₦airaland Forum

McAbbey1:
Thanks for all your comments,Funny how people think that I'm looking for cheap publicity because of what I said about the General...well in case you missed my line of thoughts all I said was we need a practical and workable manifesto instead of sentimental talks from our leaders is that too much to ask?,I am a Nigerian and I have the right to demand that,I'm not interested in how much you have or don't have but in how much and how well change and transformation can be felt in our economy...for those of you in nairaland blog that just take things out of context shame on you I am not gullible like you..the focus here is not slamming on the respected General but to ask all our leaders to strategize on convincing us because we are wiser now than before so enough of all these...all Nigerians want to see instead is practical measures to effect sustainable development in our life's and economy...i hope you all got that....God bless Nigeria.

You sound very intellectually impotent and deficient.

You are here talking about needing manifesto when in fact it came out a long time ago and if you are really not lazy, why not go to their website and read and comprehend instead of embarrassing yourself with ignorant rubbish on the internet.

Saying you are a Nigeria and in a country where corruption reigns supreme you don't give a damn about politicians declaring their assets means you are part of the problem and not the solution.

It's ok as a Nigerian to profess your entitled opinion, but you are not entitled to intellectual laziness and ridiculous demands because you are on the internet demanding manifesto when in fact APC's website is only 1 or 2 Google clicks away from your fingers.

Saying you have a right to demand what's available to the rest of the world shows your below basic sense of reasoning and awareness. Unless you specifically want Buhari to hand deliver his manifesto to you personally because you are so special like SPEACIAL MC ABBEY the comedian.

Demanding a practical and workable manifesto that you don't know anything about and haven't read sounds kind of silly.. don't you first have to look for the manifesto which you haven't done, then read and comprehend the same manifesto before getting on the internet to talk about the manifesto and if it's workable or not?


With all due respect, you sound very shallow and redundant...

Gbawe:
Don't mind the wannabe comedian wishing to profit from the 'trending' profile of Buhari. Has Nigeria ever been short of impressive-sounding plans reeled out by one leader after the other who are all ultimately found wanting in relation to having the qualities that matters above every thing else i.e the discipline, focus, honesty,integrity and sincerity to implement laudable plans.

Can the wannabe comedian tell us if he is from Jupiter and thus unable to fathom that Nigerian leaders, from Abacha through to GEJ today, have never been short of wow-factor manifesto, commendable plans, attractive catchphrases and impressive "development policies". Every balanced Nigerian who knows the reality of our nation will appreciate that this is the time to vote a man who exemplifies precisely the qualities any President of Nigeria must have today to be able to work for the people and shun the usual temptation and distractions.

If Buhari is proud of his disinterest in material things and disregard for the shallow and opportunist greed other leaders in his place looted Nigeria with, what is wrong with that? To a well-calibrated Nigerian is this not a desirable thing given that we can at least be optimistic that majority of Nigeria's money , for the first time since 1999, will be spent on Nigerians and not ten airplane and billion naira food for the President, flying huge number of cronies and sycophant to international Jamborees at huge cost to Nigeria or chartering of private jet 'taxis' for DeizaniAllison-Madueke. People like this comedian, whose chosen profession is apt considering how much of a joker he is, should get out of the way and let Nigerians usher in change if he has nothing positive to add.

Thank you for this post!
I am one of most Nigerians, especially in the South of Nigeria (mostly Yorubas and Igbos) who voted for GEJ in the last election not because we think he is the best but we felt that the North (represented by Buhari ) has dominated power in Nigeria for too long and that the "Born to rule mentality MUST come to an end.

There is also the "fear" (justified to a large extent) that a Buhari Presidency might bring about the "Sharianization" of our polity, especially with the havoc that Boko haram is wrecking on Nigerians, based on the notion that they want to ISLAMIZE the whole of Nigeria.
Christians and Muslims have always lived together IN PEAACE for ages, and we can still see that in the Western/Southern part of Nigeria till today.
Fashola is a Muslim in Lagos and Lagos residents and Christians don give a hoot! The focus was on his administrative qualities and PERFORMANCE

This "CONCERNS & WORRIES, is what GEJ has "profitted" from, in the last election.
Now, he has ruled for about six years and we can ALL AGREE that we have SEEN what stuff he is made of (You can interpret that anyway you like, ACTION speaks LOUDER than NOISE!)

