As the new party sets about drafting its manifesto, they'd do well do adopt well-meaning ideas from Nigerians from all works of life. Listed below are people-centered ideas that should work well. A real manifesto will have these ideas fleshed out, including some justification and strategies for implementation, but that would be too much to post here. Feel free to discuss and/or add your own ideas, I understand some politicians come by here sometimes.

Corruption:

• Abolish immunity for public office holders from prosecution while in office
• Make it mandatory for all public office holders to declare their assets before taking and after leaving office
• Enact a whistle blower protection and reward act. To avoid false accusations, the onus of providing some form of evidence should be on the whistle blower
• Enact tougher penalties, including life imprisonment, for people convicted of corruption/misuse of public funds and resources
• Set up minimum standards of transparency in government
• Lead by example (critical)

Jobs and the Economy

• As a matter of national emergency, build sufficient power generating stations and distribution infrastructure all over the country with the goal of providing 24-hour, uninterrupted electric power to every nook and cranny of the country. The strategy should be a forceful push for private participation and complimentary government investment to meet demand. This singular act, if achieved, will revolutionize commerce in the country. This can be done within 5 years. The designs already exist so we're not re-inventing the wheel here. The only part that would be time-consuming is usually the lead time on procurement of equipment from companies like GE.
• Get Ajaokuta Steel Company working to its full capacity, as another matter of national emergency. This is another extremely high impact policy that if implemented, could revolutionize Nigerian manufacturing and export. Along with constant power supply, this will provide the base for the industrial super structure that would carry a developed Nigeria.
• Implement a National Tax Plan which demands that every working person pays income tax, whether in paid employment or a small business owner. Without a tax paying citizenry to demand accountability from government, government can never be trusted to be accountable and clean on its own volition. No one is that good. Streamline federal, state and local taxes, especially on small businesses. Tax defaulters are sentenced to jail and/or fined heavily. This will also add to revenue while reducing the focus on oil.
• Implement a new National Interstate Highway Plan from east to west, north to south, linking every state and every major Nigerian city to its neighbor via modern highways
• Rehabilitate and improve air and rail transport, especially for cargo operations. Build high speed interstate trains for passenger transport
• Build more seaports all across the coastline to reduce congestion and ensure more efficient marine and custom operations
• Ban the importation of a long list of goods that could be produced locally in order to stimulate local production. Our GDP will not fare very well until
we reduce the massive trade deficits we currently have
• Increase import duty on certain other goods to ensure that local industries can compete
• Systematical increase capitalization thresholds to ensure stronger, more robust banks
• Provide hassle-free loans for small scale industries and reduce taxes on all manufacturing industry operations
• Provide fast, independent audit of the NNPC, the subsidy scheme, and oil industry operations in Nigeria to eliminate the massive sleaze and corruption
that has crippled that industry. Set minimum standards of transparency in their operations. Reassess oil contracts and contracting procedures.
• Resuscitate refining to the full capacity of already established refineries. Map out policies to encourage more local refining to eliminate the need for oil importation. The goal should be self-sufficiency in refined crude products. We are an oil producer for goodness sake! Whoever heard of an oil producer importing gasoline and diesel?
• Enact and implement a national minimum wage increase

National Security and integration

• Begin the use state of residence as a criteria for seeking political office (as opposed to state of origin). This will rapidly improve national integration and over time douse the tensions that exist now. Imagine a time when an igbo man that has contributed to the advancement of a locality in Bauchi becomes their rep in congress. Beautiful! No?
• Look closely at indigene/settler laws with a view to giving settlers legitimate right to land (including farmlands) and to own properties. The country cannot claim to be united when everyone is holding tenaciously to their territories. If you've lived somewhere for 10, 20 years or more, they shouldn't have any hesitation calling you brother or sister
• Dialogue with all terrorist groups, affiliates and sponsors within the country and try to resolve their legitimate concerns while they declare a cease-
fire. If they remain obstinate after genuine efforts at resolution, unleash the wrath of government on them and wipe them out or chase them out of the
country
• Secure our borders and account for every foreigner in the country
• Adopt a home first strategy in deciding what foreign missions our soldiers engage in. We should stop being Santa Claus to our African neighbors who
neither appreciate nor respect us
• Modernize our military operations and strategy and improve their capability to handle the kinds of threats we face
• Provide retraining for ALL Nigerian policemen. Increase salaries and living conditions and modernize their equipment and operations. Also recruit
massively to provide sufficient policing for cities and states.
• Scrap the NYSC. It has become a corrupted, money wasting venture and a big cause of delay for youths. The productivity of a critical demographic is stifled by this program with huge diminishing returns. Use the money to hire permanent, qualified teachers instead and free graduates to go and work as professionals in their fields.

