The Imperatives Of Change
Responsive Governance and
Meaningful Citizenship
Anti-Corruption and Accountable
Institutions
Competitive Social Services for
Improved Living Standard
Security for Stronger and Safer
Communities
Fair Chance and Equal Opportunities
Provision of Better Options and Skills
That Matter
Competencies Not Connections
Creating real Opportunities for
Economic Growth
Providing Business Opportunities For
Everyone
Creating Conducive Environments for
Medium and Large Scale Enterprises
Developing Open and Dynamic
Markets
Building Infrastructure That Works
Agriculture for Jobs , Wealth Creation
and Food Security
Intervention Schemes that Integrate
National interest, Global Respect

Atiku that couldn't defend his activities in PTDF?Atiku that transformed from a "mere" custom officer to a Billionaire? His candidacy is Dead on Arrival!!!!!!!!!!




Buhari is Our Man 2015

#APC

THE IMPERATIVES OF CHANGE


Whilst the elites live pampered lives,
the vast majority of the population is
trapped in poverty and
underdevelopment. The middle class
has crumbled under the weight of a
rent-seeking economic environment.
Few can hope for a decent education;
there are not enough jobs;
infrastructure and public services are
inadequate while basic social security
has no real meaning. Too many
Nigerians live in fear of violent crimes,
communal clashes, and savage acts of
terrorism. Most feel betrayed by the
very institutions that were set up to
serve and protect them and by corrupt
and self-serving politicians. Indifferent,
ill-equipped, and often brutal security
forces and a weak legal and judicial
system fuel public distrust of the state
and feed into the widely held belief
that institutions don't matter.
This must CHANGE!

Responsive Governance and Meaningful Citizenship


Nigeria has made giant strides towards
democracy. Since the return to civilian rule
in 1999, successive elected governments
have entrenched macroeconomic stability,
liberalised key sectors of the economy,
promoted growth and employment, and
improved the country's image abroad. Yet
more than half a century after
independence, full citizenship and too many
democratic dividends remain elusive.
This must CHANGE!
Under an APC government led by Atiku
Abubakar, the Federal government will
no longer tolerate:
The neglect by and alienation of citizens
from nominally public institutions; self-
serving elites, politicians and a
government that only takes, and never
gives to those who have little or
nothing
The seemingly irreversible decay of
habits and institutions that could arrest
or counteract the erosion of social
trust
The constant reminders of the stark
inequality between the fortunate few
and those who cannot afford to feed,
clothe, and educate their children
The indifferent, corrupt, and abusive
public officials who get away with
whatever they do
The neglect of displaced persons and
those living in remote villages, informal
settlements, and urban slums which
leaves them fearful and vulnerable
A Workable Governance Structure
The Federal Government dominates
Nigeria's political and economic life. The
Constitution gives it the mandate and the
means to initiate, implement, adjust, and
abandon a wide range of policies and
regulations. Political practice also allows
Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA)
considerable leeway in interpreting
legislative tasks and instructions. Checks and
balances are weak and highly politicised and
unless the Presidency takes a decided
stance against sharp practices, heads of
agencies can more or less do as they
please. The FG currently receives around 56
per cent of consolidated budgetary
revenues. Along with various agencies, it
remains the single largest employer.
Although public procurement only accounts
for less than one per cent of GDP, it is the
main source of capital accumulation and
preservation. The FG's deep pockets, its
ability to tap into the Excess Crude Account
(ECA) and suspend Federation Account
transfers to States and Local Governments
at will, give it considerable formal and
informal leverage over them.
This must CHANGE.

