The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said
yesterday it would be unfair to expect the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration
to fulfil its campaign promises within four years
in office.
But this contradicts the party’s position while
seeking power that the fulfillment of some of its
promises would take only a short time.
Among others, APC promised to create 720, 000
jobs yearly; generate, transmit and distribute at
least 20,000 MW of electricity in four years; ban
government officials from seeking medical care
abroad; and make Nigeria economy one of the
fastest-growing emerging economies in the world
with a real GDP growth averaging 10 per cent in
one year.
The party also promised to initiate action to
amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to
devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to
states in order to entrench true federalism and
the federal spirit ; create additional middle-class
of at least two million new homeowners in the
first year in government ; create an additional
middle class of at least four million new home
owners in four years; build up to 4,800km of
modern railway lines – one third to be completed
in four years; increase the quality of all federal
government-owned hospitals to world class
standard; amend the constitution to remove
immunity from prosecution for elected officers in
criminal case; and revive the Ajaokuta Steel
Company.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary,
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi entitled “Re: ‘PDP Unveils
Plans To Sack APC”, the ruling party condemned
what it termed the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP)’s brand of opposition politics characterised
mainly by allegations and open incitement of
separatist agitations across the country.
from the Guardian
Is four years not enough?
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