use them as talk points in rally.

OP,
APC has addressed these issues and in fact have it on their website for public access. Go here... https://apc.com.ng/issues/
The concerns of the OP are not just mere policies but requires detailed blueprint to address them, which the PDP has taken care of and will be rolled out soon.

Your final paragraph is incorrect, the APC being incumbent has failed in every way, hence, these issues persist. If the APC had addressed them they won't be listed as concerns by the OP.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by MetaPhysical: 2:50am On Oct 29, 2018
TonyeBarcanista:

The concerns of the OP are not just mere policies but requires detailed blueprint to address them, which the PDP has taken care of and will be rolled out soon.

Your final paragraph is incorrect, the APC being incumbent has failed in every way, hence, these issues persist. If the APC had addressed them they won't be listed as concerns by the OP.


I want to share that what the OP listed are not new issues that happened to Nigeria under the current administration. They are legacies, some of which have been around since 1960 or shortly after. PDP spent 16years in government as the de facto power, not just in Executive position but as well had the majority in Legislative, plus appointments to the Judiciary Benches. What stopped PDP from resolving these issues before APC came to power, if they were that easy to resolve? What hindered previous regimes and administrations from resolving these issues if it was possible to just flick the finger and get it done? The root cause of these problems is corruption. Trust and sense of ownership is attached to the root cause. Now, APC has done tremendously well putting measures into place to curb "illegitimate money" floating around. What PDP could not do in 16years, APC has accomplished in 4. If APC will spend 16years in government we can expect some dramatic outcomes and stability in our society and far better welfare for our people.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by TonyeBarcanista(m): 3:01am On Oct 29, 2018
MetaPhysical:



I want to share that what the OP listed are not new issues that happened to Nigeria under the current administration. They are legacies, some of which have been around since 1960 or shortly after. PDP spent 16years in government as the de facto power, not just in Executive position but as well had the majority in Legislative, plus appointments to the Judiciary Benches. What stopped PDP from resolving these issues before APC came to power, if they were that easy to resolve? What hindered previous regimes and administrations from resolving these issues if it was possible to just flick the finger and get it done? The root cause of these problems is corruption. Trust and sense of ownership is attached to the root cause. Now, APC has done tremendously well putting measures into place to curb "illegitimate money" floating around. What PDP could not do in 16years, APC has accomplished in 4. If APC will spend 16years in government we can expect some dramatic outcomes and stability in our society and far better welfare for our people.
This is excuse for failure and indictment of the incumbent administration.

90% of the issues listed by the OP became issues or pronounced issues under the present administration. Take for instance the issue of federal character in sharing offices, herdsmen-farmers clashes, ease of doing business, food security etc, these issues became problem since the coming of the government. They were issues in the past that were tackled but was never considered national problems until the time of this government, due to their maladministration and lack of political will.

Like I opined, the PDP has all these sorted in a blueprint that will be released soon, which the incoming PDP administration will execute to the benefit of Nigerians and the glory of God.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by MetaPhysical: 3:25am On Oct 29, 2018
TonyeBarcanista:

This is excuse for failure and indictment of the incumbent administration.

90% of the issues listed by the OP became issues or pronounced issues under the present administration. Take for instance the issue of federal character in sharing offices, herdsmen-farmers clashes, ease of doing business, food security etc, these issues became problem since the coming of the government. They were issues in the past that were tackled but was never considered national problems until the time of this government, due to their maladministration and lack of political will.

Like I opined, the PDP has all these sorted in a blueprint that will be released soon, which the incoming PDP administration will execute to the benefit of Nigerians and the glory of God.

Under the democracy system of governance, as well the Parliamentary, a Government is a complement of the ruling power and the opposition power, a majority and minority coming together to progress society. Is this not true?

Can you give us three top events in past 4yrs in which PDP exercised its position in minority to advance social progress, or even raised a point of policy on any national issue? If you can, kindly associate the three points to any on the list above.

1. Federal character was a major issue under Jonathan and for which SW took offense and resolved to kick him out of government.

2. Herdsmen/Farmers clashes has been ongoing before you and I were born, and it had always been a serious issues, enough that Buhari went to confront Oyo State Governor about it. It was serious enough issues that in 2012 or 2013, Berom took a severe stand and roasted and ate on tv some of the massacred fulanis.

