FLASHBACK: See The 2015/2019 Campaign Promises Of Buhari, APC | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Apr 12, 2022
FLASHBACK: See The 2015/2019 Campaign Promises Of Buhari, APC | READ DETAILS
As another electioneering year approaches (2023), aspirants of various elective positions in the state and federal government level, have started doling out campaign promises to Nigerians, in exchange for their support/votes.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
All Facts Newspaper wants to take a look at the 2015-2019 campaign promises made to Nigerians by president Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
2015 CAMPAIGN PROMISES OF BUHARI-OSINBAJO:
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Public declaration of assets and liabilities
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
State and community policing
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Implementation of the National Gender Policy, including 35% of appointive positions for women
Revival of Ajaokuta steel company
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Generation, transmission and distribution of at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power supply within 10 years.
Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Establishment of a free-tuition and scholarship scheme for pupils who have shown exceptional aptitude in science subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related courses
720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the federation per annum (20,000 per state)
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Three million Jobs per year.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
CAMPAIGN PROMISES MADE BY APC TO NIGERIANS
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
We will embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
Churches and Mosques would not pay taxes under national laws, but if they engage in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Provision of allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programme
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Making our economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually. [In another instance, the APC promised 10-12% annual GDP growth]
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Creation of a Social Welfare Programme of at least Five Thousand Naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children's enrollment in school and evidence of immunization to help promote family stability
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Recruitment and training of at least 100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force and establish a Federal anti-terrorism agency.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Building an airport in Ekiti state
Eradication of state of origin, replacing that with state of residence to ensure Nigerians are Nigerians first, before anything else.
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Establishment of Crime Squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Working with the National Assembly towards the immediate enactment of a Whistle Blower Act
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Economic stability for the ECOWAS nations and maintaining a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
Establishing a conflict resolution commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity.
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
All political officer holders earn only the salaries and emoluments determined and approved by the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission RMFAC.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
As against fears in some quarters, Buhari while speaking with catholic bishops in Abuja back in February, promised not to Islamise Nigeria.
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Nationwide sanitation plans to keep Nigeria clean
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Preserving the independence of the Central Bank
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
Simplifying immigration process to foster faster visa processing at points of entry.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child
Full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data.
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Making Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Balancing the economy across regions by the creation of 6 new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Putting in place a N300bn regional growth fund (average of N50bn in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
Amending the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
Reviving and reactivating our minimally performing Refineries to optimum capacity
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Creating additional middle-class of at least 2 million new home owners in our first year in government and 1 million annually thereafter.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
[In another policy document] Creating an additional middle class of at least 4 million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as reviewing the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms.
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Injecting extra N30bn to the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
You farm, government buys, guaranteeing a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Creating a national infrastructural development bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates exclusively for this sector.
Construction of 3,000km of Superhighway including service trunks
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Building of up to 4,800km of modern railway lines - one third to be completed by 2019
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
At least one functioning airport is available in each of the 36 states.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
Speedily passing the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring that local content issues are fully addressed.
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
Establishing at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Establishing six centres of excellence to address the needs of special education
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Prioritizing the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Reducing maternal mortality by more than 70%
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000
Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently)
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Ensuring timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and creating a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Amending the Constitution to require Local Governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10M.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
Requiring full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100m prior to award and during implementation at regular interval
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
Amending the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal case
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Initiating action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Reforming and Strengthening the Justice System for efficient administration and dispensation of justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated hearing of corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and similar cases of national importance
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
Establishing world-class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Reviving the Nigerian football league and putting incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
Putting in place measures to identify talents early and ensuring their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.
Ensuring the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Guaranteeing that women are adequately represented in government appointments and providing greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Promoting the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Free maternal and children healthcare services
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
Stabilizing the naira
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system (Some other APC policy documents had 15%)
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Ensuring compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Adopting a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria's guidance and leadership
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Maintaining strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
Establishing a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
[On Boko Haram] Government intends to commission a sociological study to determine its origins, remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, the international connexions to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence of this evil.
Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian's political life
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
Improving operational and legal mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are taken against proven human rights violations by the Armed Forces.
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
Free Education at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Education.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
These promises were collated by The Cable from the APC policy document and manifesto; Buhari's 100 days covenant; speeches at campaign rallies; and town hall meetings nationwide.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
PRESIDENT BUHARI'S 2019 CAMPAIGN PROMISES:
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
To engage one million N-power graduates and skill up 10 million Nigerians in partnership with the private sector.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
To expand the school feeding programme from 9.3m to 15 million children, creating 300,000 extra jobs for food vendors and farmers.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
To complete the Ibadan/Kano phase of the Lagos/Kano rail link.
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
To complete the Port Harcourt/Maiduguri line.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
To complete the Itakpa/Warri link to Abuja, through Lokoja.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
To complete the Second Niger Bridge and the East West Road connecting Warri, Delta State, to Oron, Akwa Ibom State, through Kaiama and Port Harcourt in Bayelsa and Rivers State.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
To establish a peoples Moni bank.
To institutionalize the giving of soft loans of up to 1million naira to small traders, artisans and commercial drivers.
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
To increase the beneficiaries of trader Moni, market Moni and farmer Moni from 2.3 million to 10million.
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
To create more room for inclusion in government by achieving 35% in female appointments.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
To give more access to youths as aides of cabinet members and through opportunities for appointments in board and agencies.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
To introduce special mentoring programme in governance with young graduates working with ministers and other appointees.
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
To reinterpret the education curriculum through coding, robotics, animations and design thinking.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
Retraining of all teachers in public primary and secondary schools to deliver digital literacy.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Remodeling and equipping of 10,000 schools per year.
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
To complete the 365 road projects under construction in all parts of the federation.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
Provision of infrastructure and rebuilding the economy.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
To sustaining the anti-insurgency war and curb insecurity.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
To fight corruption and revamp the economy.
To develop 6 industrial Parks in each of the geopolitical zones.
READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia lawmaker urges constituents to obey govt guidelines
To establish 109 Special Production and Processing Centres (SPPCs) across each senatorial district of Nigeria.
READ ALSO: How VP Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki denies ownership of N800m property in Abuja
To develop the Special Economic zone to quickly concretize our made in Nigeria for export (MINE) plan.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
To expand the social investment program so as to eradicate poverty.
READ ALSO: Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
To ensure completion of Manbilla Dam and Bridge.
READ ALSO: S-exual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
To ensure the construction of the Makurdi Taraba Borno rail project.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
To complete the bridges across the stretch of River Benue in Ibi local government area.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
To continue to pursue agricultural policy by ensuring that fertilisers are made available at all the local government areas across the country, for easy access by farmers.
READ ALSO: World Cup 2022: France's Kingsley Coman Racially Abused
To resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
To ensure the completion of the on-going Zungeru Hydro Power project.
READ ALSO: Reps Rejects NCDC's Explanation On COVID-19 Fund Paid Into A Personal Account | READ DETAILS
To include persons of integrity in the cabinet.
READ ALSO: BOMB: HOW WE RECEIVED N10M OUT OF THE N151M ACCRUABLE TO OBINGWA LGA - JATO OPENS UP
(2019 promises was compiled by International Press Centre (IPC))
Related Stories
Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
"Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Why ICPC Is Prosecuting Mike Ozekhome Over a London Property Deal That Has Shaken Nigeria's Legal Circle | READ DETAILS
Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
""
— Faith Ukanwa