The only place where religion has been used as a tool for terrorism, is in the North, mainly by Northerners ....and Buhari IS a NORTHERNER.


People are wondering: What would happen if and when a "Muslim Northerner" actually becomes President?
To make matters even more "worrisome", Buhari has NOT openly come out to condemn these "Northern-based" terrorism, to openly assuage the "fear" of Southerners and non-Muslims and ASSURE other Nigerians that if elected, his Government will UPHOLD the SECULAR NATURE of Nigeria and will not "mix religion with politics".

As much as l will admit that the above "feelings" will play a major part in the final "voting decisions" of most nigerians in the Souther part of this country (Eastern, Western and Southern Nigeria), l can also tell you that with each passing day and as the election draws closer, a lot of us are getting "Drawn closer" to voting Buhari but we cannot yet make that "leap of faith" unless and until Buhari himself comes openly on TV to address these seemingly "small" but hugely very influential concerns.

Buahri needs to do only two things to win the coming election:

1.) Address the "concerns" l raised above, not in a "political party setting" but in a POLICY-FRAMEWORK SETTING, OPENLY ON TV..

2.) Chose a "respected" Vice President like maybe someone like FASHOLA OR Donald Duke or someone who is respected by the populace from the South!
He has most vote from the North...but he stll needs majority vote from the WEST and some votes from the East/South-South will be a "Bonus".


As for GEJ, he does not need to say much, his performance in the last six years is his legacy and he will be judged on and by that.
He can also be planning to rig the elections ...(which is where l think he is really banking on as we can already see from the voters register fiasco) but Nigerian politics is and has transformed to the point where "blatant rigging" as we have in the past might have dangerous consequence which l hope "selfishness" on his part might fail to make him realize.

History will judge but Nigerians must be VIGILANT sha.

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BekeeBuAgbara:
A blind man laughing at one eyed man.

then you are a big fool. Please correct me.





Idiot son of the hopeless witch

Talking about "PERFORMANCE and MANIFESTOS" ...this is/was GEJ's own, back then when he was seeking election!


" I do not know what all experiences from your various states are, but I will repeat here, some of the promises that I recorded that he made across Nigeria and ask you to tell us whether they have been fulfilled.

• To complete the second River Niger bridge before the expiration of the tenure
• To make the Minister of Works to immediately start repairs of the road leading to Murtala Mohammed International Airport
• To transform all major routes in Damaturu to federal roads
• To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed industries in Kano state
• To set up a committee to review Federal government landed properties in Lagos, hand over those that should and retain those that should be in possession of the Federal Government.
• To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered attention
• To deliver stable, constant supply of electricity
• To ensure that Nigerians do not use generators more than two times in a week
• To explore the coal deposits in Benue and Kogi states for improved power supply
• To reduce the importation of generators at least 90 percent in four years.
• To address the issues of unemployment through diversification of the nation’s economy to that of sustainable agricultural development across the 36 states of federation
• To create 1.5 million jobs in 2 years
• To transform the economy within four years
• To construct 2 world scale petrochemical plants, 2 fertilizer plants and 2 fertilizer blending plants.
• To establish petrochemical plant around Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State
• To make Nigeria go beyond producing and exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has no reason to keep importing kerosene
• To make anyone caught breaching the public peace to face the full wrath of the law.
• To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers
• To make a complete transformation of national security architecture
• To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key.
• To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime
• To embark on irrigation project to boost production; to start two projects in Kwara State
• To boost farming activities by providing power and water
• To re-build Ilesa water scheme
• To complete Ife/Ijesa dam
• To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba;
• To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau State
• To make solid mineral key revenue source in Nigeria
• To fight corruption regardless of the position of the person involved
• To play politics without bitterness.
• To lead by example; strengthen the anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of investigation against any government official.
• To ensure that the National Boundary Development Agencies are funded to tackle the challenges that arose out of the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun
Today, we must rebuild the bridge that will bring change to Nigeria and more Nigerians closer to the promise of Nigeria.
Today you will have the opportunity to change broken promises to fulfilled promises and rescue Nigeria from mismanagement and bad governance.


