FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the full meaning of ANRP?
Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party.

2. What structures does ANRP have in place to enable them to wrestle power from the ruling party and the major opposition party?
First, our party is not about "wrestling power" from the ruling and major opposition parties. Our goal is to bring about a national renewal and rebirth in the way we think and do things, and to create a NEW Nigeria.
We are more interested in a new Nigeria than in merely "wrestling" and "grabbing" power.
Yes, we do have structures in all 36 states and the FCT as well as outside Nigeria, as well as corporate governance structures and systems in place to drive our goal.

3a. How does ANRP intend to funds its activities?
We intend to raise funds through membership subscriptions which we take very seriously. As well as freewill donations from party and non-party members.
However the maximum limit for donations by individuals and bodies is N20 million and nothing more.
We also intend raising funds from merchandising and other innovative means.

b. Who is funding the party? I heard that a certain politician is funding it.
No one single individual is funding our party. It is not true that any politician(s) is/are funding our party; that is unacceptable to us in the first place.

4a. Will ANRP tackle ALL the problems of Nigeria if the party wins, or first a few critical areas?
Nigeria's problems are myriad and complex. However, our party has a deep understanding Nigeria's problems and intends tackle them.
We have started articulating views and debating them thoroughly within the party, and are even ready to offer them freely so long as Nigeria moves forward. We are a party of people who are ready to give their all so that our country may be truly great

b. Which areas do you consider critical needing priority attention?
Harnessing the energy, innocence, passion and creativity of the Nigerian youth, fixing the faulty structure of our society, creating a sense of belonging and ownership, building cohesion, creating abundance for all, and preserving the environment are all key.
Health, education (developing our most important assets--our human resources), fixing power (which will enable businesses to grow and provide employment), reforming the public/civil service (the engine of the government) to make it more functional and serve Nigerians better, reform law enforcement and justice delivery (to address the numerous cases of injustice which makes most Nigerians feel alienated), promote a clean, safe, healthy, aesthetically appealing environment, eradicating hungry, achieving the sustainable development goals… all these are within our view .

5. What makes ANRP different from other political parties?
Our party is different from others in many ways:
Our goal for Nigerians renewal/rebirth and abundance for all is critical for which we strive to achieve day and night in or out of government.
We are not another opposition party, we thrive in providing alternatives to the current state, as societies develop based on the quality of ideas generated and acted on.
We are not merely a purpose-built platform for winning elections. We are purpose built for achieving the ideals enshrined in THIS IS OUR OWN (the name of our party manifesto). Please avail yourself of the content.
Our hallmark is good governance within our party, exemplified by openness, transparency, accountability, submission to public scrutiny in all we do, promoting diversity and inclusion as well as consensus in decision-making.
Our focus is on sustainability in all spheres of Nigerian life.
We have a firm commitment to the environment. We believe the environment holds a secret to our development that must be unraveled. We shall focus on environmental management and sustainability.
Our attention is not on crude, we are especially concerned with renewable resources.
Our focus is on the youth and future generations.
And so many more.

6. What is the ideology of the party?
We are not doctrinaire, as ideologies in themselves don't improve people's lives and bring out the best in them. However the totality of what we stand for defines us. We stand for RENEWAL, RENAISSANCE, RESPECT. We stand for all that is good for Nigeria. We stand for the youth and future generations. We stand for an Abundant Nigeria.
We strive towards a just and equitable society that promotes diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for all.
We strive towards solutions that are long term and sustainable as well as immediate results.
We are dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking.
We prefer a lean government that promotes enterprise, business, and trade and which enables the society to be productive.
We view governance as stewardship and sacrifice.
We are frugal and detest every form of excess, indulgence, and waste. We shall run government in line with best global practices.
We care for the environment.

7. Does the party intend to merge with another party or other parties to present a presidential candidate? I was told that you are a platform sponsored by a certain politician with an agenda.
No our party isn't sponsored by any politician(s).
We may or may not merge with another/other political party/parties to present candidates. If we do, they must fully buy into THIS IS OUR OWN (the name of our party manifesto).
Currently we are more interested in generating thought-provoking conversations on national renewal and rebirth, than the 2019 general elections. However, we are a party set up to vie for every position in the land.

