APC Road map on Roads, Power, Infrastructure and Management of Natural Resources. A Nigerian economy that produces jobs requires a modern day infrastructure that includes affordable and reliable power, equality roads and improved transportation. Corruption and mismanagement have cost Nigeria dearly. While 80 percent of the government’s revenues are derived from oil and gas-a resource that belongs to all Nigerians-considerable money is lost every day to inefficiency and corruption. Nigeria’s lack of reliable electricity and poor transportation system have made business activity and the movement of people and goods more difficult, raised our cost of living and caused needles deaths and property loss. Roadmap Provide captive power to critical facilities. Build an integrated gas pipeline across Nigeria to increase the availability of clean energy at a lower cost. Construct an interstate rail and highway system that links major cities and centers of production. Increase Nigeria’s broadband internet capacity through a national; fiber-optics network to spur economic growth and create thousands of new jobs. Develop an integrated inter-model transport system that maximizes the transportation of goods, raw materials and people. MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Nigeria is blessed with a wealth of natural resources, from its oil and gas to reserves to minerals such as iron ore, coal, tin, zinc and limestone. These precious natural resources belong to the Nigerian people and must be managed in a way that improves lives and ensures their availability for future generation. Make sure people at a local level benefit from mining and mineral wealth by vesting all mineral rights in land to States. Protect people from dangerous pollution by enforcing laws to end gas flaring. This will reduce air pollution and make sure that gas is not wasted and can be sold at a lower cost. Halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country and adopt a comprehensive approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country. Reverse the effects of the expanding desert by creating shelterbelts in states bordering the Sahara Desert.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:08:56 +0000
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