….harp on security, production, institutional reforms, others
Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The Labour Party (LP) and it’s presidential candidate,Peter Obi have finally released the manifesto titled”It’s POssible:Our Pact with Nigerians.”
Announcing the release on his Twitter handle on Sunday,the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, described the document as “overarching and visionary policy planks” which formerly present his mission and his running mate,Datti Baba Ahmed to Nigerians.
He urged Nigerians to take their time to peruse the document.
“I have the honour to present our 72-page Manifesto, titled, “It’s POssible: Our Pact with Nigerians.” This Manifesto, its overarching and visionary policy planks, lay out our mission focus and mandate for securing, uniting and making Nigeria productive.
“I invite you to peruse the policy document. -PO,” Obi wrote
However,in the 72-page manifesto, the mission and and vision of Peter Obi and his party, Labour Party was anchored on seven key areas which include;security, production, institutional reforms, the industrial revolution, infrastructural development, human capital development, and robust foreign policy.
Some of the promises made in the document include:
“To Secure and unite our dear nation, and manage our diversity such that no one is left behind in Nigeria.
“Move Nigeria from consumption to production and embark on comprehensive legal and institutional reforms and practicable restructuring measures, to fight corruption; ensure the enthronement of the rule of law, and decisively tackle all forms of corruption.”
“Prioritize Human Capital Development through robust investments in STEM education, health, and infrastructural development, with emphasis on wealth creation, distribution, and sustainable development.
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“Engineer the transition of Nigeria from fossil fuel dependency to climate and eco-friendly energy use.”
“Pursue holistic poverty eradication with emphasis on agricultural revolution through
effective utilization of our vast arable lands, particularly in Northern Nigeria, and erase
Nigeria’s categorization as the poverty capital of the world.
“Improve access to finance, particularly to MSMEs, youths, and women, to significantly reduce unemployment and insecurity.
“Ensure that in policy and practice, governance will be made more inclusive, cost-effective, transformative, and less transactional. No more sharing of the national wealth by a few.”
“Ensure that our diversity will be leveraged to give women, children,youths, the aged,and persons living with disabilities, an unfettered voice in governance, and a
renewed sense of patriotism and faith in Nigeria.
“Ensure that Nigeria is
progressively better governed through legislative, executive,and judicial reforms, so that the constitutional separation of powers
among the three arms of government is entrenched and the three tiers of government allowed to function independently and
jointly for a more inclusive and sustainable Nigeria.”