3. There was never an ease of doing business in Nigeria. There was ease of looting and bribing, to the point that we gained notoriety around the globe that nothing gets done in our bureaucracy until front-end and back-end gatekeepers have had their palms greased. Is this what you call ease of doing business? More like ease of approving corruption!

4. Food security, was it not under PDP that citizens were dying in thousands for consuming expired imported foods and drugs? PDP was busy looting the treasury that you left border security and import regulations loose. No standards! Expired foods and poisons flooded the supply chain and killed people.

...please hurry up and bring us the PDP positions on these issues. I will be here by God's Grace to go deep on them one at a time and clarify for readers.

OP, I am grateful to you, great job opening this thread. Yes, I agree, we need this. We need to clarify these points and educate citizens and win them away from prophesying pastors that dupe their intelligence.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by zombieTRACKER: 3:55am On Oct 29, 2018
APc the ruling party has failed woefully in addressing those issues...

They have nothing to offer except propaganda and falsehood as championed by Lai Muhammad and most recently Festus keyamo..

They will tell you... It's all Jonathan's fault
They will also remind you of 16years of PDP rule that made Buhari an illiterate and incompetent dullard..
A PDP that housed the likes of Rotimi Amaechi.. Senator Akpabio.. Audu Ogbeh etc

APc has no solution to Nigerian piling problems
They just want to be in power
Look at fashola for instance... A shadow of himself lately with nothing to show
The middle belt is experiencing serious security challenges.. Yet no python dance on the perpetrators..
A look at kaduna will convince you that this administration came to steal ..kill ...destroy and divide the masses along ethnic and religious lines
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by Racoon(m): 6:40am On Oct 29, 2018
Waiting for his excellency to release his strategic policy document wherein all Nigerians will be innudiated with his plans as regards all these issues.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by Racoon(m): 6:40am On Oct 29, 2018
zombieTRACKER:
APc the ruling party has failed woefully in addressing those issues.They have nothing to offer except propaganda and falsehood as championed by Lai Muhammad and most recently Festus keyamo..

They will tell you.It's all Jonathan's fault.They will also remind you of 16years of PDP rule that made Buhari an illiterate and incompetent dullard.A PDP that housed the likes of Rotimi Amaechi,Senator Akpabio,Audu Ogbeh etc


APC has no solution to Nigerian piling problems
They just want to be in power.Look at fashola for instance.A shadow of himself lately with nothing to show.The middle belt is experiencing serious security challenges.

Yet no python dance on the perpetrators..
A look at kaduna will convince you that this administration came to steal,kill,destroy and divide the masses along ethnic and religious lines

Well said.Thank you brother man. smiley
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 9:13pm On Oct 29, 2018
I am not impressed by what tonyebarcanista, metaphysical, and raccoon are doing so far.
Why pass blame when your favorite party/candidate is there?
I only need their stances or plan for those issues. You can get them from interview, manifestos, and party sites so why fight here.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 9:31pm On Oct 29, 2018
This is APC's promise on corruption.


War Against Corruption
APC in Government shall muster the political will to wage strident War against Corruption; otherwise our post-oil-economy will be disastrous. It is our considered view that none of our cardinal programs will succeed if the current level of corruption and looting going on in the land is allowed to continue.
1. We shall strengthen and make independent the EFCC, ICPC and other Anti-graft agencies and repeal the laws which inhibit their independence.
2. We shall embark on public sensitization campaign and civic education against corruption in schools and town halls.
3. Shall encourage Civil Society Organizations, Advocacy groups and Whistle-Blowers in the anti-graft vanguard.
4. We shall stop the corruption of our electoral process by making the Independent National and State Electoral Commissions (INEC) truly independent.
5. We shall establish Special Courts for corruption, after due and thorough review of the penal code.
6. To actualize this we shall make the appointment of the chairman and top officials of National and State Electoral Commissions Public as enunciated in the Uwais Electoral Reform Report. On all election matters, the Burden.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 10:07am On Oct 30, 2018
From APC website.

