What really is the 7 point agenda?
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Posted by Felix Okoli on September 01, 2010 at 02:19:07:
I am no politician and most Nigerians really aren't. Na dem, look dem, that's what we say about Nigerian politicians.
What most Nigerians know is that both Yaradua and Jonathan promised to fulfill the seven point agenda before the end of their tenure. Now with Jonathan as Yaradua's successor, we still believe that the promise holds but the truth is that we don't exactly know what is contained in that electoral promise called the 7 point agenda. What really is the Seven point agenda?
The Seven Point Agenda
Well, one thing most Nigerians are sure of is that it contains a promise to ensure steady power supply with the sale of NEPA/PHCN.
After doing a little research, here is what I got as Jonathan's seven point agenda which we expect that he would fulfill:1. Power and Energy
2. Food Security and Agriculture
3. Wealth Creation and Employment
4. Mass Transportation
5. Land Reform
6. Security
7. Qualitative and Functional EducationSeven Point Agenda in detail
1. POWER AND ENERGY - The infrastructural reforms in this critical sector through the development of sufficient and adequate power supply will be to ensure Nigeria's ability to develop as a modern economy and an industrial nation by the year 2015.2. FOOD SECURITY - This reform is primarily agrarian based. The emphasis on the development of modern technology, research, financial injection into research, production and development of agricultural inputs will revolutionalize the agricultural sector leading to a 5 - 10 fold increase in yield and production. This will result in massive domestic and commercial outputs and technological knowledge transfer to farmers.3. WEALTH CREATION - By virtue of its reliance on revenue from non-renewal oil, Nigeria has yet to develop industrially. This reform is focused on wealth creation through diversified production especially in the agricultural and solid mineral sector. This requires Nigerians to choose to work, as hard work by all is required to achieve this reform.4. TRANSPORT SECTOR - The transportation sector in Nigeria with its poor roads networks is an inefficient means of mass transit of people and goods. With a goal of a modernized industrialized Nigeria, it is mandatory that Nigeria develops its transport sector. The PDP government has already started this process by the ongoing rehabilitation and modernization of the railway. While the reforms might take some time to take effect, it is a need that must be addressed.5. LAND REFORMS - While hundreds of billions of dollars have been lost through unused government-owned landed asset, changes in the land laws and the emergence of land reforms will optimize Nigeria's growth through the release of lands for commercialized farming and other large scale business by the private sector. The final result will ensure improvements and boosts to the production and wealth creation initiatives.6. SECURITY - An unfriendly security climate precludes both external and internal investment into the nation. Thus, security will be seen as not only a constitutional requirement but also as a necessary infrastructure for the development of a modern Nigerian economy. With its particular needs, the Niger Delta security issue will be the primary focus, marshaled not with physical policing or military security, but through honest and accurate dialogue between the people and the Federal Government.7. EDUCATION - The two-fold reforms in the educational sector will ensure firstly the minimum acceptable international standards of education for all. With that achieved, a strategic educational development plan will ensure excellence in both the tutoring and learning of skills in science and technology by students who will be seen as the future innovators and industrialists of Nigeria. This reform will be achieved through massive injection into the Education sector.
----------------------------For the past two weeks and even after the national PHCN strike, there has not been any power supply in my home and it is not even and issue of transformers. There is no light in the high tension poles and I'm living in the city. If NEPA was privatized totally like the Telecommunications sector and becomes like MTN, I believe that I would have light for at least 6 hours everyday. I don't believe in this idea of part privatization, let the govt sell off everything that has to do with the PHCN if it wants to achieve a major part of the 7 poin agenda.
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I am no politician and most Nigerians really aren't. Na dem, look dem, that's what we say about Nigerian politicians.
What most Nigerians know is that both Yaradua and Jonathan promised to fulfill the seven point agenda before the end of their tenure. Now with Jonathan as Yaradua's successor, we still believe that the promise holds but the truth is that we don't exactly know what is contained in that electoral promise called the 7 point agenda. What really is the Seven point agenda?
The Seven Point Agenda
Well, one thing most Nigerians are sure of is that it contains a promise to ensure steady power supply with the sale of NEPA/PHCN.
After doing a little research, here is what I got as Jonathan's seven point agenda which we expect that he would fulfill:1. Power and Energy
2. Food Security and Agriculture
3. Wealth Creation and Employment
4. Mass Transportation
5. Land Reform
6. Security
7. Qualitative and Functional EducationSeven Point Agenda in detail
1. POWER AND ENERGY - The infrastructural reforms in this critical sector through the development of sufficient and adequate power supply will be to ensure Nigeria's ability to develop as a modern economy and an industrial nation by the year 2015.2. FOOD SECURITY - This reform is primarily agrarian based. The emphasis on the development of modern technology, research, financial injection into research, production and development of agricultural inputs will revolutionalize the agricultural sector leading to a 5 - 10 fold increase in yield and production. This will result in massive domestic and commercial outputs and technological knowledge transfer to farmers.3. WEALTH CREATION - By virtue of its reliance on revenue from non-renewal oil, Nigeria has yet to develop industrially. This reform is focused on wealth creation through diversified production especially in the agricultural and solid mineral sector. This requires Nigerians to choose to work, as hard work by all is required to achieve this reform.4. TRANSPORT SECTOR - The transportation sector in Nigeria with its poor roads networks is an inefficient means of mass transit of people and goods. With a goal of a modernized industrialized Nigeria, it is mandatory that Nigeria develops its transport sector. The PDP government has already started this process by the ongoing rehabilitation and modernization of the railway. While the reforms might take some time to take effect, it is a need that must be addressed.5. LAND REFORMS - While hundreds of billions of dollars have been lost through unused government-owned landed asset, changes in the land laws and the emergence of land reforms will optimize Nigeria's growth through the release of lands for commercialized farming and other large scale business by the private sector. The final result will ensure improvements and boosts to the production and wealth creation initiatives.6. SECURITY - An unfriendly security climate precludes both external and internal investment into the nation. Thus, security will be seen as not only a constitutional requirement but also as a necessary infrastructure for the development of a modern Nigerian economy. With its particular needs, the Niger Delta security issue will be the primary focus, marshaled not with physical policing or military security, but through honest and accurate dialogue between the people and the Federal Government.7. EDUCATION - The two-fold reforms in the educational sector will ensure firstly the minimum acceptable international standards of education for all. With that achieved, a strategic educational development plan will ensure excellence in both the tutoring and learning of skills in science and technology by students who will be seen as the future innovators and industrialists of Nigeria. This reform will be achieved through massive injection into the Education sector.
----------------------------For the past two weeks and even after the national PHCN strike, there has not been any power supply in my home and it is not even and issue of transformers. There is no light in the high tension poles and I'm living in the city. If NEPA was privatized totally like the Telecommunications sector and becomes like MTN, I believe that I would have light for at least 6 hours everyday. I don't believe in this idea of part privatization, let the govt sell off everything that has to do with the PHCN if it wants to achieve a major part of the 7 poin agenda.
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Re: What really is the 7 point agenda?
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on May 30, 2011 at 09:23:40:
our leader are the one that can make dis nigeria great dey should pls join hands together and take this nation 2 the next level