8a. Do you have physical offices or you only operate online, especially on social media?
We shall soon have offices in all 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital as well as in the UK, US, Ireland, Turkey, Japan, etc. For now, we have strong members in all those locations. We are proud to say we have members in EVERY state of the federation within 2 weeks of our formation. That is remarkable.

b. If you have physical offices where are they located?
Kindly email us at enquiries@anrp.org.ng to get the address of an office location near you. Subject to guidance from INEC, we shall soon unveil all our offices.

9. Are you a registered political party with INEC?
Yes, were are on course to complete our party registration process with INEC and it is in several stages and could span a number of weeks or months. We started that process in December 2016. That process marked the formation of the party.

10. What is this thing about an ANRP shadow government?
The shadow government or shadow cabinet is one of ANRP's numerous innovations. Even though we don't run a parliamentary system in Nigeria, the concept of a shadow government is key even in our presidential system. A few countries in the world have maintained shadow governments even in a non-parliamentary arrangement but we believe it is even more germane for a country like ours especially with perennial mismanagement and unpreparedness.
Our shadow cabinet shall mirror the cabinets of the governments in power to interrogate their policies and activities and provide better alternatives according to THIS IS OUR OWN (the name of our party manifesto).
The purpose is for us as a party outside of government to stay engaged on issues of the day on a continual basis. One advantage is that when we get into governance we won't be needing 6 months to study reports compiled by transition committees, or to appoint ministers, who in turn may need another 6 months to under their portfolios.
The shadow cabinet members shall also on a regular basis produce alternative policy documents, views, position papers, etc to keep the Nigerian people informed, energized, hopeful, and imaginative about the possibilities of having a workable system that serves everyone on an equitable and sustainable basis.

11a. How does ANRP intend building unity amongst Nigerians?
As a party we see our diversity as one of our greatest strengths as a country. Numerous researches have proven that diverse, heterogeneous societies show more promise of speedy development than homogenous societies if the talents and resources of diverse societies are harnessed. This is precisely what we intend to do through good governance.
We aver that disunity in Nigeria is deliberately created to promote divide-and-rule, a colonial legacy firmly in place during the first republic, through the military era up the present day.

The phrase THIS IS OUR OWN (the name of our party manifesto and a party slogan) has been translated in over 50 Nigerian languages and growing, as against the traditional "three major languages". This is in an example of our policy and practice of inclusion and giving everyone a sense of belonging and ownership, our attention to details and diversity.
b. How does it intend curing Nigerians of stereotyping other groups?
Due to bad governance and the antics of devious politicians many Nigerians don't correctly discern that there is nothing inherently wrong with any constituent groups in Nigeria beyond the stereotypes promoted by those who thrive on our collective disunity.
As a party we intend through all our activities, ideas, communications, to promote harmony by enlightening Nigerians to these truths. One of the more scientific things we can do is conduct a study of the origins of Nigerian languages to show to our people, that most of our languages are related and so we are one. This is called Etymology.
We hope to unite Nigerians using THIS IS OUR OWN to share in our collective vision for a reborn, new, abundant Nigeria that serves all in an equitable and equal opportunity basis.

12. What is ANRP's position on Federal Character?
The principle of Federal Character is a good one, designed to take care of diversity in Nigeria by ensuring that educationally-disadvantaged areas of Nigeria catch up with the rest and are adequately represented in the workplace. But we believe it should have a shelf life.
We don't think that by now, merit and competence must be compromised at any time. In promoting diversity, equal opportunity must be the guiding principle. We note that rather than conform with the Federal Character principles, politics has taken over and Nigeria’s powerful people simply use the idea for political bargaining, cronyism, favoritism and nepotism. This has to stop.
The Federal Character Commission itself many times waives Federal Character compliance for many recruitments by the federal government, meaning the policy has lost its bite. All of these issues will be reviewed by us.

13. How will ANRP restore public schools?
Our party sees human resources as our nation's most important assets, not crude oil or other extractive resources. Education which we see as the nurturing of the mind and building of character to convert human resources to human capital is a leading focus for our party.
Public education is the most important leveller and equalizer of society. A society which evolves under class structures will find it tough to cohere in the medium to long term. We notice that it never used to be like this in Nigeria and we are prepared to bring back the good old days of good public schools.
We hope to achieve this among numerous other things by improving teacher quality through standardization and improving their dignity and remuneration. Research has shown that 70% of educational output and performance depends on teacher quality. We shall also increase allocation to education and ensure value-for-money is achieved in that sector, to prove our seriousness.

