APC AND THE ROAD-MAP TO 2015

WOULD THIS BRING THE LONG ANTICIPATED CHANGE?

 

Many governments have emerged; from the military to the civilian regime, particularly the civilian regime, where we read volumes of their manifestos, giving the electorate the hope of having a sigh of relief, but on the contrary, such things are not implemented.

The question is ‘who bears the brunt?’ your answer is as good as mine- the masses!

          The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been in power for so long a time of which the Nigerian people are crying for a change.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is seen as a national party to reckon with, following its philosophy which focuses on the common man of Nigeria. The party is geared to being in the frontline of Nigerian politics, by showcasing political character different from that of the ruling PDP.

          In the history of Nigerian politics, there has never been a coalition of political parties to form a single party which would be a strong contender to the government of the day. To getting the mandate of the electorate, come 2015, the APC in its road-map is poised to

·       Ensuring zero-tolerance for corruption

·       Providing meals for students across the federation.

·       Providing a sum of #5,000.00 to vulnerable people every month.

·       Providing jobs both at the state and federal levels.

·       Providing adequate power supply and ICT centres across the federation.

If you were a jurist, would you say the government of the day is not making effort to fighting corruption? Come to think of it, corruption in Nigeria precisely, is as old as man, and only if we can all imbibe attitudinal change will this ‘nut’ be easy for us to crack.

How does the APC want to tackle this menace of corruption? In the south-west where it dominates, a lot of projects awarded by its state governors are not monitored and evaluated, let alone being implemented. A notable road along Bucknor-Isheri road in Ejigbo LCDA, in Lagos state, has been awarded for over a decade now, yet, the government of the day still politicizes with it. Year-in, year-out, this road is said to have been completed and commissioned. This is corruption!

          Consider the states where APC is the government of the day, how many jobs have the governors able to provide? What we have is ethnicity and nepotism. People are no longer being employed on merit. How can we make headway with these?

          How does the APC want to provide a sum of #5000.00 to vulnerable people across the federation for every month? Will this be in the national budget? How then would it be able to execute its projects?

This will equally culminate in corruption, where some individuals will politicize with it.

From these, the ruling People’s Democratic Party claims to have a similar road-map, but the All Progressives Congress believes the former lacks character in leadership.

          My point is how does the APC want to fight insurgency in the north-east, following the recent attacks on schools? Let’s see how far this goes come 2015 general elections.