Education:

• Free, compulsory, universal education for all children up to high school level. Fine parents who fail to comply by not registering their kids for school
• Improve learning facilities and conditions nationwide. Improve school curriculum
• Outlaw child labor in any form, including hawking, until age 16
• Audit teacher qualifications. Weed out unqualified teachers. Hire adequate qualified teachers. Improve training and retraining of teachers
• Set up a National College Fund to fund research and learning in tertiary institutions.
• Improve school curriculum and make it mandatory for all current college lecturers to earn a PhD within 5 years, after which no one without a PhD should
handle a college class without supervision i.e. they should be TAs and AIs, not full lecturers
• Grant partial, and eventually full autonomy to tertiary institutions (after free education through high school, people should be willing to pay a bit more
to get a degree)
• Encourage merit-based public and private scholarships for the brightest students
• Set up a national low interest college loan program to help private citizens fund higher education

Agriculture and Water Resources

• Encourage mechanized farming in the country by partnering with local authorities to provide such machinery for rent Improve agric extension activities, high yield seeds, fertilizers, etc, all at subsidized costs to farmers. The goal should be self-sufficiency in all staple foods. Buy and store excess production from farmers in good years. There are vast swathes of land that are not cultivated the country over because of small scale subsistence farming
• Renewed focus on cash crop production for exports. Bring back the groundnut pyramids, the cotton fields, and the cocoa and oil plantations of the 50s and
60s. Encourage some local processing before export to increase value while also providing jobs
• Pursue a vigorous plan to supply clean, pipe-borne water to all cities and towns nationwide. And gradually to hinterlands
• Provide for better irrigated farming opportunities in dry seasons especially in Northern Nigeria

Health

• Immunize all children on as required from birth. Make these services available even in the remotest villages. Focus should be on less expensive,
more efficient preventive medicine
• Build and improve hospitals and primary health care clinics nationwide
• Build world class specialist hospitals over time and employ Nigerian doctors practicing elsewhere (US, Europe). This will save crucial foreign
exchange for us from politicians and the rich who go abroad at the slightest provocation, sometimes even for such things as medical checkups
• Improve training facilities and curriculum in medical schools

Enough with the 7-point or 10-point agendas. What Nigeria needs is a comprehensive work over

@Neo-XVI,

I applaud the effort you put into drafting this manifesto and actually agreed with most of the ideas tabled.

The only quibble I have is that, as you have made no allowance for restructuring the state from its current form, some of these noble objectives would only lead to a greater arrogation of power at the centre.
Thankfully, it appears APC understands there is a
resounding need to deliver on this imperative.

APC promises power devolution

The newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday disclosed that when the party finally gets power in 2015, the Federal Government will only serve as a monitor to other component units, saying that powers will be devolved on the centre.

The co-chairman of the merger committee, Tom Ikimi, who disclosed this while reading the term of reference to the three committees inaugurated by the APC to handle issues of manifesto, party constitution, INEC, legal, and constitutional compliance, also enjoined the members of the manifesto committee to draft it in a way to define clearly, steps to be taken towards credible process of diversifying the revenue sources of the country, in addition to ensuring an acceptable balance between the recurrent and capital expenditure in budgeting.

He said that agriculture must be given priority, in addition to social services such as education, health services, water supply, power, amp g others.

Continued

Brilliant effort @Op. Having a carefully written manifesto that addresses our fundamental problems isn't as important as its implementation! I remain hopeful though!

