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| 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Clerverly: 1:54pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon unfold to Nigerians its manifesto, which is anchored on an eight-point agenda. The party, in a statement Sunday, listed its eight-point agenda as the war against corruption, food security, accelerated power supply, integrated transport network, free education, devolution of power, accelerated economic growth, and affordable health care. Ahead of the release of its manifesto, the party also promised that henceforth it would engage in enunciating development issues that will steer its politics away from meaningless attacks on personalities and attention-diverting tales that has become the pre-occupation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the statement by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also asked the presidency to tell Nigerians why its has defied the electoral law by continuing to campaign for the 2015 elections, adding that last Thursday’s women peace rally hosted by the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, was nothing but a campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of 2015 elections. It urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sanction the organisers of the rally in Abuja if its ban on early campaign for the 2015 polls is to be taken seriously. The opposition coalition party, which has engaged the ruling PDP in a war of words over the state of the nation, said yesterday that it would soon be articulating a summary of how it would rescue Nigeria from PDP’s misrule. “Our eight cardinal programmes, which we shall be articulating in the days ahead, represent a summary of how we intend to rescue the long-suffering citizens and rescue our nation. These are the war against corruption, food security, accelerated power supply, integrated transport network, free education, devolution of power, accelerated economic growth, and affordable health care. “Our guiding philosophy will derive its impetus from these seven principles: Belief in, and the fear of God; upholding the rule of law; preserving national unity; pursuit of a just and egalitarian society; building of strong institutions; commitment to social justice and economic progress; and promoting a representative and functional participatory democracy. “These are the issues we will be enunciating in the days ahead as we steer the politics of our nation away from jejune matters that are at the core of PDP’s misrule to serious issues of relevance that will benefit our people under an APC federal government,” the party said. The party explained that Nigerians are interested in issues and “not continuous muck-raking about opposition leaders like Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” “For example, Nigerians want to know why the country can still not feed itself after 14 years of endless promises by the PDP; Nigerians want to know why they cannot be protected by their government when the security of lives and property is the raison d’etre of any government,” it added. It said the reason its leaders had decided to put the national interest above personal considerations was to rescue Nigeria from the clutches of the PDP and a mediocre presidency, both of which have failed the citizenry and dimmed their hopes. APC challenged the PDP and the president’s image makers to tell Nigerians why the ruling party has failed to lift the country in the 14 years that it has been in the saddle, instead of peddling concocted tales about the opposition. “Nigerians want to know why over 40 million youths cannot get jobs under a government that gleefully touts a 6 per cent GDP growth rate; Nigerians want to know how 400,000 barrels of oil are being stolen daily and who the thieves are; Nigerians want to know why the country is more divided than ever under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan; and why corruption has become a bigger monster in the years under the PDP. “The 2015 elections will be fought on the platform of issues, not meaningless attacks on personalities and attention-diverting tales like how Gen. Buhari wants to stage a comeback or how Asiwaju Tinubu wants to expand his imaginary empire,” it said. It faulted some of the achievements attributed to the PDP, saying a party that defies the rules and lies through its teeth could not be trusted with power in a nation where its people are eager for their country to join the comity of developed nations. For instance, APC said while the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, was busy telling Nigerians that Jonathan had not informed anyone that he would contest in 2015, the first lady mobilised women to take part in what was tagged a “peace rally”, but which in essence was a campaign for Jonathan ahead of the 2015 presidential poll. “Defying INEC, this brazen campaign featured women clad in specially-made ‘ankara’ that bore the picture of President Jonathan and reminded one of the disgraceful days of the late despot Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire, and the late clownish leader of Uganda, Idi Amin. What a company to keep in the 21st century! “In what must have ranked as the first of its kind in Nigeria, women drawn from various security agencies – the same that will be expected to provide security for the 2015 elections – were coerced into a march of shame, as organisers of the campaign masquerading as a peace rally, blocked traffic and prevented citizens from earning their daily bread. “Yet Okupe said his boss has not told anyone he will run, and had the temerity to insult the media by saying they have been taken over by a few people. The good news is that Nigerians are far smarter than their present rulers and therefore cannot be fooled,” APC said. The party called on INEC to mete out appropriate sanctions to anyone who has violated its ban on early campaigns for the 2015 elections, in view of the first lady’s peace rally. It added that the sanction was necessary if the commission’s ban on such campaigns is to be taken seriously. Thisday |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by egift(m): 2:16pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Nice one. Do include a well designe programe that provide empowerment for the youths. I don't mean jobs - rather an avenue to provide capital for new start ups. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 2:20pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Great manifesto. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by teskyg: 3:07pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Boko Haram Manifesto  3 Likes |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 3:13pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
The party, in a statement Sunday, listed its eight- Great points, its funny Nigeria is still battling problem of the 1940s in 2013. Anyways i would like to see the APC senators renounce their jumbo pay as a start. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by baby124: 3:18pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
“Our guiding philosophy will derive its impetus from these seven principles: Belief in, and the fear of God; upholding the rule of law; preserving national unity; pursuit of a just and egalitarian society; building of strong institutions; commitment to social justice and economic progress; and promoting a representative and functional participatory democracy. Nice The party explained that Nigerians are interested in issues and “not continuous muck-raking about opposition leaders like Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” LMAO. This is for the jobless losers. the first lady mobilised women to take part in what was tagged a “peace rally”, but which in essence was a campaign for Jonathan ahead of the 2015 presidential poll. This is a knock-out and truly shamelessness at its height. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 5:17pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
