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A NEW NIGERIA
MALLAM NUHU RIBADU
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu’s Plan to Make Nigeria Better for All
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Mallam Ribadu's Plan
to make Nigeria better or all
 
Executive Summary 
50 years ago, the ounding athers o our great nation secured independence or us and laid theoundations or a united Nigeria. Tey had aith in the people o this country; that when the etterso colonization were removed they would be able to transorm their lives or the better. Tey frmly believed that Nigerians will create the systems and enduring processes that will deliver economicgrowth and stability, egalitarian development, improved living conditions and quality o lie or thepeople. Tey built schools and universities; they established banks and other fnancial institutions,arm settlements, and various industries as precursors o a vibrant economy with a small, butenterprising, private sector.And they tried to nurture a edgling democracy. Teir aspirations were abruptly terminated inJanuary 1966. Ater the long years o military rule and several hal-hearted attempts to return thecountry to democratic governance, the people’s right to reely elect their leaders and representativeswas restored in May 1999. Te restoration brought high expectations, the hopes and promisesencapsulated in reedom. Tose expectations have not been met; the promises remain unulflled.Our nation’s recent golden jubilee celebrations, although marred by unortunate loss o lives,provided the backdrop or a sober reection on our journey these past fty years, and also anexamination o the policies o the ruling party since 1999. Te overwhelming consensus is that wehave underperormed given the country’s enormous endowment in both human and materialresources. Te nation’s social and economic indicators are startlingly weak. Regional and civicconicts are on the rise, threatening social cohesion and national security. Ordinary Nigerians arebeginning to question the value o democracy and even the necessity o staying together as onepeople in a country where things no longer seem to work.oday we are on the threshold o another general election, the ourth since the restoration o democracy. I believe this is an opportunity or change, to orientate our shared values into restoringthe oundations o our nation. I believe it is possible to build a united Nigeria devoid o ethnic orreligious conicts; a Nigeria where the well-being o the people is o paramount importance; aNigeria that inspires the highest level o patriotism in her citizens. I believe that it is possible toensure justice or the people, the security o lives and property, and the peace and stability whichwould engender growth and development.Te policies I am proposing here will enable us manage the diculties that our citizens are presently grappling with. Being mindul o the act that problems which took several decades to seed, take rootand consolidate will not be amenable to quick fxes, these are not quick fxes. Tey are structured totackle immediate problems in the short term even as medium and long-term challenges are kept inocus and solutions to them careully worked out.I will ocus on nine policy themes and briey highlight some o the critical issues that can beaddressed to improve the well being o our own people. Te policy themes are Human CapitalDevelopment, the Economy, Inrastructure, Governance, Youth Employment, Agriculture and FoodSecurity, Deence and National Security, Niger Delta, and Foreign Policy.
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