@op our leaders know what to do but they wont

eGuerrilla: @Neo-XVI,

I applaud the effort you put into drafting this manifesto and actually agreed with most of the ideas tabled.

The only quibble I have is that, as you have made no allowance for restructuring the state from its current form, some of these noble objectives would only lead to a greater arrogation of power at the centre.
Thankfully, it appears APC understands there is a
resounding need to deliver on this imperative.

Continued

Thanks man. I agree with your point on restructuring. There has to be some form of restructuring but I'm skeptical about the Feds only serving as "monitors" to a diverse 36 states with other parties ruling. When we do get a good government at the middle, it has to actively set the agenda for the rest of the country else it could be a huge opportunity lost. But I agree, restructuring should be on the table

take dat: Brilliant effort @Op. Having a carefully written manifesto that addresses our fundamental problems isn't as important as its implementation! I remain hopeful though!

I agree. But it's a start anyway. Let's hope they can come up with one that will get Nigerians excited and hopeful about our future

@OP.

Well done. Good effort and good to note we still have Nairalanders here who proffer solutions. I am sure the APC manifesto, when released, will be a brilliant document that will be comprehensive in scope and thorough in offering solutions to our major problems. It cannot be anything else considering that the ideas long touted by some of its prominent members have been brilliant provisions not many paid attention to. The PDP is conservative and it will not exactly be difficult to highlight what the Party is doing wrong and how to reverse this situation for the betterment of Nigeria.

@Op..,I commend you for taking time to produce the suggested manifesto for APC.

However, in my opinion, two major steps must be taken to put Nigeria on the path of accelerated development.

The first step, which was mentioned earlier, is re-structuring. The country must be re-structured so that the states will have full control of both human and material resources in their territory and pay taxes to the FG. This will also mean that the state will have more responsibility unlike now. If this is done, every state will have no option but to mobilize her people to work and create wealth because it is the wealth of the citizens, from which taxes will be paid, that'll sustain the state. Also, this singular action, will drastically reduce the pressure, tension and corruption in Abuja. Other benefits include healthy competition between states, possibility of merger of unviable states, drastic reduction in unemployment rate in states, reduction in rate of inflation (reduced access to cheap money),etc

The second step which if taken will turn this country around like magic is constitutional amendment to make it illegal for either the FG, state or local govt to spend revenue from natural resources (including petrol dollars) on recurrent expenditure of the budget. The constitution will make it categorically clear that all revenue from natural resources must be used for capital projects. If this is done, Nigeria as a whole will become one huge construction site. Also because, govt at all levels is sustained by taxes, govt will do everything possible within the law to encourage citizens creativity, education, industrialization, small and big businesses,etc

The two steps look simple but the benefit is massive. However, it will be easier for a camel to pass thru the eye of the needle than for those two steps to be executed in Nig. The first step for instance, will be fiercely resisted by the northerners.

I know for sure that the two steps are not part of programme of the incumbent. Any chance they maybe part of the APC manifesto? Absolutely, no chance. But if the APC proves me wrong, then they'r the party. Otherwise, I'll stay with the slow but steady incumbent

Thanks guys. I think your inputs are all valid. They deal with the political issues, and some would argue that when you have the right foundation everything else will fall into place. But I lean more on having a comprehensive plan for all sections of our national life and the economy that is methodically implemented going forward

Sincere 9gerian: @Op..,I commend you for taking time to produce the suggested manifesto for APC.

The two steps look simple but the benefit is massive. However, it will be easier for a camel to pass thru the eye of the needle than for those two steps to be executed in Nig. The first step for instance, will be fiercely resisted by the northerners.

I know for sure that the two steps are not part of programme of the incumbent. Any chance they maybe part of the APC manifesto? Absolutely, no chance. But if the APC proves me wrong, then they'r the party. Otherwise, I'll stay with the slow but steady incumbent

Fair play to you @Sincere 9gerian for rising above partisan politics to make this contribution

Neo-XVI:
Thanks guys. I think your inputs are all valid. They deal with the political issues, and some would argue that when you have the right foundation everything else will fall into place. But I lean more on having a comprehensive plan for all sections of our national life and the economy that is methodically implemented going forward

Those your plans are detailed and good. But good and detailed plans hav never been a problem in Nigeria. If only you did an analysis of the financial implications of those plans, you would have realised that the funds available for work in the current structure cannot execute 10% of those your plans.