Anti- Corruption
and Accountable
Institutions
Accountable Institutions
Abundant resource rents and a skewed
revenue allocation model mean that the
distant and insulated federal government
does not have to earn citizens' trust, and
that state and local governments lack the
resources to meet citizens' needs. At less
than 5% of GDP, Nigeria's tax 'burden' is
one of the lowest in the world - though it is
more than enough to buy elite support.
Instead of investing in state capacity, the
fortunate few extract rents to fund
expensive self-help systems that give them
access to amenities other citizens do not
have access to, such as safe and secure
housing, reliable water and electricity
supplies, mobility, effective health care, a
decent education, and personal protection.
The FG excels at creating redundant
agencies and task forces with muddled up
remits and responsibilities, frustrating
efforts to evaluate their effectiveness and
to streamline allocations accordingly. Also,
most Ministers and Director Generals of
Agencies treat their organisations as
personal fiefdoms, with little censure or
sanction. There are no unified - let alone
transparent - procurement or recruitment
mechanisms; morale at the overstaffed
MDAs is poor, and careers typically reflect
relations rather than performance.
Anti-Corruption And Accountability
Corruption and public sector accountability
continues to be a scourge in Nigeria. So
perverse has the influence of corruption
been on Nigeria that its impact has
frustrated many developmental efforts and
stunted growth in almost every facet of
national life. Therefore, to achieve any
meaningful outcome from developmental
viewpoint, the menace of corruption and low
public sector accountability needs to be
tackled. A robust, professional and
independent anti-corruption agency is
mandatory. In spite of the efforts
undertaken since 1999, including the
creation of new anti-corruption agencies like
the EFCC, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau,
corruption remains endemic in the Nigerian
public and private sectors. Because of the
pervasive nature of this vice, I promise to
be doggedly committed to use all legitimate
means to ensure that corruption in both
public and private sectors is drastically
reduced.
This anti-corruption stance has become
imperative in order to clean up the system
that has long been bedevilled by different
variants of abuse such as embezzlement of
public fund, nepotism, bribery, extortion,
influence peddling, and fraud; an Augean
stable that has imposed on the nation a
burdensome and recurring nexus of
mediocrity and lack of probity. Like cancer,
the culture of corruption has spread
malignantly into every aspect of national
life, making it more or less impossible to
stay in business or get anything done
without giving bribes. Seen as a bane,
corruption has grown outrageously that it
has consistently defied all efforts, both past
and present, to stymie it. It is now so
entrenched that anyone hoping to do any
business with the Nigerian bureaucracy must
include a budget for bribes. The situation is
so bad that even some government officials
are alleged to bribe one another to get
government business done.
A major culprit in the crux of corruption in
the country has been identified as the
overarching role crude oil plays in the
economy. The Nigerian oil industry is seen
as a den of corruption making the average
Nigerian lose the traditional interest for hard
work and the knack to generate resources
as well as to accumulate capital.
This vicious evil is a conundrum that has
made it difficult to apprehend corrupt
officials and successfully prosecute them.
Perhaps, this is the reason why many high
profile cases either with the EFCC, the ICPC
or the courts have remained pending for
years with no examples to serve as
deterrents. Due to the lack of sustained
prosecutorial will, many Nigerians now hold
the view that the ant-graft agencies such as
the EFCC, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau, the
legislators, the police and the judiciary, are
themselves enmeshed in this crippling social
malaise.
Consequently, as Nigerians constantly
complain about official inaction to combat
corruption in the society, the situation is
not helped by the befuddling definition of
what constitute corruption in itself. We
believe that what constitutes this vice must
be properly defined such as:
The lack of integrity
Impairment of virtue and moral
principles Destruction of societal sense
of honesty or loyalty.
The use of a position of trust for
dishonest gain
Improperly violating official duty and
code of conduct
Diversion of material wealth into private
hands intended for the achievement of
socially desirable ends resulting in
deprivation and impoverishment of many
to the advantage of the few
Themed greed, selfishness and lusts
that render in tatters the common good
on which rests the edifice of democracy
Embezzlement
Promotion of mediocrity
Nepotism
Bribery & extortion
Influence peddling
Fraud and
Stomach Infrastructure

Competitive
Social Services for
Improved Living
Standard
Public services are a travesty and a tragedy.
In rural areas, more than half of the
population lives below the poverty line
without access to basic amenities. Police
and security presence is patchy; and there
are few if any basic public services.
Electricity is scarce, sanitation is poor, and
health services are grossly inadequate.
Access to basic education means children
often walk long distances to poorly
equipped and overcrowded schools, only to
find out that their teachers failed to turn up
for work. Few in the villages feel they have a
stake in the Federal Republic, fewer still
trust government. Most are convinced that
the only time officials and politicians visit is
during the election season, when they buy
votes and promise things that will never
materialise.
In the urban areas, particularly in state
capitals, citizens fare slightly better. Most
have access to state provided services and
education, many know how to demand what
they know is rightfully theirs, and someone
always knows someone who knows about
the latest state or federal support scheme.
Still, few have a say on how local
governments are run, and state and local
councils can be as insulated and indifferent
as a federal Ministry in Abuja.
This will CHANGE.

Nigeria is no failed state, but it is evidently
in crisis. Inequality, ethno-religious frictions,
and disputes over land and resources have
eroded social cohesion, undermining
democratic consolidation and threatening
national unity and security. Today, Nigerians
have to endure terrorist attacks in the
North, militancy in the Delta, communal
violence in the Middle Belt, cult wars in the
South, and kidnappings, armed robberies,
and common acts of thuggery throughout
the country.
Most are left to fend for themselves. Those
who turn to the police, the army or any
other state security agencies usually have
the means and personal connections to buy
help and protection. Those who don't simply
move on, resigned. The bitter ones may
form vigilante groups, others join mobs that
dispense jungle justice on suspects and
scapegoats alike. Too many believe they
have nothing to lose, and everything to
gain, and the most alienated are easy prey
for terrorists, militants, and thugs.
This will CHANGE.
Intro

ATIKU ABUBAKAR IS THE MAN WE WANT. Support the CHANGE for #ANigeriaForAll with this prepared and experienced statesman. Atiku2015..

