Buhari promises women 35% appointments, shuns restructuring

The President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation has
promised 35 per cent participation of women in the Federal
Government if re-elected, while ignoring the growing demands for
restructuring.

The organisation, as part of events to officially launch the
President’s 2019 campaign tagged ‘Next Level’, on Sunday, listed
its promises in a chart titled ‘Next Level road map’ via a Twitter
handle, @TheNextLevelNG.

The document grouped the promises into 12 sections, including
Jobs, Infrastructure, Broadband, Technology, Power, People Moni
Bank, The Entrepreneur Bank, Policy, Education, Health, Security
and Anti-corruption, and Inclusion in Government.

Though Buhari, in March 2015, had vowed to implement the 2005
National Gender Policy, which stipulated 35 per cent appointive
positions for women, the President repeated the promise.

The document stated, “To achieve 35 per cent in female
appointments; more youth appointment on boards; special mentoring
programme in governance with young graduate working with ministers
and other senior government appointees.”

While proponents of restructuring had clamoured for state
police, among other demands, the President only promised to devolve
the payment structure of the Nigeria Police.

Regarding security and anti-corruption, the campaign
organisation said, “Decentralise funding of police operations and
foster true community policing by implementing direct transfer of
funding to Police Divisions all across.”

It also promised to execute the second phase of the
Farmer-Herder and National Livestock Policy “to end the
decades-long conflict (between farmers) and herders.”

The President also promised to provide $500m innovation fund to
the technology and creative sector to create 500,000 jobs, adding
that the administration would train 200,000 youth for outsourcing
market in technology, services and entertainment.

He also promised 300,000 extra jobs created for farmers and
vendors in the school feeding programme.

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