The immediate past President of the Senate and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki, has unveiled plans to tackle the country’s challenges.
Saraki, whose campaign theme is #FixNigeria released a 53-page policy document titled “My Social Contract with Nigerians”, a blueprint for his first four years in office, over the weekend.
According to a statement released by his Head of Digital Media, Olu Onemola, the policy plan is an agglomeration of ideas gathered from series of meetings the frontline presidential aspirant held with hundreds of policy experts from across the country last year.
The document, published on his presidential campaign website, contains Saraki’s five-point agenda, which sets out the critical policies that can unlock and actualise the aspirations of all Nigerians.
The five-point agenda borders on economy, security, restructuring, the rule of law, and national planning,
On the economy, he plans to tackle skyrocketing inflation rate, achieve exchange rate stability by moving to a market-determined single rate regime, de-link Nigeria’s revenue base from oil dependency, fuel subsidy removal and increase the tax base.
According to the document, youth unemployment, a big problem for the Nigerian economy will be tackled by creating a great environment for local businesses, investing heavily in infrastructure, and creating priority industries with immediate focus for investments.
On security, Saraki plans to invest highly in the federal Police while allowing states to also police themselves, improve the capacity of the Nigerian army for a multi thronged approach in the war against terrorism, with more focus on effective, incisive targeted surgical strikes.
The document rounds up with a detailed plan for restructuring, judicial reforms and improving the rule of law to make Nigeria a sustainable, peaceful democracy and other plans for national planning and good governance
Onemola noted that Saraki is the first aspirant to release a presidential policy plan.
“There are over 40 aspirants in both the PDP and the APC combined. Yet, only one of them, Dr. Abubakar Saraki, has published his social contract with Nigerians,” he said.
And added, “With the deliberate nature of this campaign and Dr. Saraki’s focus on real solutions, once Nigerians see the plans that a President Saraki administration will embark on, it will become even clearer that he is the most experienced and most prepared candidate.”
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