14. What is ANRP's take on resource control?
We believe the resource control argument is not the argument we should be having and it is borne out of the inability to recognize the real resource that Nigeria has and to harness it; human resources. We note that the most successful countries in the world are those who deploy their best brains to innovate every aspect of society, to the extent that they export their innovations and inventions to other countries of the world. To this extent, the resource control argument is an admission of defeat. We want Nigerians to think forward instead and see the opportunities which lie ahead of us with a new paradigm.
We shall be willing to consider and review the arguments all the same, and are inclined to allowing more or total local control of resources found in the ground wherever they may be found. We believe exploration and exploitation of such resources is best done by private sector entities contracted by constituted authority with a larger portion of royalties and benefits going to regions where resources may be found. We believe in a trim Federal Government and will work towards that from Day One.
As a Green Party and a forward-thing one we think the era of oil is over. We think it best to focus on renewable resources that last a lifetime and utilized in perpetuity.

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15. Why ANRP's focus on SDGs? What happens after 2030 when the SDGs are expected to have been achieved, will the party cease to exist?
The SDGs capture the ideals of our party. The SDGs are:
1. End poverty in all its forms
2. End hunger and achieve food security, improve nutrition and sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives, promote wellbeing for all at all ages; eliminate death and illnesses from pollution-related diseases
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
10. Reduce income inequalities within and among countries
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy
14. Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development
15. Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems; sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt and reverse biodiversity loss
16. Provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, inclusive institutions at all levels
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnerships for sustainable development.
These are great, unquestionable and universal ideals. Even if these are achieved we shall continually strive to get better at them as we set further goals.

16. Do you think that the civil service is bloated and therefore needs to be trimmed?
Reports, including the Presidential Committee on the Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions, and Agencies (2012) seem to confirm this. The truth is that over the years, employment into the civil service has been done for political patronage. Many have been employed who don’t have desks and therefore hardly report to the office, yet they are being paid salaries. What about the problem of ‘Ghost Workers’? The Minister of Finance says over 50,000 of such names have been cleaned out from the payroll in the last one year! Nothing confirms that the service is bloated than this statement.
In spite of the investment of our past governments, and the assistance from multilateral agencies like the World Bank to systemize the civil service, and do away with archaic ideas which lead to the phenomenon of ‘ghost workers’, it is surprising that we would still be battling with this issue. Our take is to ensure accountability takes root in the service, that those government pays actually work, and that we get a clear picture so as to understand how to move people around to more productive areas. Every Nigerian who draws a salary from the sweat, tears and blood of the taxpayer, must be productive to the extent of what they draw from Nigeria’s coffers.

17. Why are you called a Green Party?
Green Parties share similar characteristics. We prioritize:
1. Grassroots democracy.
2. A holistic approach to justice, recognizing that social justice, economic justice and environmental justice depend on and support each other. We don't see justice from the perspective of what is obtained in law courts alone.
3. Environmental justice which itself is founded on 2 fundamental principles: that all people have the right to live, work, learn, and play in safe and healthful environments; and that people have the right to influence decisions that affect the quality of the environment in their communities, nations, and the world
4. Peace and nonviolence
5. Decentralization, federalism
6. Community-based economics
7. Women's, youth's and children's rights
8. Respect for and promotion of diversity
9. Global responsibility
10. Forward-thinking and focus on the future.
Just imagine a Nigeria where these are attained or being worked towards! Also, there is a coalition of Green Parties around the world, and it is surprising that until we came, there had been no party with green (environmental) affiliation in Nigeria. All over Africa – from Kenya to South Africa, Egypt, Mali, Senegal, and even countries that have gone through trauma like Somalia, their politicians have thought about environmental sustainability and thus floated green parties for decades. It is time Nigeria thinks about sustainability and stop wasting all our resources. ANRP is the linchpin for that innovation and initiative.

Please who is the founder or initiator of this PARTY

bobydo:
Please who is the founder or initiator of this PARTY

No one in particular. Just progressive minded Nigerians who see no future in the current dispensation.