President Goodluck Jonathan’s 91 campaign promises – Help Identify those he has delivered

 

Between February and March, 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), toured the entire nation on campaign. Each stopover he made, he dropped at least two campaign promises.

National dailies reported them as he unleashed the promises. The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, in partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting documented them – 91 of them!
IPC documented the promises under 13 subtitles including infrastructural development, power, economy, energy and gas and security. Others are agriculture, education, women, water resources, mineral resources, national question, reforms and Niger-Delta.

IPC sourced the campaign promises from the February and March 2011 editions of Daily Trust, Champion, Punch, Thisday, Vanguard and The Guardian newspapers; the February and March 2011 editions of The News, Tell and Newswatch magazines; the transcript of Goodluck Jonathan lone TV debate as obtained from the African Independent Television (AIT) and the inaugural Presidential address of Goodluck Jonathan.

The full report is available online at www.ipcng.org. Hard copies of the report are also available at IPC’s office in Lagos but below are the promises tabulated for you to identify those he has delivered.

Infrastructural development	To revive  the rail system in the country To complete Lagos to Jebba rail project To intervene and revitalize the moribund Nigeria Machine Tools and other infrastructure owned by the federal government. Government has budgeted N50b for job development and infrastructure To modernize the ports To complete the second River Niger bridge  before the expiration of the tenure To make the Minister of Works to immediately start repairs of the road  leading to Murtala Mohammed International Airport To transform all major routes in Damaturu to federal roads To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed industries in Kano state To work towards making Akanu Ibiam airport in Enugu an international airport To seek alternative funding means to repair the Benin-Ore road. To set up a committee to review Federal government landed properties in Lagos, hand over those that should and retain those that should be in possession of the Federal Government. To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered attention
Power	To  deliver stable, constant supply of electricity To provide stable power supply by the year 2015 so that small and medium scale industries can thrive again. To ensure that Nigerians do not use generators more than two times in a week To explore the coal deposits in Benue and Kogi states for improved power supply To construct more dams to build more hydro-power stations. To reduce the importation of generators at least 90 percent in the next four years. To raise power generation to about 4,747 megawatts by December 2011 To put an end to epileptic power supply in the country just as fuel queues at petrol stations were ended
Economy	To work with the private sector and all the relevant agencies to stimulate industrial growth” To introduce 5-year term budgeting To diversify the economy To strive to revive the Ajaokuta Steel complex and Itakpe Iron ore company To address the issues of unemployment through diversification of the nation’s economy to that of sustainable agricultural development across the 36 states of federation To reduce production cost by inviting manufacturers of high demand commodities in the country to set up production factories in the country To get industries in Lagos up and running, also bring industries to the Niger Delta To in the next 2 years create 1.5 million jobs To transform the economy within four years To constitute a special committee drawing experts from the MAN, NACCIMA and related bodies as well as key government officials to deliberate regularly on policies that will improve the nation’s economy; committee to be coordinated by the chief economic adviser to the President. To review importation rules and regulations to encourage local manufacturers To create wealth through the transformation   of the economy by intervening in several areas To revitalise all the Federal government properties that have been abandoned in Lagos State, through privatisation in conjunction with the state government. To have a deliberate policy to create jobs by funding SMEs To create an enabling environment for the transformation of the country through the creation of job opportunities for youth and empowerment of the women To deliver Nigeria from poverty, promote agriculture, create employment, create wealth, work on irrigation farming to provide food
Energy & Gas	To facilitate the Petroleum Industry Law with emphasis on local content such that jobs are created for Nigerians. To construct 2 world scale petrochemical plants, 2 fertilizer plants and 2 fertilizer blending plants. To make investment under the gas-driven economic roadmap result in foreign direct investment of about $10 billion over the next three years. To establish petrochemical plant around Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State To build a $3 billion central gas processing facility by 2012 to be sited in Obiaruku Delta State. To attract $25 billion worth of investment into developing the country’s gas infrastructure To in four years, make Nigeria go beyond producing and exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has no reason to keep importing kerosene To create 600,000 new jobs in the gas industry To boost gas supply from 1.0 billion cubic feet per day to 10 billion cubic feet by the year 2020. To invest in petrol chemicals, mining, research and development
Security	To make anyone caught breaching the public peace to face the full wrath of the law. To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers To make a complete transformation of national security architecture To confront headlong ethno-religious violence in the country To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key. Not to interfere with corruption cases To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime To eradicate kidnappings impeding entrepreneurship in Eastern Zone To pursue all bombers and terrorists To adopt modern method to tackle the problem of political violence
Agriculture	To boost agriculture through irrigation and maximizing vast mineral resources in the country To revive the marketing boards to ensure that farmers are no longer cheated on the sales of their farm products and produce while more silos would be built to help farmers preserve their products To provide farmers with information on agricultural production and move towards mechanized agriculture. To make each state to specialize in two crops; cash and local crop Has earmarked some money to revitalize ailing industries and give loans to framers To emback on irrigation project to boost production; to start two projects in Kwara State To boost farming activities by providing power and water
Education	To establish at least one Federal University  in each state of the federation by the end of 2012 To improve on hostel facilities across the nation To revamp Almajiri system of education To work towards improving the education sector as a prelude to transforming economy and as means of empowering the people To improve on teaching and learning environment while the new universities are structured To make every Nigerian of school age to have access to education
Women	To give 35% of political appointments at both ministerial and ambassadorial levels to women
Water Resources	To re-build Ilesa water scheme To  complete Ife/Ijesa dam To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba; the design work for Mambilla dam has been completed To make dam resuscitation to result in Agric boom, reduce poverty in Taraba state
Mineral Resources	To ensure that Hydro carbon deposits in some parts of the North are fully exploited To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau State To make solid mineral key revenue source in Nigeria
National Question	To not discriminate based on ethnicity or religion To run an all inclusive government without discrimination To conduct a  free and fair election To run an open government To stand for national unity and wealth creation To make Nigeria a single indivisible entity and bring development  to every part of the country To compensate communities affected by dam construction in Niger state To fight corruption regardless of the position of the person involved” To commit to politics without bitterness. To build a new economy that is strong and dynamic and underpinned by a patriotic work ethic’; to run a government that is committed to fairness, equity and justice for all.
Reforms	To reform and ensure that the Customs conform to global practices To facilitate a bill to National Assembly to give constitutional backing to traditional rulers as custodians of the traditions and customs of the people To make the new tax policy to address the multiple taxation and related issues and make it become a thing of the past To lead by example; strengthen the anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of investigation against any government official. To build a new economy that is strong and dynamic and underpinned by a patriotic work ethic’. To continue to run a government that is committed to fairness, equity and justice for all.
Niger Delta	To put in place a four-year development plan for the Niger Delta region that will create coastal roads, railways and mechanised agriculture and look for ways of exporting our produce; set up committees on their execution. To work together with the Cross River State Government to make sure Tinapa is vibrant and productive. To ensure that the National Boundary Development  Agencies are funded to tackle the challenges that arose out of the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun  To bring investors to establish petrochemical industries in Niger Delta