The only path to accelerated development in Nigeria is by implementing reforms that'll expand revenue base of the country. After that has been done, then good plans such as yours will now come to play

eGuerrilla:

Fair play to you @Sincere 9gerian for rising above partisan politics to make this contribution

Thanks, man

I might agree with every other things you said but I totally disagree with "abolishing of NYSC" to me I believe thats the greatest thing nigeria ever invented. The corruption inthe system is becaus the whole country is corrupt! Infact if im ur opposition or pdp, I can use this alone against you! Jst sad that in nigeria votes dont really count.

Morover about ur building this, building that. How will you generate money to build all those? I think ur promise is jst same with every other nigeria politician, you need money son, nigeria isnt as rich as u dream!

@op, that's a yeoman job you put up their in as much as the points you raised are valid and realizable I still concur that under this 'wasteful Presidential system of government' those points might remain tall dreams in our polity! Corruption alone is enough to rubbish those lofty ideas and must be ruthlessly crushed! However, I want to state that, a democracy by 'Nigerian Standard' is the bane of our structural developments! Good job

I do not think the removal of immunity clause is the panacea to the misconduct of political office holders(governors and president). Exposing a duly elected governor or president to civil and criminal prosecution while in office will generate a lot of distractions and would impermissibly interfere in the discharge of their duties. Mischief makers and political antagonists wld most likely abuse it through false accusations and it will create fear in the minds of political office holders that a particular decision or an action
in the discharge of their duty
may give rise to criminal personal
liability even when the decision is in the interest of the people. We cannot afford to have leaders whose energies are diverted by concern with lawsuits while neglecting the effective functioning of government!

We already have the impeachment clause, impeachment should precede prosecution. To wound them by a criminal proceeding while in office is to hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus. All we need to do is for office holders to respect the principle of separation of powers, and call for more transparency, probity and accountability in government. An open society to cut it short!

Sincere 9gerian:
Those your plans are detailed and good. But good and detailed plans hav never been a problem in Nigeria. If only you did an analysis of the financial implications of those plans, you would have realised that the funds available for work in the current structure cannot execute 10% of those your plans.
The only path to accelerated development in Nigeria is by implementing reforms that'll expand revenue base of the country. After that has been done, then good plans such as yours will now come to play

Toaskarity: Morover about ur building this, building that. How will you generate money to build all those? I think ur promise is jst same with every other nigeria politician, you need money son, nigeria isnt as rich as u dream!

That's correct, which is why it is a manifesto, or vision. You're merely setting an plan that will guide your actions hence. Of course you have to generate income first, so if you stamp out corruption in the revenue streams such as oil, and begin to tax everyone and expand the tax paying base as you go, then you have a prayer. I understand Ajaokuta alone, if fixed, has the potential of employing about 2 million people directly or indirectly. Constant power supply should massively increase commerce..... and tax revenues. These are important markers to start from and work from there as you go.

Neo-XVI:
As the new party sets about drafting its manifesto, they'd do well do adopt well-meaning ideas from Nigerians from all works of life. Listed below are people-centered ideas that should work well. A real manifesto will have these ideas fleshed out, including some justification and strategies for implementation, but that would be too much to post here. Feel free to discuss and/or add your own ideas, I understand some politicians come by here sometimes.