NOW: EACH ONE OF US (irrespective of party affiliations or none) MUST X-RAY THESE PROMISES (MANIFESTO) TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE FULFILLED OR WHAT EVEN THE PAPER THEY ARE WRITTEN ON!

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This guy just want cheap publicity.

This so call page is not evenBuhari's Facebook page. no asset declaration on Buhari's page so this is not an issue to discuss at all.

Make una try harder next time.

aresa:
You sound very intellectually impotent and deficient.

You are here talking about needing manifesto when in fact it came out a long time ago and if you are really not lazy, why not go to their website and read and comprehend instead of embarrassing yourself with ignorant rubbish on the internet.

Saying you are a Nigeria and in a country where corruption reigns supreme you don't give a damn about politicians declaring their assets means you are part of the problem and not the solution.

It's ok as a Nigerian to profess your entitled opinion, but you are not entitled to intellectual laziness and ridiculous demands because you are on the internet demanding manifesto when in fact APC's website is only 1 or 2 Google clicks away from your fingers.

Saying you have a right to demand what's available to the rest of the world shows your below basic sense of reasoning and awareness. Unless you specifically want Buhari to hand deliver his manifesto to you personally because you are so special like SPEACIAL MC ABBEY the comedian.

Demanding a practical and workable manifesto that you don't know anything about and haven't read sounds kind of silly.. don't you first have to look for the manifesto which you haven't done, then read and comprehend the same manifesto before getting on the internet to talk about the manifesto and if it's workable or not?


With all due respect, you sound very shallow and redundant...

Indeed. The intellectually-challenged yet mischievous comedian is nothing but a product of the bling culture of garish materialism ruining Nigeria. Now it is very okay for crooks connected to the government to own private jets through corruption while majority of Nigerians still live in abject poverty because their commonwealth is deliberately looted by those who worship money and material wealth above moral decency and a strong sense of doing what is right on behalf of the majority.

Why will the money-hungry comedian, probably with rich crooks like Otedola and Ifeanyi Uba as his idol, not resent "poor man" Buhari for being everything Nigerians like him have been programmed to hate? When the world accuse Nigerians of being a people who worship wealth, however it is accumulated, and are detrimentally beholden to a nationally damaging "get rich quick" mentality you will see the like this Abbey clown protesting wildly as if innocent of the accusation. Yet everywhere we turn it is the "get rich quick" mentality many Nigerians now worship that means they prefer to loot opportunistically rather than serve their nation or even carry out tasks meritoriously.

I find people like this Abbey so annoying. Imagine attacking a man who is about austere living, transparency and probity yet we are living in a Nigeria where the current President is the grandmaster of corruption who has made it possible for suspected fuel subsidy scammers to strut around in Court like superstars( since they all know it is a pointless charade) when we are all aware Buhari will accept nothing less than the quick trial and jailing of these crooks who nearly crippled Nigeria with the unconscionable and treasonous greed. Nigerians like this Abbey character are simply too bastardized mentally to be part of the clamour for a better nation. Fellow forumers should take a good look at what Nigeria has become under GEJ with the set of pictures below , from 2012, which show suspected fuel subsidy scammers laughing and joking while attending court secure in the knowledge that 'nothing dey shele' because they have the protection of the oga pata pata in Aso Rock (GEJ).


https://www.nairaland.com/1067954/pictures-arraigned-suspects-fuel-subsidy

https://saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/page_images/galleries/2012/GEORGE%20OGBONNA%20OF%20DOWNSTREAM%20ENERGY%20SOURCES%20LTD%20005.JPG?1349472899


https://saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/page_images/galleries/2012/BANKOLE%20BIODUN%C2%AD%C2%AD%C2%AD__MD%20%28ABS%29%20INVESTMENT%20LTD%20014.JPG?1349472898

https://saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/page_images/galleries/2012/NGOZI%20EKEOMA%20028_1.JPG?1349472899


https://saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/page_images/galleries/2012/HON.SAMUEL%20ARO%20BAMIDELE%20015.JPG?1349472899

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Thank you for this post!
I am one of most Nigerians, especially in the South of Nigeria (mostly Yorubas and Igbos) who voted for GEJ in the last election not because we think he is the best but we felt that the North (represented by Buhari ) has dominated power in Nigeria for too long and that the "Born to rule mentality MUST come to an end.

