๐. Restore targeted petroleum subsidy to reduce transportation costs and the associated cost of living.
๐. Review NELFUND and consider debt forgiveness, on the principle that Nigerian students deserve scholarships and affordable access to education, not crippling debt.
๐. Implement the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government autonomy, ensuring that funds due to local councils reach them directly and are used for grassroots development.
๐. Revive and develop the Eastern maritime port corridor by restoring the operational capacity and competitiveness of the ports in Port Harcourt, Calabar and Warri, while advancing the development of the Uyo Deep Sea Port. This will ease the excessive pressure on the Lagos port corridor, reduce logistics costs, create jobs and strengthen internal trade and economic intercourse across Eastern Nigeria, the South-South and the Northern markets.
๐. Reopen Nigeriaโs land borders to revive legal cross-border businesses, support legitimate traders and facilitate regional commerce.
๐. Review the electricity sector and reform the current tariff classification structure to end discriminatory billing and make electricity more affordable.
๐. Empower young people and women through a proposed $10 billion startup and entrepreneurship financing programme, alongside greater inclusion in government appointments and economic opportunities.
๐. Strengthen national security by recruiting additional security personnel, improving their welfare, combating corruption within the security architecture, deploying modern intelligence and field technology, mustering the political will to fight insurgency, banditry and high crimes as well as deepening cooperation with neighbouring countries.
๐. Return Nigerians to their farms by improving security and reducing production costs, while revitalising agriculture and expanding access to finance and other interventions for farmers and entrepreneurs.