Corruption:

• Abolish immunity for public office holders from prosecution while in office
• Make it mandatory for all public office holders to declare their assets before taking and after leaving office
• Enact a whistle blower protection and reward act. To avoid false accusations, the onus of providing some form of evidence should be on the whistle blower
• Enact tougher penalties, including life imprisonment, for people convicted of corruption/misuse of public funds and resources
• Set up minimum standards of transparency in government
• Lead by example (critical)

Jobs and the Economy

• As a matter of national emergency, build sufficient power generating stations and distribution infrastructure all over the country with the goal of providing 24-hour, uninterrupted electric power to every nook and cranny of the country. The strategy should be a forceful push for private participation and complimentary government investment to meet demand. This singular act, if achieved, will revolutionize commerce in the country. This can be done within 5 years. The designs already exist so we're not re-inventing the wheel here. The only part that would be time-consuming is usually the lead time on procurement of equipment from companies like GE.
• Get Ajaokuta Steel Company working to its full capacity, as another matter of national emergency. This is another extremely high impact policy that if implemented, could revolutionize Nigerian manufacturing and export. Along with constant power supply, this will provide the base for the industrial super structure that would carry a developed Nigeria.
• Implement a National Tax Plan which demands that every working person pays income tax, whether in paid employment or a small business owner. Without a tax paying citizenry to demand accountability from government, government can never be trusted to be accountable and clean on its own volition. No one is that good. Streamline federal, state and local taxes, especially on small businesses. Tax defaulters are sentenced to jail and/or fined heavily. This will also add to revenue while reducing the focus on oil.
• Implement a new National Interstate Highway Plan from east to west, north to south, linking every state and every major Nigerian city to its neighbor via modern highways
• Rehabilitate and improve air and rail transport, especially for cargo operations. Build high speed interstate trains for passenger transport
• Build more seaports all across the coastline to reduce congestion and ensure more efficient marine and custom operations
• Ban the importation of a long list of goods that could be produced locally in order to stimulate local production. Our GDP will not fare very well until
we reduce the massive trade deficits we currently have
• Increase import duty on certain other goods to ensure that local industries can compete
• Systematical increase capitalization thresholds to ensure stronger, more robust banks
• Provide hassle-free loans for small scale industries and reduce taxes on all manufacturing industry operations
• Provide fast, independent audit of the NNPC, the subsidy scheme, and oil industry operations in Nigeria to eliminate the massive sleaze and corruption
that has crippled that industry. Set minimum standards of transparency in their operations. Reassess oil contracts and contracting procedures.
• Resuscitate refining to the full capacity of already established refineries. Map out policies to encourage more local refining to eliminate the need for oil importation. The goal should be self-sufficiency in refined crude products. We are an oil producer for goodness sake! Whoever heard of an oil producer importing gasoline and diesel?
• Enact and implement a national minimum wage increase

National Security and integration

• Begin the use state of residence as a criteria for seeking political office (as opposed to state of origin). This will rapidly improve national integration and over time douse the tensions that exist now. Imagine a time when an igbo man that has contributed to the advancement of a locality in Bauchi becomes their rep in congress. Beautiful! No?
• Look closely at indigene/settler laws with a view to giving settlers legitimate right to land (including farmlands) and to own properties. The country cannot claim to be united when everyone is holding tenaciously to their territories. If you've lived somewhere for 10, 20 years or more, they shouldn't have any hesitation calling you brother or sister
• Dialogue with all terrorist groups, affiliates and sponsors within the country and try to resolve their legitimate concerns while they declare a cease-
fire. If they remain obstinate after genuine efforts at resolution, unleash the wrath of government on them and wipe them out or chase them out of the
country
• Secure our borders and account for every foreigner in the country
• Adopt a home first strategy in deciding what foreign missions our soldiers engage in. We should stop being Santa Claus to our African neighbors who
neither appreciate nor respect us
• Modernize our military operations and strategy and improve their capability to handle the kinds of threats we face
• Provide retraining for ALL Nigerian policemen. Increase salaries and living conditions and modernize their equipment and operations. Also recruit
massively to provide sufficient policing for cities and states.
• Scrap the NYSC. It has become a corrupted, money wasting venture and a big cause of delay for youths. The productivity of a critical demographic is stifled by this program with huge diminishing returns. Use the money to hire permanent, qualified teachers instead and free graduates to go and work as professionals in their fields.