APC challenged the PDP and the president’s Nairaland “Yet Okupe said his boss has not told anyone he will run, and had the temerity to insult the media by saying they have been taken over by a few people. The good news is that some Nigerians are far smarter than their present rulers and therefore cannot be fooled,” APC said. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Clerverly: 5:50pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
In a Nutshell 1. War Against Corruption (WAC) 2. Food Security. (FS) 3. Accelerated Power Supply (APS) 4. Integrated Transport Network. (ITN) 5. Free Education (FE) 6. Devolution Of Power (DP) 7. Accelerated Economic Growth (AEG) 8. Affordable Health Care. These Would Be Achieved Through “Our guiding philosophy will derive its impetus from these seven principles: Belief in, and the fear of God; upholding the rule of law; preserving national unity; pursuit of a just and egalitarian society; building of strong institutions; commitment to social justice and economic progress; and promoting a representative and functional participatory democracy. 1 Like |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 5:53pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
The question is How not what!! This Agenda nonsense is nonsense |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by dumodust(m): 6:28pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Clerverly: In a Nutshell we've been listing all these points since the 50s... Each generation of nigerians have been defrauded with these same lame jingles. Like olumide above said, we want to know 'how'- the exact strategy and statistics, not 'what' we all already obviously know. Because of our docility, politicians and their proganda machinery now think nigerians are dumb... Same old thing, no ideology |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 7:00pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
I will like to know what their strategy for devolution of power is, and their time-scale of achieving full devolution. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by KayDee4: 7:05pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Story Story, same ol' BS Has any APC house member put forward a bill or proposal to show their plans towards achieving this agenda or that they even plan to move in this direction? If truly this is the party's platform, then the party members in the senate and house need to start showing what they stand for regardless of if they are currently the ruling party, not just putting out beautifully crafted statements to deceive people ahead of 2015. A party's agenda should not just surface overnight ahead of a major election, it should be what they're known to stand and fight for over time. Until they start churning out results, PDP, APC, et al. remain a conglomeration of rètards. 1 Like |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Raymonbell(m): 7:11pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Nice manifesto |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by ImHotepX: 7:19pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Interesting manifesto on paper. At least if they can't achieve most of the things in the manifesto, they need to get busy with the "devolution of power" and restructure the country. Time will tell. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 7:37pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Kay-Dee: they will only do good things when you give them power! u dey mind the jugglers? why not sponsor a bill now to devolve powers lets see? meanwhile the same people that voted last week not to give ordinary financial autonomy to LGAs want to promise Nigerians devolution! |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Clerverly: 7:47pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
mikeansy: I hear you! Sponsor the same bill, your conservative populated member will even kill before it goes for the second reading? Are u this dumb? |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by gameboy727(m): 7:47pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Pwahahaha. If ah hear. Another failed era of the government that might be in power come 2015. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 8:02pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Clerverly: Yes I am very dumb to know what the so called progressive APC is not acting any different from PDP. How can a party who alongside PDP voted "NO" on LGA financial autonomy promise Nigerians devolution? They either dont know the meaning and objective of devolution or a lying to Nigerians. Eitherway its no good and promises nothing different from PDP! The age old adage of not replacing your dog with a monkey because an animal that stoops is still within your neighborhood comes to mind! |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by KayDee4: 8:34pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
mikeansy: Is funny how they attack the opposition when they are of the same breed with the same plans (no plan) . |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by KayDee4: 8:40pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Clerverly: That's supposed to be a good point to campaign on. If they have a viable plan and the opposition is against it, then come out and tell the people what you planned and who opposed it and ask us to vote them out. If your plan sounds good to us, we will vote out the people standing in the way. That's what the politician-electorate relationship should be about not just about singing the praises of useless parties with no political platform. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Nobody: 8:50pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
APC should make it a nine point agenda if they are genuinely serious: 9. Reducing the cost of governance. Especially the undeserved bloated/outrageous salaries and allowances of lawmakers. But all na wash! 1 Like |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Goddex: 8:55pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Why are the APC governors not doing all these in their states currently. Lies, Lies. Lies, Lies, Lies Lies, Lies,Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies Lies, Lies,Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies Lies, Lies,Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by djon78(m): 8:58pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Honestly I think am begining to like this APC party. They have well articulated blueprint and agenda. Also I like the area where they talked about shielding the party from image of their strongmen because, their opponents have used it as a weapon against them, like calling them bokoharam party or asiwaju party, this way they can win over the pessimsts, suspiscious and bigotry folks. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by stebell(m): 9:38pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Eight(  point agenda indeed. Wat of insecurity in our nation don't they hv any plans t̶̲̥̅̊o̶̲̥̅̊ do something about it. Bunch liars. Big big talk, small small doings =APC. |
| Re: 2015: APC Unfold 8-point Agenda by Clerverly: 12:04pm On Aug 20, 2013 |
Fp |
image makers to tell Nigerians why the ruling party has failed to lift the country in the 14 years that it has been in the saddle, instead of peddling concocted tales about the opposition....(1) (Reply)
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