There is also the "fear" (justified to a large extent) that a Buhari Presidency might bring about the "Sharianization" of our polity, ..

“Those who don’t want the progress people have spent fortunes over the years to raise silly propaganda about me. I have been around for some years and vie challenged them to bring out one person I ever discriminated against based on faith but they are yet to take up the challenge. They should continue to tell lies about me just as I will continue to tell the truths about them.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/buhari-picks-bakare-as-running-mate/

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There is also the "fear" (justified to a large extent) that a Buhari Presidency might bring about the "Sharianization" of our polity, especially with the havoc that Boko haram is wrecking on Nigerians, based on the notion that they want to ISLAMIZE the whole of Nigeria.
Christians and Muslims have always lived together IN PEAACE for ages, and we can still see that in the Western/Southern part of Nigeria till

1. Where is the justification? If Buhari as a maximum military ruler did not islamize Nigeria, how would Buhari achieve that in a democratic setting? Would he bypass the Senate and House of Representatives and pronounce Nigeria an islamic state? Or would he send a bill seeking to make Nigeria an Islamic state to the national assembly? The so called sharianization agenda is lame and idiotic propaganda. Buhari has no business dissipating his valuable energy on what doesn't exist or not even his headache. Afterall, this was a man who made a pastor his running mate in 2011. Was he planning to make Bakare head the Sharia Shura Council?

2. In case you missed it, Buhari condemned Boko haram in strongest terms possible.

Following Sunday’s massacre in eight Borno communities by the Boko Haram sect, which has so far claimed 121 lives, former Head of State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has condemned the continued violence in Borno State. He described the ideology fueling the Boko Haram insurgence as devilish and senseless, adding that it should not be given space in any civilized society.This came as the Federal Government declared, yesterday, that the Air Force and the Army have stepped up their air and land attacks to checkmate the terrorists...............

Buhari in an unprecedented rebuke against the sectarian violence, called on the security agencies and the authorities to intensify vigilance just as he expressed amazement that the terrorists and criminal elements could still express themselves despite the heavy militarization of the region.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/02/borno-massacre-boko-haram-ideology-devilish-buhari/
http://dailypost.ng/2014/02/18/national-unrest-boko-haram-sect-devilish-ideology-buhari/
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/buhari-this-is-dastardly/105821/
How else do you condemn something?

3.On the issue of vice presidential nominee, how can Buhari nominate a PDP member to be his running mate? When did Donald Duke join APC?
Nigerians are indeed very funny. And what does he even bring to the table? name recognition without electoral value! Donald can't win Cross Rivers for APC, he can't win 10% of the votes there. Buhari needs a VP from the South but we should allow the general make his choice.

If Buhari wins 55% of SW votes, he will be sworn in as president in 2015.

Back when buhari was military president via coup plotting, the al wahabi or sharia state movement was not in vogue. howver 2 years later IBB who was Buhari chief of army staff 3rd in command dragged Nigeria into organization of Islamic countries knowing very well that Nigeria contains over 400 tribes and it is the best interest for the country to be formally a secular country. Even the constitution says this that Nigeria remains secular.


Buhari was prepared to kill Shagari for power if Shagari resisted just like IBB did to vasta and orkar.

