…To decentralise police, create jobs, ensure 12% GDP growth
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have shared his manifesto for the transformation of Nigeria if elected president of the country.
The APC presidential candidate, according to an issued press statement signed by his Director of Media and Communication, Bayo Onanuga, said his team will lead Nigeria to a new era of economic prosperity, peace, security and political stability.
Tinubu, the Governor of Lagos State between 1999-2007, presented his vision within five thematic areas.
Titled: ‘My Vision for Nigeria’, Tinubu promised in the document, to improve security by decentralising the policing of the country and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs simultaneously.
He also promised to transform Nigeria into an enviable country and one where there will be justice, peace and prosperity for all, with a “robust economy”.
On the economy, Tinubu promised to build an economy that will make the nation’s Gross Development Product, (GDP) grow quicker annually for the next four years, while also providing jobs for millions of youths in the country.
He also promised to launch a new National Industrial Policy focused on special intervention to reinvigorate specific strategic industries. Tinubu also promised to create six new Regional Economic Development Agencies that will establish sub-regional industrial hubs, in order to exploit each zone’s competitive advantage and optimise their potential for industrial growth.
The presidential aspirant also promised to formulate a new National Policy on Agriculture to boost food production.
On infrastructure, Tinubu promised to “Build A New Nigeria (BANN)”, by developing a National Infrastructure Plan, which will cover strategic roads, bridges, rail, water, power, seaports, and airports spanning the length and breadth of the country.
Tinubu further stated that his administration will target an electricity distribution goal of 15,000 megawatts across the country and ensure a sustainable 24/7 supply.
Tinubu also spoke about his administration’s promise in the area of education, promising to increase the spending on education to 25% of the nation’s budget. He promised to continue the free school feeding programme of the APC, feeding “millions of primary school children across the country”.
Just like education, Asiwaju also promised to increase the funding for health-care in the annual budget to 10 percent. According to him, the National Health Insurance Scheme will be relaunched to grant health insurance cover to most Nigerians.
