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Created 1.6 million new jobs under various programmes including the Community Service Scheme (CSS), Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN!) and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P).

Created 250,000 jobs in the agriculture sector by enabling Dry Season Farming in 10 Northern states.

Launched the National Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) to spearhead private sector-led industrialization by strengthening the value chain of various manufacturing industries.

Today, Nigeria has become a major destination for multinational investment in car manufacturing. Big auto giants, including Peugeot, Nissan and Hyundai, now either assemble, or entirely manufacture, their cars, SUVs, trucks and buses at various locations in Nigeria. Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM), Nigeria’s flagship indigenous automaker, began the sale of its first made-in-Nigeria cars and SUVs in August 2014. National Automotive Industry has made it possible for ten Car manufacturing companies to open business in Nigeria. These include KIA, INNOSSON, NISSAN amongst others. Some of the plants that where already operational in the country but where forced to shut down due to influx of imported fairly-used vehicles, including Peugeot Automobile Nigeria, Leyland, Fiat, Volkswagen and Mercedes, would bring into the country complete knock-down vehicles.

Introduced SURE-P (The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme), which has created 185,000 jobs across the country.

Lowered government fiscal deficit from 3.35% of GDP in 2010 to 1% in 2014.

Enhanced transparency in government financing through the publication of monthly FAAC allocations to Federal, States, and Local Governments.

Hosted the World Economic Forum on Africa for the first time in 2014, showcasing Nigeria’s impressive economic growth to a global audience and attracting further foreign investment.

Generated $68bn in Foreign Direct Investment, with notable projects including: Indorama’s $1.2bn fertilizer plant at Onne, Procter and Gamble’s $250mn consumer goods plant in Ogun, and SAB Miller’s $100mn brewery in Onitsha.

Tackled fraud in the oil subsidy regime, identifying N370 billion in fraudulent claims now targeted for recovery.

Spearheaded the YouWIN programme, aimed at creating youth employment and alleviating poverty. The programme will create 80,000 -110,000 jobs over 3 years.

Initiated the Community Works Programme to create 370,000 jobs in 3 years with all 36 states and the FCT benefitting.

Established the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to manage the Sovereign Wealth Fund and oversee The Future Generations Fund, The Nigeria Infrastructure Fund and The Stabilization Fund.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Power:

Released the Roadmap for Power Sector Reform, laid out a strategy for expanding capacity, improving service delivery, and removing obstacles to private sector investment.

Instituted the Presidential Action Committee on Power (PACP) and the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) to drive the implementation of reforms in the power sector.

Privatized the power sector, unbundling PHCN into 11 distribution companies (DISCO’S) and 6 generation companies (GENCO’S) and a single transmission company (TCN), and positioning the sector to respond adequately to growing power demands. The sale of PHCN’s assets was the largest and most transparent privatization transaction in Nigeria to date.

Secured $3 billion for investment in transmission capacity expansion through 2018.

Improved stability in electricity generation and distribution. Power generation increased from 3,514MW in 2011 to 4,500MW.

Roads:

Some 2,000 kilometers of road were built or rehabilitated by the end of 2013 – the highest in a single year by any government.

Increased good and safe motorable length of Federal Roads from about 52% (17,742km) to nearly 85% (28,320km).

Deployed 38 state-of-the-art Bergkamp FP5 Mobile Pothole patchers for year-round road repairs.

Introduced the SURE P Public Works Programme, which trained and hired more than 6,000 Nigerian youths to maintain and improve the country’s road system.

Installed street lighting along usually dark urban stretches of Federal highways and major bridges across the country.

Commenced construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge, which is funded through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Launched the rehabilitation of the 127.6km Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Enabled the ongoing rehabilitation of the Oturkpo-Oweto Road in Benue State, Otukpa-Anyangba-Ajaokuta-Okene Road in Kogi, Ningi-Yadagumgume-Fuskar Mata Road in Bauchi, Wukari-Takum Road in Taraba and Benin-Shagamu Expressway in Edo State.

Water:

The Jonathan administration has revitalized the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) nationwide.

Completed the Greater Makurdi Water Supply Scheme to supply 50 litres of water per day to nearly one million people in Makurdi.

Brought the massive Galma Dam water supply project to 85% completion. This project will supply 186 million cubic metres for potable water to residents in 23 towns in Kaduna State.

Brought the Kashimbilla Multipurpose Buffer Dam Project to 65% completion. This project will supply 60 million gallons of treated water per day to citizens in Taraba State.

Completed the Mangu Water Supply project, which supplies more than 2.5 million gallons of clean water per day to the residents of Gindiri and Mangu township in Plateau State

Completed the Northern Ishan Water Supply project, which provides 2.5 million gallons of clean water per day to the communities of Uromi, Ubaiaja, Ugengu, Ugboha and Iguben in Edo State.

Brought to 35 percent complettion the Central Ogbia Regional Water Supply project, which will provide potable water and sanitation to 16 communities in Uteke, Bayelsa State.

Rail:

Produced a 25-Year Strategic Vision for Nigerian Railways.

Rehabilitated the Western Railway Corridor: Lagos-Ibadan-Ilorin-Jebba-Minna-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, with a branch line from Zaria-Kaura Namoda.