I don't think he will hesistate to kill his VP if push comes to shove

I won’t exchange words with some of u cos it’s obvious nd a shame that u didn’t understand me .Thanks to those that got my point and to those still sentimental let my simplify …all i seek is for our leaders to tell us what plans they have for us instead of trying to cajole us in a self righteous sympathetic manner of I don’t have shoes growing up of GEJ or I don’t have foreign account by GMB..just stop all this nd tell us ur practical agenda that will bring the desired change ,that all I’m saying without been partisan…thank u…God bless Nigeria

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McAbbey1:
I won’t exchange words with some of u cos it’s obvious nd a shame that u didn’t understand me .Thanks to those that got my point and to those still sentimental let my simplify …all i seek is for our leaders to tell us what plans they have for us instead of trying to cajole us in a self righteous sympathetic manner of I don’t have shoes growing up of GEJ or I don’t have foreign account by GMB..just stop all this nd tell us ur practical agenda that will bring the desired change ,that all I’m saying without been partisan…thank u…God bless Nigeria

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You sound like a broken record and you are still not making any sense. You keep repeating the same shallow and empty rubbish, if you really are interested in what his plans are for Nigeria, stop being lazy, his manifesto is available on APC's website so go there and read and comprehend.

Are you waiting to be spoon fed with it like a 2 year old baby?

http://apc.com.ng/index.php/about-apc/apc-manifesto


What a disgrace.

How sorry and pathetic can you get...

hoobs:
ur fool 4 saying dat mr abbey is a nigerian and his vote will count as 1,b4 we vote 4 sum1...he has 2 tel us his plans nd wat he has 2 offer nt jux because he is frm ur region I av bin watchin buhari he hasn't said anytin tangible...jux I will fight corruption wen he is a party filed wid corrupt politicans lyk Tinubu etc,I will stabilze oil price...hw do u do dat wen its controled by demand nd supply....we got ntin frm him.....datz wat I want 2 hear frm d man bt so far I av got ntin.......really disappointed....stil waiting 4 d presidential debate shaaa,mayb d general will tel us sumtin

you open your fat dirty mouth begin yarn crap...I no blame you na seun I blame for allowing mentally derange beings like you in here ...I have my opinion and you have yours and you have got no right to call me a fool but I realised you are a bigger fool..anyways I am not from the north ,I was born and raise at 203 bamgbose Lagos island and that makes me a lagosian.. shut the crap up and use your China phone for better things prickk!!!!

@MalcomX + profCorruption:

You just picked and chose that which suits you from my post, to criticize!
My post was an objective analysis of "peoples feelings" on the street level.
The intent was to draw attention to such public opinion ......(however ignorant you think such opinion is, those who hold it also hold the votes required) ... and make Buhari and his handlers, PAY ATTENTION to them.
And that is why l followed it up with "suggestions" on how to combat such opinion and went even further to permutate about winning percentages.

As the day progresses, l have the feeling that Buhari is becoming more AND MORE ELECTABLE.

What we need to be wary of and ready to COMBAT is OFFICIAL RIGGING by INEC itself, in favor of one party.
Nigerians must be ready to defend their VOTE... by all means possible.

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McAbbey1:
I won’t exchange words with some of u cos it’s obvious nd a shame that u didn’t understand me .Thanks to those that got my point and to those still sentimental let my simplify …all i seek is for our leaders to tell us what plans they have for us instead of trying to cajole us in a self righteous sympathetic manner of I don’t have shoes growing up of GEJ or I don’t have foreign account by GMB..just stop all this nd tell us ur practical agenda that will bring the desired change ,that all I’m saying without been partisan…thank u…God bless Nigeria

Here you are,some few:

THIS IS HOW I, WITH YOUR HELP, WILL FIX IT:
Politics and Governance
On Politics and Governance:

I, Muhammadu Buhari, believe that our politics is broken. Our nation urgently needs fundamental political reform and improvement in governance more transparency and accountable. If you nominate me in December, 2014 and elect me in February 2015, my administration will:

Initiate 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;

Strengthen INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s political life;

Attract the best and brightest of our sons and daughters into our politics and public service by aggressive recruitment of private sector people, academics, and professionals within Nigeria and in the Diaspora through internships, fellowships, executive appointments, and special nomination to contest elective offices;

Prevent the abuse and misuse of Executive, Legislative and Public offices, through greater accountability, transparency, strict, and implementable anti-corruption laws, through strengthening and sanitising the EFCC and ICPC as independent entities;

Amend the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal cases;

Restructure governance for a leaner, more efficient, and adequately compensated public service sector, while promoting effective participation of the private sector for more robust job creation programmes to employ the teaming youth.;

Require full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100m prior to award and during implementation at regular intervals;

Reform and Strengthen 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;

Fully enforce the Freedom of Information Act l so that government held data sets can be requested and used by the public and then such data sets be publish on regular basis;

Amend the Constitution to require Local governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10M.