Education:

• Free, compulsory, universal education for all children up to high school level. Fine parents who fail to comply by not registering their kids for school
• Improve learning facilities and conditions nationwide. Improve school curriculum
• Outlaw child labor in any form, including hawking, until age 16
• Audit teacher qualifications. Weed out unqualified teachers. Hire adequate qualified teachers. Improve training and retraining of teachers
• Set up a National College Fund to fund research and learning in tertiary institutions.
• Improve school curriculum and make it mandatory for all current college lecturers to earn a PhD within 5 years, after which no one without a PhD should
handle a college class without supervision i.e. they should be TAs and AIs, not full lecturers
• Grant partial, and eventually full autonomy to tertiary institutions (after free education through high school, people should be willing to pay a bit more
to get a degree)
• Encourage merit-based public and private scholarships for the brightest students
• Set up a national low interest college loan program to help private citizens fund higher education

Agriculture and Water Resources

• Encourage mechanized farming in the country by partnering with local authorities to provide such machinery for rent Improve agric extension activities, high yield seeds, fertilizers, etc, all at subsidized costs to farmers. The goal should be self-sufficiency in all staple foods. Buy and store excess production from farmers in good years. There are vast swathes of land that are not cultivated the country over because of small scale subsistence farming
• Renewed focus on cash crop production for exports. Bring back the groundnut pyramids, the cotton fields, and the cocoa and oil plantations of the 50s and
60s. Encourage some local processing before export to increase value while also providing jobs
• Pursue a vigorous plan to supply clean, pipe-borne water to all cities and towns nationwide. And gradually to hinterlands
• Provide for better irrigated farming opportunities in dry seasons especially in Northern Nigeria

Health

• Immunize all children on as required from birth. Make these services available even in the remotest villages. Focus should be on less expensive,
more efficient preventive medicine
• Build and improve hospitals and primary health care clinics nationwide
• Build world class specialist hospitals over time and employ Nigerian doctors practicing elsewhere (US, Europe). This will save crucial foreign
exchange for us from politicians and the rich who go abroad at the slightest provocation, sometimes even for such things as medical checkups
• Improve training facilities and curriculum in medical schools

Enough with the 7-point or 10-point agendas. What Nigeria needs is a comprehensive work over

I like some of your points but again some are really useless.I MEAN WHAT'S THE POINT OF TRAINING THEM ABROAD.cant you just educate the people by bringing in people or buying books supplies and stuff to train them.


AS WELL, I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH CORRUPTION IS NOT OUR PROBLEM THERE'S CORRUPTION IN EVERY COUNTRY THE ONLY LEADER THAT HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON MY POINT WAS IBB(BABAGINDA).MY POINT WAS INFRASTRUCTURE ONE YOU DID NOT MENTION.

LOOK AT ALL THE USELESS LEADERS THAT WERE FIGHTING CORRUPTION EXAMPLE BUHARI, DID IT THE CHANGE THE FACE OF NIGERIA NO.

INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE


GOOD ROADS,GOOD SCHOOLS,GOOD NETWORK.

FACT:THERE IS NOT A SINGLE GOOD ROAD IN NIGERIA.THERE IS NOT A PROPERLY BUILT MODERN SCHOOL IN NIGERIA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE MODERN LIBRARY(OUT OF THAT BLOODY RICH COUNTRY) AND THAT'S NOT AS GOOD AS ANY HERE IN THE UK.

I MIGHT BE BORN AND BREED IN THE UK,BUT I KNOW DEVELOPMENT WHEN I SEE IT,AND I AM BEING EXTREMELY SERIOUS,MY SON GOES TO DEPTFORD GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL WHICH HAS JUST GOT A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING,WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.AND THE OLD ONE WAS NOT EVEN BAD ITS JUST THAT CARE SO MUCH THEY WANT TO UPDATE THERE SCHOOLS EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SIMPLY DUE TO WHEN LABOUR WAS IN POWER THEY INVESTED SO MUCH IN EDUCATION,NEARLY EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LONDON IS NEWLY BUILT OR PROPERLY MODERN EQUIPPED,WITH LIFTS, SMART BOARDS AND VERY BEAUTIFULLY ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED.LET ME NOT EVEN GO ONTO HEALTHCARE.


INFRASTRUCTURE can change everything employment of[b]all[/b] development and standard of living.

IF YOU STUDIED ECONOMICS LIKE ME YOU WILL KNOW HOW RICH NIGERIA IS.

