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Baba, now that you have finally settled in Aso Rock

  • Power supply: we all know that this is a big problem in this country. Almost every middle class home I know has a generator for when there is power outage –which is usually often- and the same can be said of most businesses. The supply has been better since you came into office, which is weird because there hasn’t been any report of more generation. But that is a story for another day. What you need to do is start gradually by ensuring that we have power supply for at least 12 hours every day. After a couple of months, up the standard to 18 hours daily. Then look for ways to get it to 24 hours 4 days a week and 18 hours for the remaining 3 days. As time moves on, plan for 24 hours daily and see how the nation will boom. A man I know, whose name is Bolaji Adams, is an entrepreneur in Adamawa state. His biggest problem is setting up industries that run on diesel. If there is constant power supply, I can assure you that he will pay just about anything to ensure he doesn’t have to spend so much on diesel. That is the same view shared by most business owners across the federation. If you are able to ensure that there is adequate power supply, you won’t feel guilty about taxing businesses, which will serve as internally generated revenue for the country. Win-win situation right?
  • Water supply: in all honesty, I cannot remember the last time water from Water Board flowed in my house. In my parents’ houses, they put in their own borehole and water reservoirs to supply them water. Houses for rent also have same reservoirs for tenants. I can be bold enough to say that Water Board is obsolete. I won’t say more than that. Wait…I will. Fix it!
  • Buildings: replicate the same ingenuity in buildings that is seen in Abuja, Lagos and certain areas of Rivers. I am not talking about just concrete jungles that characterize public offices but also perfectly designed housing estates, natural and amusement parks and the likes. I want you to also ensure that whatever building goes up is in compliance with global best practices and puts into consideration the climate change that seems to be speaking of an impending doom for the earth.

When the aforementioned are worked on, the economy will experience a boom that will help you carry out the plans you outlined in your campaigns.

 

  1. Ensure Strict Adherence To Policies That Protect Women, Children and Vulnerable People

I am glad that the Violence Against Person (Prohibition) bill was passed by the National Assembly. I am worried though about the Sexual Offences Bill because of the grey areas that seem to accept child marriage. You need to enforce equal treatment of women in this country. Your views and body language should agree to laws protecting women, children and vulnerable people, even if that means standing firm on the issue of child marriage. Your wife made a public pronouncement that no girl should be married until she is 18; until she is an adult capable of making her own decisions and physically ready for the rigors of marriage and child bearing. I hope you agree with your wife on this. I have seen that you afforded your daughters the best education possible and I want you to also advocate for the same for every young girl who is a Nigerian and subject to your government. You also need to look at the crimes been labeled against the military on extra-judicial killings. The internally displaced people also need to be rehabilitated and reintegrated into society.

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  1. Interesting,informative and an educative(forgive me grammar) article,you write very well. I pray that H.E makes use of your advice and I pray that Nigeria as a nation move forward,amen.

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