Security and Conflict Resolution

On National Security and Defence: I will urgently secure the territorial integrity of the nation. I will never leave the defence of the nation in the hands of Hunters, Children, and Civilian JTF through the following:

Urgently address capacity building mechanisms of law enforcement agents in terms of quantity and quality as this is critical in safeguarding the sanctity of lives and property;

Establish a well trained, adequately equipped and goals driven Serious Crime Squad to combat insurgencies, kidnapping, armed robbery, ethno?religious and communal clashes, nationwide;

Consult and amend the Constitution to enable States and Local Governments to create city, Local government and State Policing systems, base on the resources available at each levels, to address the peculiar needs of each community. I will therefore work with the National Assembly to set and revised, when needed, boundaries of operations, for Federal, State, and Local government policing units, through new Criminal Justice legislation to replace the Criminal Code, the Penal Code and the Police Act.

I will push for more robust support in the Security and Economic stability of the West-African sub region and African Continent as a whole. I will seek and maintain close and frank relationship with ALL of West Africa; Special relationship with South Africa and its Sub-region; UK, USA, Canada, EU, Asia, and the Middle East .

ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION, NATIONAL UNITY, AND SOCIAL HARMONY: I will

Establish a Conflict Resolution Commission to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve civil conflicts within the polity;

Bring permanent peace and solution to the insurgency issues in the North-East; the Niger Delta; and other conflict prone states and areas such as Plateau, Benue, Bauchi, Borno, Abia, Taraba, Yobe, and Kaduna in order to engender national unity and social harmony;

Initiate policies to ensure that Nigerians are free to live and work in any part of the country by removing state of origin, tribe, ethnic and religious affiliations from documentation requirements in our identification of citizens and replace these with State of Residence and fashion out the appropriate minimal qualification for obtaining such a state of residency, nation-wide.

On Foreign Policy: I will:
1. Make regional integration a priority within ECOWAS including free trade with a view to ensuring that common tariff currency are in use by the end of my term in office, under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership, base on the size of its market force;

Maintain a strong, close and frank relationship within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world.

Establish a special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil; Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.
The Economy & Infrastructure Base

On the Economy: I will

Maintain sound Micro and macro economic policy environment, and run an efficient government and preserve the independence of the Central Bank;

Restore financial confidence in the citizens and the world, by putting in place a more robust monitoring, supervising, and regulating of the financial institutions;

Make our economy one of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging at least 10-12% annually

As at 1999, Nigerian rate of unemployment stood at about 8%, today it is estimated from official statistics to be close to 30%. I will embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition scheme for graduates along with the creation of Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019. A Small and Medium Enterprises Development Commission will be created for this purpose. I will also encourage State Governments to focus on employment creation, by matching everyone job created in the same state.

Integrate the informal economy into the mainstream and prioritize the full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data;

Expand domestic demand and will undertake associated public works programmes to achieve this goal;

Embark on export and production diversification including investment in infrastructure; promote manufacturing, through Agro Based industries; and expand and promote sub?regional trade through ECOWAS and AU;

Make Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy, by reviewing the present reward system, which is based on certification, to that based on skills, competencies, and performances;

Balance the Nigerian economy across regions by the creation of 6 Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as sub?regional hubs in order to promote healthy regional competitiveness;
10. Put in place a N300bn Regional Growth Fund with an average of N50bn in each geo?political region; to be managed by the REDAs, to encourage private sector enterprise and to support places currently reliant on only on the public sector, to migrate to a private sector reality;

Amend 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;

Create an additional middle class of at least 4 million new home owners by 2019 by enacting a national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as review the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with a 15 to 30 year mortgage terms. This will equally help our banking system migrate from short to long term perspective of their role in sustaining the economy.

