- Oby Ezekwesili on Monday, November 12, disclosed her agendas and programs for 2019 presidential election
- Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the ACPN, said she is aspiring for an inclusive and prosperous Nigeria
- He maintained that her government will also deregulate the entire oil sector
The presidential candidate of the Alliance Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili on Monday, November 12,disclosed that his government will focus on the eradication of poverty if she becomes next president of the country.
She made this known in Lagos through a conference titled “From Poverty Central To Prosperity: How The ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili Presidency Will Lift 80+ Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty”.
Channel TV reports that Ezekwesili maintained that she has a goal of an inclusive and prosperous country where there is equality of opportunity for all.
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She said: “The excessive powers of the federal government is partially responsible for the stunted growth and poverty of the states and regions.
“We shall lead an economic-based dialogue for correcting the structural imbalance that has hobbled the regions and states and created the failure of our fiscal federalism in its practice.
“The failure of the power sector is the clearest proof of what can happen when the federal government refuses to let go of its control.
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“This failure is responsible for the situation where 190 million Nigerians manage about 3,500 megawatts of power, whereas, South Africa with 50 million people generates in excess of 50,000 megawatts.
“How can a nation be productive without access to energy. We need complete and true deregulation of the sector. We can lift many of our citizens out of poverty by filling the infrastructure gaps.
“It is not enough for the fuel subsidy to go. Our government will also deregulate the entire oil sector.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the presidential candidate of the ACPN, Oby Ezekwesili, said her party was going to give the 2019 presidential election everything because it is fighting for the soul of Nigeria. Ezekwesili speaking on Monday, October 8.
Ezekwesili said politicians in the country do not care about the plight of Nigerians. The former minister of education and co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls movement faulted the political class ruling the country.
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