By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
THE presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has finally unveiled his manifesto to Nigerians ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The 62-page pact with Nigerians is titled: “Obi/Baba-Ahmed Pact with Nigerians.”
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Aranbambi, confirmed the development late Saturday night.
The manifesto, sighted by Stonix News, promises seven-key priority areas needed to jump-start the economy and move the country from consumption to production.
Major of the priority areas in the pact include: to secure the country, end banditry and insurgency; and unite the country in such a way “that no one is left behind.”
The Labour Party also pledged to “shift emphasis from consumption to production by running a production-centered economy that is driven by an agrarian revolution and export-oriented industrialization.
”Restructure the polity through effective legal and institutional civil service.
“Leapfrog Nigeria into the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), through the application of scientific and technological innovations to create reforms to entrench the rule of law, aggressively fight corruption, reduce cost of governance, and establish an honest and efficient a digital economy.
“Build expansive and world-class infrastructure for efficient power scholarship and research, quality healthcare, and entrepreneurship global competitiveness through investment in world-class supply, rail, road and air transportation, and pipeline network, entrepreneurial public sector governance.”
Others stated in the document include: enhancing the human capital of Nigerian youths for productivity and through integrated public-private partnerships and education.
To conduct “an afro-centric diplomacy that protects the rights of Nigerian citizens abroad and advance the economic interests of Nigerians and Nigerian businesses in a changing world.”
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