Create a Social Welfare

Program of at least Five Thousand Naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrolment in school and evidence of immunisation to help promote family stability.

Provide allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programmes.

On Agriculture: I will

Modernize the sector and change Nigeria from being a country of self?subsistence farmers to that of a medium/large scale farming nation/producer;

Create a nationwide food inspectorate division with a view to improving nutrition and eliminating food?borne hazards

Inject sufficient funds to 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;

Guarantee a minimum price for all cash crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products to overcome seasonal shortages of selected food crops.

Move the nation to an all year round small, medium, and commercial farming through a coordinated integrative irrigation of our existing dams as well as creation of more dam to collect the over flooding waters, nationwide.

Revive our Agricultural Research Institutes that are in a state of comatose;

Review and strengthened Veterinary practices nationwide.
On Infrastructure: I will

Review the Public Private Partnership (PPP) enabling environment with a view to addressing the legal, regulatory and operational bottlenecks, challenging the effective administration of the system, by introducing enabling legislation. In addition, I will create a National Infrastructural Development Bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates, exclusively for this sector;

Generate, transmit and distribute electricity on a 24/7 basis whilst simultaneously ensuring the development of sustainable/renewable energy, by 2019.

Embark on a National Infrastructural Development Programme as a Public Private Partnership that will (a) ensure 5,000km of Superhighway including service trunks and (b) building of up to 6,800km of modern railway completed by 2019;

Enact new legal and regulatory frameworks to establish independent regulation and incentives to accelerate public and private sector investment in seaports, railways, and inland waterways;

Embark on PPP schemes that will ensure every one of the 36 states has one functional airport, with all 21st Century safety tools for effective commercial air travel.

On the Oil and Gas Industry: I will

Revive and reactivate our minimally performing Refineries to optimum capacity;

Make the industry and Nigeria one of the world leading/cutting edge centres for clean oil and gas technology; also producing leading world Oil and Gas technologist, scientists, and owing mega structure installations, drilling, processing, and production facilities and engineers. These facilities and scientists will be supported with the best services and research facilities.

Fully develop the sector’s capacity to absorb more of the nation’s new graduate in the labour market. The sector will be funded to produce more home?grown, but world class engineers, scientists, technologist, etc.;

Modernise the NNPC and make it the national energy champion. I will consider breaking it up into more efficient, commercially driven units; and may strip it of its regulatory powers, so as to enable it tap into international capital market;

Enforce the government master plan for oil companies to end flaring that pollutes the air and damages the communities and people’s health and ensure that they sell at least half of their gas produced within Nigeria;

Speedily pass the much?delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensure that local content issues are fully addressed

Make Nigeria the world’s leading exporter of LNG through the creation of strategic partnerships.
The Society & Human Capital Development

On Education: I will

Fully review provisions of the Universal Basic Education Act with emphasis on gender equity in primary, secondary school enrolment whilst improving the quality and substance of our schools, through outcome based education, that address the individual, family, and societal roles in education; and the associative skills and competencies that go with these responsibilities;

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;

3 Implement a performance based education, predicated on outcomes, skills, and competences as against the current certificate based qualification. I will adjust the reward system accordingly too. This way, exams malpractice and certificate forgery will be resolved once and for all. Young men and women interested in real liberal arts education, based on a true understanding of scientific, the humanistic, and the social sciences will fill our classrooms to be prepared for future leadership of the nation;

Enhance teacher training and improve the competence of teachers in the light of the 21st Century and beyond understanding of the learner types, intelligence types, as the multiple assessment types, in order to open up learning for all our children types. The era of one student type will give way to an all learner type for our children and young people as well as adults who want to return to the classroom to sharpen their skills, competencies, and sensibilities. This re-engineering of our education will be followed with a clearly thought out and vigorous national inspection programmes;

Make learning experiences more meaningful for children as the nation’s education will no longer be a preparation for life, but life itself. Our children will be democratised for education, rather than be educated for democracy. This view of education will make educating our children more cost?effective in the long run;

Provide One Meal a day for all Primary school pupils. That will create jobs in Agriculture, Catering, and Delivery Services
7. Develop and promote effective use of innovative teaching methods/materials in our schools;

Ensure a greater proportion of expenditure on university education is devoted to helping our youth to understand the juxtaposition of Science, Technology, the Humanities and the Social Sciences.

