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WHAT NIGERIANS WANT FROM THEIR NEW PRESIDENT
With the 2015 general elections getting closer than ever, this article wants to highlight some important issues the incoming President should address with great commitments and seriousness. It is no longer news that we have two big contenders amongst others jostling for the occupancy of the Aso Rock Villa and the leadership of this huge nation; the incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) of the People Democratic Party which has been ruling for all the 16 years of Nigeria's young democracy and his biggest opposition is in person of General Muhammadu Buhari a former military head of state and 5 time aspirant contesting under the new opposition party; All Progressive Congress.
After their emergence as the flag bearers if their respective parties for the Presidential race, it is to be noted that the electioneering and campaigning strategies of the two biggest candidates has not been of the highest standard with both parties often coming short of issues to be addressed after being elected, instead their campaigns has been filled with baseless accusations and counter accusations, incessant finger pointing of wrong doing by one the other, varying degrees of lawsuits, numerous controversies and buying of the electorates with money, not forgetting their colourful rallies and advertisement.
With the 2015 general elections getting closer than ever, this article wants to highlight some important issues the incoming President should address with great commitments and seriousness. It is no longer news that we have two big contenders amongst others jostling for the occupancy of the Aso Rock Villa and the leadership of this huge nation; the incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) of the People Democratic Party which has been ruling for all the 16 years of Nigeria's young democracy and his biggest opposition is in person of General Muhammadu Buhari a former military head of state and 5 time aspirant contesting under the new opposition party; All Progressive Congress.
After their emergence as the flag bearers if their respective parties for the Presidential race, it is to be noted that the electioneering and campaigning strategies of the two biggest candidates has not been of the highest standard with both parties often coming short of issues to be addressed after being elected, instead their campaigns has been filled with baseless accusations and counter accusations, incessant finger pointing of wrong doing by one the other, varying degrees of lawsuits, numerous controversies and buying of the electorates with money, not forgetting their colourful rallies and advertisement.
In spite of whoever wins the Presidential election come March 28, what Nigerians want their new Commander In Chief to do is;
1) to bring an end to terrorism and ethnic militia and the successful return of the missing Chibok girls
2) to head a government that will be committed to good governance and have the development of its country and people at heart
3) to curb the scourging menace of corruption in government and the society
4) to put an end to incessant power supply ravaging the country
5) to boost the economy to enable businesses to thrive and stop the devaluation of the Naira
6) to provide employment opportunities for the growing number of unemployed Nigerian youths
7) to diversify from petroleum as 90% source of our country's foreign exchange and look into other commodities that are in abundance in the country.
8) to ensure the peace and security of the citizenry and their properties.
9) to deliver the dividend of democracy to the citizens
I am not saying all these are the only issues the President should look into nor i'm I saying they will be easy to acheive, what i'm pointing out is that these issues are not rocket science and it's what a committed, serious-minded, corruption free government can achieve.
What can we do than to keep our fingers crossed and hope our new President will be the messiah, or maybe we just have to endure the next 4 years and start hoping for 2019 to come soon.
Written by Adio Oluwadamilola (Unilag)
Email: Adiodamilola@yahoo.com
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