EVEN HERE IN THE UK THEY HAVE JUST OFFICIALLY GOTTEN OUT OF RECESSION WHILE RICH NIGERIA HAS NEVER BEEN RECESSION.

The second step which if taken will turn this country around like magic is constitutional amendment to make it illegal for either the FG, state or local govt to spend revenue from natural resources (including petrol dollars) on recurrent expenditure of the budget. The constitution will make it categorically clear that all revenue from natural resources must be used for capital projects. If this is done, Nigeria as a whole will become one huge construction site. Also because, govt at all levels is sustained by taxes, govt will do everything possible within the law to encourage citizens creativity, education, industrialization, small and big businesses,etc

I wholly endorse this post.

nice

@Op this is a wonderful manifesto only how realistic is this in Nigeria? I commend your effort, however I'm more concerned with the part that stressed about enacting Laws and if only these Laws re followed to the later ds country would be better off.

I recall GEJ's manifesto during his electioneering campaign, where He pointed out of a large percentage of what you put down here. For once I was impressed wih a candidate (by the words of his mouth) whom I felt did a thorough research over d state of the nation. He pointed a lot of "revamping" needed in almost all sectors of d economy(some I neva knew existed). Acessing the journey so far (amidst secutiry challenges) maybe I was wishing a little more of a Miracle. The crop of leaders so far re good with drafting manifesto and policies that entices the eyes but implementation, monitoring and sustainance is zero. Corruption is the bane of the society. If accountability were checked for oFfice we won't be in this mess!

anulaxad:

I like some of your points but again some are really useless.I MEAN WHAT'S THE POINT OF TRAINING THEM ABROAD.cant you just educate the people by bringing in people or buying books supplies and stuff to train them.


AS WELL, I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH CORRUPTION IS NOT OUR PROBLEM THERE'S CORRUPTION IN EVERY COUNTRY THE ONLY LEADER THAT HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON MY POINT WAS IBB(BABAGINDA).MY POINT WAS INFRASTRUCTURE ONE YOU DID NOT MENTION.

LOOK AT ALL THE USELESS LEADERS THAT WERE FIGHTING CORRUPTION EXAMPLE BUHARI, DID IT THE CHANGE THE FACE OF NIGERIA NO.

INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE

GOOD ROADS,GOOD SCHOOLS,GOOD NETWORK.

I don't remember advocating that anyone be trained abroad. Read again. I actually think it's a lame policy, cos most of them will not return to the country to add value to it.

kelvincoll: @Op this is a wonderful manifesto only how realistic is this in Nigeria? I commend your effort, however I'm more concerned with the part that stressed about enacting Laws and if only these Laws re followed to the later ds country would be better off.

I recall GEJ's manifesto during his electioneering campaign, where He pointed out of a large percentage of what you put down here. For once I was impressed wih a candidate (by the words of his mouth) whom I felt did a thorough research over d state of the nation. He pointed a lot of "revamping" needed in almost all sectors of d economy(some I neva knew existed). Acessing the journey so far (amidst secutiry challenges) maybe I was wishing a little more of a Miracle. The crop of leaders so far re good with drafting manifesto and policies that entices the eyes but implementation, monitoring and sustainance is zero. Corruption is the bane of the society. If accountability were checked for oFfice we won't be in this mess!

True. I remember Yar'adua's inaugural speech in 2007 where he talked about being a servant leader. For the first time in a long time I actually had hope that things would begin to turn around cos he seemed so sincere. Don't know why things took a turn for the worst instead. Whether it was his poor health, poor leadership skills, an underestimation of how bad things were, or whether he was just a regular, lying politician, I still don't know. But he seemed sincere to me that day

So what political spectra would they propose if serious ?

Right wing, left wing, centre et al.

BlackBaron: So what political spectra would they propose if serious ?

Right wing, left wing, centre et al.

Like Gbawe said in another topic, most of the parties making up APC are left wing (left of center). PDP is more right of center

ak47mann: SEEING IS BELIEVING

Benin-Shagamu road has reduced from 12 hours to 4 hours.
- Federal Controller of Works, Engr Dennis Orji

Nice. The policemen should leave the road though.