Establish at least six new universities of Science and Technology with satellite campuses in various states. These six universities should be fully equipped with ICT technologies in order to attract and encourage small and medium scale ICT enterprises after their university education;

Establish technical colleges and vocational centres in each state of the federation;

Provide more conducive environment for private sector participation in all levels of education. Re-authorised the NUC, TETFUN, JAMB, etc, Acts to enable Private institutions of Higher learning to benefit from research funds and programmes that will serve the national good;

Establish six centers of excellence to address the needs of special education;
On Healthcare: I will

Prioritise the reduction of the infant mortality rate substantially; reduce maternal mortality rates to the levels acceptable by the World Health Organisation; reduce HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases drastically and improve life expectancy by an additional 10 years on average through our National Healthy Living program;

Increase the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000 through deliberate medication education as epitomize by nations such as Ghana. I will increase national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from the less than N10,000 currently);

Increase the quality of all federal government owned hospitals to world class standard by 2019;
4. Invest in cutting edge technology such as tele?medicine in all major health centers in the country through partnership programmes with communities and the private sector;

Provide free ante?natal care for pregnant women; free health care for babies and children up to school going age and for the aged; and free treatment for those afflicted with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS;

Boost the local manufacture of pharmaceuticals and make non adulterated drugs readily available.

Set an effective prosecution and punishment systems, for those importing or adulterating drugs in the country.

The enhancement of the Epidemiological Units / Centres for Diseas Control to meet up with Global standards in containment of disease outbreaks, proper vaccine storage and research;

Create an Insurance Policy for our Journalists as the nation faces hard times and our Journalists faces more dangers in the discharge of their investigative work, to educate Nigerians in their rights and responsibilities.

On Youth, Sports and Culture: I will:

Provide the opportunities such as setting up functional recreational facilities, Library with e-services, Community Centers, in collaboration with States, Local Government Authorities, Local Development Areas, etc for youth to realize, harness, and develop their potentials to the fullest, in order to facilitate the emergence of the new generation of citizens, who will be committed to the sustenance of good governance and service to the people and the country;

Establish Zonal world class sports academies and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics;

Revive and restructure the Nigerian Football League and put incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues

Put in place measures to identify talents early and ensure their participation in local and international games to enable them to be true professionals;

Help as well as mandate schools and communities to create neighborhood playgrounds/sports centre. I will create matching support funds for communities to acquire the needed equipment to develop skills and competencies;

Assist Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course. I will support the creative and performing arts with the necessary environment where by our great entertainers do not end their lives in abject poverty as is currently the case.

On Women Empowerment- I will:

Ensure the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution;

Guarantee that women are adequately represented in government appointments and provide greater opportunities in education, Job creation, and economic empowerment;

Recognize and protect women empowerment and gender equality with special emphasis on economic activities in the rural areas;

Use the Party structures to promote the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the States and National Assembly, for women.

The Environment
On the Environment: I will

Ensure compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and the other parts of the country;

Create shelter belts in states bordering the Sahara Desert to mitigate and reverse the effects of the expanding desert

Support and accelerate the implementation of regional water transport initiatives across the country through effective dredging of the main waterways ;

Adopt a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country;

Create teams of volunteers to plant and nurture economically viable trees in arid regions;

Restructure the Ecological Fund Office to enable it meet today’s environmental challenges;

Regulate the timber industry to ensure that double the number of trees felled are planted by the loggers;

We Nigerian need to be careful, mc abey has made his money. Most celebrities supporting Jonathan are doing it for their pocket. Ask yourself, "Is jonathan the kind of president we need in Nigeria" don't be selfish pls, let's try other channel

kay29000:
Correct your comment...Napoleon Hill learnt from Andrew Carnegie, and not Dale Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was the richest man in America at the time. Dale Carnegie was a writer.

Just going through my posts and saw this.

You are absolutely correct, Kay.

Noted with thanks.