with aggressive gender mainstreaming action plan and rigid benchmarks. Post globalization, some states are becoming more insular.
But Africa’s greatest gift and potentials rest on the fact that the continent is richly endowed. We must continue to promote intra-Africa trade, financial allocation and enhanced professional training. Our national policing strength must be relative to our national population and meet global standards. We will desist from using Nigerian military for purely civilian police duties.
We will embark on immediate and intrusive security sector reform and governance (SSRG). Relatedly, we must improve the functioning and effectiveness of the police by strengthening their civilian oversight as well as increasing their strength, materiel, Let me offer my perspectives on security.
A well trained and professional police officer will not engage police brutality. However, weak institutions tend to give rise to impunity. Police officers who abuse human rights or ordered liberties must be held accountable.
bandits and terrorists; enhanced coordination among security agencies; and upholding the rule of law.
Security will be in 4 parts: Reforming the security sector, with particular emphasis on re-focusing the military on external threats and border protection and police on internal security threats and law enforcement; swift prosecution of criminals,
service and creative industries and leverage technology in support of that effort as we work towards a results-based and balanced national budget.
within the shortest possible time through public private partnership.
We shall boost economic growth and wealth creation by focusing on production in the critical sectors of manufacturing, agriculture,
Let me touch briefly on Infrastructure.
The top three priorities are Power generation, Roads, and Heavy Haulage Railway network. We will realize these by using current oil earnings to invest in critical physical and human infrastructure,
We must maintain the nomenclature of primary health centres, general and teaching hospitals.
and requisite delivery infrastructure, of which constant power supply is a major component. We must pay competitive wages; facilitate broad exchange programmes in the referral teaching hospital.
I want to share my thinking on health care.
Sustainability will be key; as well as robust partnership and effective synergies. Access to affordable and qualitative healthcare will always be contingent the combination of dedicated personnel, adequate funding, PO.
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