– Tinubu releases Manifesto
Oluwatosin Ifeoluwa Ajayi
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, has released his eight-point agenda for 2023, tagged “Renewed Hope 2023 – Action Plan for a Better Nigeria.”
An 80-page document, the eight-point agenda shows the aspirant’s priorities for Nigeria: national security, economy, agriculture, power, oil and gas, transportation and education.
These are the promises made by the political aspirant, as reported by The PUNCH.
1. Build a Nigeria, especially for our youth, where sufficient jobs with decent wages create a better life.
2. Manufacture, create, and invent more of the goods and services we require. Nigeria shall be known as a nation of creators, not just of consumers.
3. Export more and import less, strengthening both the naira and our way of life.
4. Continue assisting our ever-toiling farmers, through enlightened agricultural policy that promotes productivity and assures decent incomes, so that farmers can support their families and feed the nation.
5. Modernise and expand public infrastructure so that the rest of the economy can grow at an optimal rate.
6. Embolden and support our young people and women by harnessing emerging sectors such as the digital economy, entertainment and culture, tourism and others to build the Nigeria of tomorrow, today.
7. Train and give economic opportunity to the poorest and most vulnerable among us. We seek a Nigeria where no parent is compelled to send a child to bed hungry, worried whether tomorrow shall bring food.
8. Generate, transmit and distribute sufficient, affordable electricity to give our people the requisite power to enlighten their lives, their homes, and their very dreams.
9. Make basic healthcare, education, and housing accessible and affordable for all.
10. And, most importantly, establish a bold and assertive policy that will create a strong yet adaptive national security architecture and action to obliterate terror, kidnapping, banditry, and all other forms of violent extremism from the face of our nation.
Following the release yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the manifesto today and inaugurate the party’s presidential campaign council (PCC) at the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa. The inauguration will also serve as the official launch of the party’s political campaign for 2023, as the president will lead APC governors and key party members to the villa.
While speaking with newsmen, Bayo Onanuga, director, Media and Publicity of the PCC for the party, said the presidential candidate’s plan also extends to healthcare, digital economy, women empowerment, judicial reform, federalism/decentralisation of power and foreign policy.
Onanuga maintained that Tinubu promises to invest heavily in Nigerian youths by empowering them and providing them with entrepreneurship opportunities.
Speaking on security, Tinubu, through the spokesperson, said, “When I entered office as governor of Lagos, the state was crime-ridden. Safety was uncertain. The population was fearful. With bold, no-nonsense crime prevention reform and creative institution building, we won back our state. It became a safe and secure place to live and to do business. I shall bring the same determined, problem-solving spirit to solving insecurity at the national level.”
Tinubu assures Nigerians to make the country safe and secure by equipping members of the armed forces with modern technological support. He also plans to reform the police force and make it work with The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to maintain internal security.