Accelerated Power Supply
Power is the center point of the development process. All other indices of development anchor on power and energy.
The failure to make power supply efficient has impacted negatively on the economy. It has made the cost of production and business high and has invariably raised the cost of agricultural produce and other finished goods and services thereby thwarting the growth of our economy.
The crisis in the power sector is one of the major causes of the present collapse of the industrial sector and the inability of small scale industries to thrive. To kick-start industrial growth in the country, stable and affordable power supply is an absolute necessity.
The APC Government shall vigorously pursue the expansion of electricity generation and distribution of up to 40,000 megawatts in four to eight years. The party will also work assiduously at making power available from renewable energy sources such as coal, solar, hydro, wind and biomass for domestic and industrial use, wherever these prove viable
1. As a matter of pressing priority and urgency, tackle the paralyzing lapses with electric power generation, distribution and supply.
2. Resolve all stalemate around the reform of the power sector and develop a transparently agreed power generation and distribution milestones with clear timeliness and targets.
3. Liberalize the monopoly of the Federal Government in power generation and supply. We shall devolve much of power and energy to the private sector.
4. The gas and thermal stations will particularly be encouraged to increase their supply capacities.
5. Alternative power sources, including hydro, solar, coal and wind energy will be explored and developed.
6. Regular Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of existing facilities will be done to ensure steady and uninterrupted utility supply.
7. An aggressive and efficient tariff/revenue recovery system will be pursued. All avenues of waste, corruption and abuse will be checked.
8. Rural electrification will continue to be encouraged.
9. Improve management efficiency of the nation’s distribution system, improve commitment to consumer service and sensitize a national energy conservation and maintenance culture on electricity supply.


https://apc.com.ng/issues/#1486026625302-0067a627-c0fc

Even APC can't defend her own lack of progress. Where is prepaid meter?
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 2:31pm On Oct 31, 2018
Ranching and grazing reserve is also an important issue.
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Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by ImperialYoruba: 2:42pm On Oct 31, 2018
Racoon:
Waiting for his excellency to release his strategic policy document wherein all Nigerians will be innudiated with his plans as regards all these issues.

grin grin

Atikulants just dey ramble. How many years has this Atiku been planning to be President, he never had a vision statenent or progranmes for the country?

Ooh my God! We are in trouble! grin

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Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by Firefire(m): 3:26pm On Oct 31, 2018
On the issue of Herdsmen / farmers clash, General Mohomodu Buhary lackadaisical attitude fuel the increase in bloodletting by the terrorists Fulani herdsmen.

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Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 4:46pm On Oct 31, 2018
Firefire:
On the issue of Herdsmen / farmers clash, General Mohomodu Buhary lackadaisical attitude fuel the increase in bloodletting by the terrorists Fulani herdsmen.
You are blaming but I expected to see the plans and stance of your favorite party or candidate.

Does it mean both APC and PDP have no plans for the majority of issues affecting this country?
In fact APC is having a more defined plan thus far.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 4:51pm On Oct 31, 2018
MetaPhysical:



I want to share that what the OP listed are not new issues that happened to Nigeria under the current administration. They are legacies, some of which have been around since 1960 or shortly after. PDP spent 16years in government as the de facto power, not just in Executive position but as well had the majority in Legislative, plus appointments to the Judiciary Benches. What stopped PDP from resolving these issues before APC came to power, if they were that easy to resolve? What hindered previous regimes and administrations from resolving these issues if it was possible to just flick the finger and get it done? The root cause of these problems is corruption. Trust and sense of ownership is attached to the root cause. Now, APC has done tremendously well putting measures into place to curb "illegitimate money" floating around. What PDP could not do in 16years, APC has accomplished in 4. If APC will spend 16years in government we can expect some dramatic outcomes and stability in our society and far better welfare for our people.


Indeed many of those issues were not tackled by PDP for which reason they were booted from power. The questions are
a. WHAT has APC done about them?
b. Should APC not be kicked out too for not been able to fix many of those issues satisfactorily?
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 4:55pm On Oct 31, 2018
CodeTemplar:
This is APC's promise on corruption.


War Against Corruption
APC in Government shall muster the political will to wage strident War against Corruption; otherwise our post-oil-economy will be disastrous. It is our considered view that none of our cardinal programs will succeed if the current level of corruption and looting going on in the land is allowed to continue.
1. We shall strengthen and make independent the EFCC, ICPC and other Anti-graft agencies and repeal the laws which inhibit their independence.
2. We shall embark on public sensitization campaign and civic education against corruption in schools and town halls.
3. Shall encourage Civil Society Organizations, Advocacy groups and Whistle-Blowers in the anti-graft vanguard.
4. We shall stop the corruption of our electoral process by making the Independent National and State Electoral Commissions (INEC) truly independent.
5. We shall establish Special Courts for corruption, after due and thorough review of the penal code.
6. To actualize this we shall make the appointment of the chairman and top officials of National and State Electoral Commissions Public as enunciated in the Uwais Electoral Reform Report. On all election matters, the Burden.