Osyfellaini:
ATIKU ABUBAKAR IS THE MAN WE WANT. Support the CHANGE for #ANigeriaForAll with this prepared and experienced statesman. Atiku2015..

Atiku represents CHANGE. Change for Nigeria!!

barcanista:
Atiku that couldn't defend his activities in PTDF?Atiku that transformed from a "mere" custom officer to a civil servant? His candidacy is Dead on Arrival!!!!!!!!!!




Buhari is Our Man 2015

#APC

Oga, before you post something, think na? Hian. What activities in PTDF could he not defend? When he had issues with OBJ and Baba raised the issue, did Atiku not say he put PTDF money in commercial banks so it'll generate interest? Did he not return the money with interest? Na wa

Creating
Conducive
Environments for
Medium and Large
Scale Enterprises
In theory, mid-sized enterprises should be
able to exploit a wide range of business
opportunities resulting from unmet
customer needs. However, with the possible
exception of the firms that created the
Nollywood cluster, most Medium Enterprises
(MEs) rely on legacy markets, public
procurement contracts, and local content
provisions.
Mid-sized companies transacting with public
entities also suffer payment delays. Those
who operate beyond the rentier economy
struggle to obtain qualified business
support, specialised staff, and relevant
market intelligence.
Many large enterprises thrive on their
dominant market position, political
patronage, weak anti-trust laws, and meek
competition authorities. The flip side is that
few are innovative and internationally
competitive, and fewer still would survive in
liberalised markets. Many are also vulnerable
to changes in the political environment, and
most face constant demands for special
contributions to the personal and political
ambitions of their counterparties in local,
state, and federal government

Chidiokereke:


Oga, before you post something, think na? Hian. What activities in PTDF could he not defend? When he had issues with OBJ and Baba raised the issue, did Atiku not say he put PTDF money in commercial banks so it'll generate interest? Did he not return the money with interest? Na wa

cc: barcanista

Chidiokereke:


Oga, before you post something, think na? Hian. What activities in PTDF could he not defend? When he had issues with OBJ and Baba raised the issue, did Atiku not say he put PTDF money in commercial banks so it'll generate interest? Did he not return the money with interest? Na wa

bros see how you sound? Was it statutory for the monies of PTDF be put into another account in the guise of "attracting" interest other than its approved account and without the knowledge of the FEC and C-in-C? Why didn't he "inform" the nation before the exposure by EFCC, Obasanjo and FEC? Bro why did he quickly withdraw some cash from a mysterious account after his scam has been exposed? Are yu aware that he was indicted by the Senate for PTDF Misappropriation? Should we dig deep to tell the world what happened as at that time? See Atiku is a bad market. You pro-Atiku should respect yourself before I change am for una oga.

Sai Buhari

Atiku has no political agenda than to steal and create more hole in nation financial treasure.
If he lobby and pay heavily to pick up final presidential ticket of APC party then we will all cast our vote for GEJ.

Atiku is one of the most unmarketable products in the world, and not even the best salesman can sell him to the Nigerian electorate. Marketing Atiku has got to be the hardest job ever. The OP is on a futile and thankless quest.

pro01:
Atiku is one of the most nmarketable products in the world,u and not even the best salesman can sell him to the Nigerian electorate. Marketing Atiku has got to be the hardest job ever. The OP is on a futile and thankless quest.

This is the first analytical manifesto from any of the Apeeshit contenders. This is a refreshing change from the dreary monotone of "kwarauption, kwarauption ad nauseaum from Bin Buhari and the antics of the other clown Sam Nda Isiah (not sure of his fcukeed name) who came up with the implausible idea of employing 4 million police (wo)men to check insecurity.

Talk is cheap! easier said than done

Where are the pdp people, come celebrate atiku.

JulianBond007:
Atiku represents CHANGE. Change for Nigeria!!

I'm begining to like this Atiku. He appears more pragmatic and more refined than Buhari, who seems much like a dark horse.

APC 2015!

vedd:

I'm begining to like this Atiku. He appears more pragmatic and more refined than Buhari, who seems much like a dark horse.

APC 2015!

join the team today as we celebrate the birthday of the man who stands out from other contestants. A refined and pragmatic man as you pointedly said it.

Atiku for president 2015!!