The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, made eight major promises to the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
During an interactive session with the leadership of the Christian body in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu promised to recalibrate the economy to ensure better jobs and wages for Nigerian people.
The APC candidate also vowed to combat hunger and poverty by growing more food and better rewarding farmers for their toil.
He also promised to revive the country's industrial capacity to provide work for the growing urban population and to produce more goods for local use and export.
1. Economy Recalibration
He said “My team, Senator Shettima and I have crafted our Action Plan for Nigeria titled Renewed Hope. This agenda is based on the progressive notion that our economy must be recalibrated to ensure better jobs and wages for people. That all are entitled to basic health care and education.
2. Combat Hunger & Poverty
“We will combat hunger and poverty by growing more food and better rewarding farmers for their toil.
3. Industry Revitalization
“We shall revive our industrial capacity to provide work for our growing urban population and to produce more of the things that we need.
“Where the private sector thrives, we will not attempt to fix what is not broken. Where it falters, government shall lend a hand to keep people employed and the economy vibrant. Where there is a gap, we must fill it so that we more fully employ our idle workforce and productive capacity.
5. Social Safety Net
“We must better tend to the poor, vulnerable and elderly by strengthening the social safety net.
6. Fuel Subsidy Removal
“We shall end the fuel subsidy because it has become an unproductive policy favouring an elite that needs no favours while giving the people precious little.
“Funds that were previously used for the subsidy will be invested in public transportation and other infrastructure, education, and health.
“Let us advance to the economic point where no parent is forced to send their children to bed hungry and no one is fearful that tomorrow will bring more lack and poverty.
7. Fiscal Power
“Fiscal power and authority shall be recalibrated to give the states more latitude to better fulfil their mandate of grassroots development and empowerment of people and local communities. This includes assessing each state’s best option regarding a more active role in crime prevention and law enforcement.
8. Security
“On security, we will not relent until terrorists, kidnappers and criminals quit their malign ways or are completely defeated. We shall augment our security forces and use advanced technology to track and defeat these evil groups.
“They want to destroy our peaceful way of life. We shall destroy theirs first.”
This article was originally published on Naija News
from Naija News https://ift.tt/VcBnif4
via IFTTT