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Q2: I want to start a business, but I don't have enough capital, while existing small businesses struggle with electricity, transportation, and equipment costs. How will you support entrepreneurs and small businesses? Answer: My policy sets aside a $10 billion fund for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access single-digit interest loans and startup capital. To reduce operating overhead, the

Answer: My administration will expand National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) coverage to informal sector workers and provide targeted fiscal subsidies to local pharmaceutical firms to lower medicine prices. Q36: Pregnant women in many communities travel long distances to give birth. What will you do to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths? Answer: My policy provides free maternal and under-5 healthcare services, trains and deploys Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), and establishes rural emergency transport systems.

Answer: I am proposing a Production Subsidy Model that lowers crude supply prices or offers fiscal relief on inputs to local refiners. This reduces refining costs at home and lowers retail pump prices without forcing refiners into losses. Q40: If government subsidises locally refined petrol or crude supplied to refineries, how much will it cost, where will the money come from, and what happens if oil prices rise or government revenue falls? Answer: The subsidy will be explicitly capped in the national budget and funded directly from domestic crude sales. Global price shocks will be managed using structured fiscal stabilization buffers and oil revenue hedging tools.

It is another attempt to perpetrate illegality by the Federal Government. The government must be cautioned to act strictly within the provisions of the Pension Reform Act of 2014 (PRA 2014), along with the revised Regulation on Investment of Pension Assets issued by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). In particular, the Federal Government must not act contrary to the provisions of the extant Regulation on investment limits to wit: Pension Funds can invest no more than 5% of total pension funds’ assets in infrastructure investments. I note that as of December 2023, total pension funds assets were approximately N18 Trillion, of which 75% of these are investments in FGN Securities. There is NO free Pension Funds thst is more than 5% of the total value of the nation's pension fund for Mr. Edun to fiddle with. There are no easy ways for Mr. Edun to address the challenges of funding infrastructure development in Nigeria. He can’t cut corners. He must introduce the necessary reforms to restore investor confidence in the Nigerian economy and to leverage private resources, skills, and technology. -AA

The judgment of the Supreme Court earlier today affirming fiscal autonomy to local government councils in the country is a win for the people of Nigeria. The court’s ruling is a step in the right direction and a major corrective action in greasing the wheels of national development across the country. The decision by the Federal Government to consolidate disbursements of local councils’ revenues into the state government accounts was a decision that was borne out of politics of hasty compromise. I align with the decision of the Supreme Court that the structure of the Nigerian government is portioned in three layers, and of these, the local governments should be centres of development. I also share the belief that fiscal autonomy to the local governments should not be limited to revenues from the Federation Accounts, but indeed, should apply to Internally Generated Revenue from the respective local government authorities.

● Within the first 100 days, declare a national emergency on out-of-school children and convene a National Education Summit to develop and implement a clear action plan ● Partner with states and local governments to identify and return out-of-school children to classrooms through targeted outreach ● Declare a state of emergency in technical and vocational education, expanding skills training centres and aligning them with industry needs ● Provide student loans and financing support to enable young Nigerians to access technical and vocational education. ● Integrate vocational training into secondary education to create multiple pathways for learning and employment 2. Reform UBEC for accountability and results We will restructure the Universal Basic Education system to ensure funds are efficiently used, transparently managed, and tied to measurable outcomes. Details: ● Reform the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to focus on students, not fund administration. ● Simplify access to UBEC funds for states while enforcing strict accountability and reporting standards ● Digitize UBEC processes to track fund disbursement, school performance, and project implementation in real time