Which of these items was APC able to decisively accomplish in the past three years? @MetaPhysical
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 4:59pm On Oct 31, 2018
PointB:


Which of these items was APC able to decisively accomplish in the past three years?
We have not gotten to appraisal stage yet. I want to see what the solution providers have in mind for us first. The self acclaimed solution providers can't give us anything so far.

The thread is a neutral one but appears to be favoring APC because they have something on their website already.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 5:09pm On Oct 31, 2018
CodeTemplar:
We have not gotten to appraisal stage yet. I want to see what the solution providers have in mind for us first. The self acclaimed solution providers can't give us anything so far.

The thread is a neutral one but appears to be favoring APC because they have something on their website already.

For APC, it should be appraisal. Their words are not worth the sheet it written on. In any case, it appears that site is down. Trust APC to deny their own site in a blink. grin
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 5:11pm On Oct 31, 2018
ImperialYoruba:


grin grin

Atikulants just dey ramble. How many years has this Atiku been planning to be President, he never had a vision statenent or progranmes for the country?

Ooh my God! We are in trouble! grin

grin grin grin grin

You mean the 'most prepared' president-in-waiting doesn't have a documented plan? grin grin grin
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by Ventura1: 5:29pm On Oct 31, 2018
They must address those issues with timeline and provide cost implications where necessary, we don't want rhetoric.
@ Barcanista, OBJ and Atiku developed NEEDS policy, what has come out of it?

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Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 2:38am On Nov 01, 2018
PointB:


grin grin grin grin

You mean the 'most prepared' president-in-waiting doesn't have a documented plan? grin grin grin
Oya sample some of his plan or highlight his stance on pressing issues and let's see now.
Both APC and PDP are just going there for personal gains of they can't show concrete plans for the country.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 2:40am On Nov 01, 2018
Ventura1:
They must address those issues with timeline and provide cost implications where necessary, we don't want rhetoric.
@ Barcanista, OBJ and Atiku developed NEEDS policy, what has come out of it?
This is not a time to attack the past per se but a time to take stance on issues and show us some plans or roadmap for key sectors of the nation and these issues.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 8:47am On Nov 01, 2018
CodeTemplar:
Oya sample some of his plan or highlight his stance on pressing issues and let's see now.
Both APC and PDP are just going there for personal gains of they can't show concrete plans for the country.

I should sample some of his plans? I don't follow party politics bro.

I'm just have a genuine laughter at Atiku's glaring unpreparedness for the job. It's shocking.


Yes, both parties have no actionable plans. Just some fancy ideas.

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Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 10:13am On Nov 01, 2018
PointB:


I should sample some of his plans? I don't follow party politics bro.

I'm just have a genuine laughter at Atiku's glaring unpreparedness for the job. It's shocking.


Yes, both parties have no actionable plans. Just some fancy ideas.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 6:42pm On Nov 02, 2018
Racoon:
Waiting for his excellency to release his strategic policy document wherein all Nigerians will be innudiated with his plans as regards all these issues.
Waiting endlessly while people suffer and die? Common some of these challenges have been there for decades and Buhari has been campaigning for decades.
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by CodeTemplar: 12:52pm On Nov 13, 2018
PointB:


For APC, it should be appraisal. Their words are not worth the sheet it written on. In any case, it appears that site is down. Trust APC to deny their own site in a blink. grin
Did you notice that apc.com.ng has been blocked after I sampled their promises here?
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by PointB: 12:56pm On Nov 14, 2018
CodeTemplar:
Did you notice that apc.com.ng has been blocked after I sampled their promises here?

What do you expect from those fraud? cheesy cheesy
Re: What Are The Key Plans Of Presidential Aspirants For These Pressing Issues? by MetaPhysical: 3:24am On Nov 20, 2018
TonyeBarcanista:
The PDP has considered all these and has blueprint to address them in order to better serve Nigerians. Once campaign kicks off a detailed document shall be availed you my Dear OP

Tonyebarcanista,
campaign has kicked off and we have seen the detailed document. It comes short of expectations in Nigeria. The document is produced specifically as a response to IMFs challenge with Nigeria, and is tailored to get endorsements and backing of foreign institutions.

Is there anything you can address in response to the items in OP's list?

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