Rehabilitated the Eastern Railyway Corridor: Port Harcourt-Aba-Umuahia-Enugu-Makurdi-Lafia-Kuru-Bauchi-Gombe-Maiduguri, with branch lines from Kafanchan-Kaduna and Kuru-Jos.

Modernized the Abuja (Idu)-Kaduna Standard Gauge rail line.

Rehabilitated and constructed the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Standard Gauge rail line.

Rehabilitated the Apapa Port railway network.

Procured 29 new locomotives and 20 new tank wagons.

Refurbished 240 coaches and wagons.

EDUCATION

Achievements:

Developed a 4-year strategic plan for the development of the Education Sector to strengthen the institutional management of education, improve access and equity, ensure quality, enhance teacher education and development, provide technical and vocational education and training, and improve partnerships and resource mobilization.

Launched the Safe Schools Initiative to ensure that young people are not only safe in going to school, but that schools are an environment ripe for learning, growth and development free of fear.

Introduced a Formal Early Childhood Education programme.

Constructed special girls schools in 13 states of the Federation in order to improve the Girls’ Education Programme, including girls boarding schools in Adamawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Delta and Akwa Ibom.

Launched the National Campaign on Access to Basic Education across the geo-political zones to reduce the number of out-of school children.

Established 14 new universities to improve access to higher education in the North and ensure that students in all states have access to a Federal University.

Constructed 64 Almajiri Model Schools, which has recently begun operation. These are part of a list of 89 schools being constructed by the administration through the Universal Basic Education, UBEC (the remaining 25 have been completed and will soon be handed over to the host states). 300 additional Almajiri schools have been slated for construction in line with the survey conducted.

Created a National Framework for the Development and Integration of the Almajiri Education into basic education.

Refurbished and equipped 51 Federal and State Polytechnics with modern laboratories to encourage participation in technical and vocational education and training.

Refurbished 352 science and technical laboratories in the 104 Federal Unity Colleges, in addition to providing 62 ICT centres and 40 sets of mathematical kits.

Distributed a total of 19.67 million instructional materials in the four core subjects of English language, mathematics, basic science and technology, and social studies to primary 1 & 2 pupils.

Invested in training and development for teachers, principals and vice-principals of primary and secondary schools as well as federal unity colleges across the country.

AGRICULTURE

Achievements:

Increased food production by over 8 million metric tons, averting a predicted food crisis from flooding.

Reduced food imports from N1.1 trillion in 2011 to N648 billion in 2012.

Ended four decades of corruption in fertilizer and seed distribution.

Revolutionized the way farmers receive farm inputs through the e-wallet system, which assures farmers receive subsidized agricultural inputs directly and prevents exploitation from middlemen and profiteers.

Drastically curtailed wheat imports by enacting policies that encourage production of Nigerian produced cassava flour.

Increased the number of farmers in Northern states who are profitably engaged in farming to over 250,000.

Increased grain storage capacity by over 300%.

Increased rice production, placing Nigeria on the path towards self-sufficiency.

HEALTH

Achievements:

Refurbished 1,500 primary healthcare facilities and provided them with essential drugs.

Introduced SURE-P (The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme), which has provided vital funding to health care services, leading to a 26% decrease in the maternal mortality rate and a 22% decrease in neonatal mortality rate.

Implemented the “Saving One Million Lives” initiative, through which over 433,650 lives were saved from November 2012 to June 2013 by scaling up six cost-effective interventions including Maternal & Child Health, Nutrition, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, Provision of Essential Commodities, Malaria Control, Routine Immunisation/Eradication of Polio.

Rehabilitated and modernised teaching hospitals and medical centres such as OAU and UNIBEN teaching hospitals.

Reduced under-5 mortality from 157 out of 1,000 live births to 94 out of 1,000 live births.

Reduced maternal mortality from 545 women per 100,000 to 350 women per 100,000.

Introduced, for the first time in the history of Nigeria, a curriculum for the training of paramedics.

Recruited 11,300 frontline health workers who were deployed to under-served communities across the country.

Held a week-long Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage, with the aim of boosting efforts to provide access to affordable, high quality healthcare for every Nigerian.

DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Achievements:

Initiated the National Conference to deliberate and make recommendations on resolving Nigeria’s current political and socio-economic challenges.

Strengthened public watchdogs including the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Actively fostered collaboration with human rights leaders and other civil society activists on constitutional reform.

Implemented the recommendations of the report of the independent electoral reform commission chaired by a revered former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Mohammed Uwais.

Reconstituted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and appointed as its chair, a highly respected university professor and human rights activist, Professor Attahiru Jega.

Ensured that INEC was made financially independent and its commissioners were not required to belong to political parties.

Fostered a competitive electoral system by refusing to deploy the instruments of federal power to determine outcomes of elections in Nigeria, as had been done by previous administrations.

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Jonathan is working his policies is working haters Go And Die

Seun, Moderators Frontpage Please

Sorry did he use his money any of dis shiit

tayebest:
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Continue deceiving yourself

lilflipnerd:
Sorry did he use his money any of dis shiit

It's an evidence of how judiciously Nigerians money is being spent and his administrations effort to create employment

adebisi000:
It's an evidence of how judiciously Nigerians money is being spent and his administrations effort to create employment

sorry employment where

Nice...but OP is this the rail u are talking about?
Just be deceiving urself

adebisi000:
Continue deceiving yourself

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GMB till GEJ becomes poor man!!!