Z.....

Kudos to you my brother. You succeded in ellaborating what I have listed with some additions. Great minds they say think alike. Keep up the good work.

But keep in mind that capital expenditure and revenue appriopration is a problem in this country. #GodBlessNigeria.

Kudos to you my brother. You succeded in ellaborating what I have listed with some additions.
https://www.nairaland.com/1203434/elected-president-nigeria

Great minds they say think alike. Keep up the good work.

But keep in mind that capital expenditure and revenue appriopration is a problem in this country. #GodBlessNigeria.

anulaxad:



I like some of your points but again some are really useless.I MEAN WHAT'S THE POINT OF TRAINING THEM ABROAD.cant you just educate the people by bringing in people or buying books supplies and stuff to train them.


AS WELL, I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH CORRUPTION IS NOT OUR PROBLEM THERE'S CORRUPTION IN EVERY COUNTRY THE ONLY LEADER THAT HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON MY POINT WAS IBB(BABAGINDA).MY POINT WAS INFRASTRUCTURE ONE YOU DID NOT MENTION.

LOOK AT ALL THE USELESS LEADERS THAT WERE FIGHTING CORRUPTION EXAMPLE BUHARI, DID IT THE CHANGE THE FACE OF NIGERIA NO.

INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE


GOOD ROADS,GOOD SCHOOLS,GOOD NETWORK.

FACT:THERE IS NOT A SINGLE GOOD ROAD IN NIGERIA.THERE IS NOT A PROPERLY BUILT MODERN SCHOOL IN NIGERIA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE MODERN LIBRARY(OUT OF THAT BLOODY RICH COUNTRY) AND THAT'S NOT AS GOOD AS ANY HERE IN THE UK.

I MIGHT BE BORN AND BREED IN THE UK,BUT I KNOW DEVELOPMENT WHEN I SEE IT,AND I AM BEING EXTREMELY SERIOUS,MY SON GOES TO DEPTFORD GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL WHICH HAS JUST GOT A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING,WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.AND THE OLD ONE WAS NOT EVEN BAD ITS JUST THAT CARE SO MUCH THEY WANT TO UPDATE THERE SCHOOLS EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SIMPLY DUE TO WHEN LABOUR WAS IN POWER THEY INVESTED SO MUCH IN EDUCATION,NEARLY EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LONDON IS NEWLY BUILT OR PROPERLY MODERN EQUIPPED,WITH LIFTS, SMART BOARDS AND VERY BEAUTIFULLY ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED.LET ME NOT EVEN GO ONTO HEALTHCARE.


INFRASTRUCTURE can change everything employment of[b]all[/b] development and standard of living.

IF YOU STUDIED ECONOMICS LIKE ME YOU WILL KNOW HOW RICH NIGERIA IS.

EVEN HERE IN THE UK THEY HAVE JUST OFFICIALLY GOTTEN OUT OF RECESSION WHILE RICH NIGERIA HAS NEVER BEEN RECESSION.

bros you cant develop infrastructure without fighting corruption.where are all the monies voted for road construction? gone into private hands if you don't fight corruption people will continue to embezzle money!like you said corruption is everywhere but its the level of the wickedness of the political players that differ. in Nigeria the political players don't mind taking all and leaving just little for US ALL!!!!! whereas abroad they will put the interest of the people first!

Nice one op, really a great job you have done. I believe we should start talking and APC should tell us what they intend doing differently from PDP, what policies they will implement and which ones they will continue with. The Nigerian people need to know, yes a lot of people are dissatisfied with the PDP but just kicking them out base on that will not change anything. We don't need vague promises, we need to know how they will raise money for the capital projects they intend to embark on, not make big promises then when they r in will take the old path of borrowing and dependence on oil.

nice write up but the main problem with Nigeria is lack of patriotism among the leaders and the lead. Nigerians don't really believe in the entity called Nigeria. total lack of patriotism as shown by our leaders in turn led to unpatriotic acts among the citizens untill we put the country first this country called Nigeria will not move forward!