What is your plan for bringing healthcare closer to communities without a nearby hospital?

Q9: My community has no reliable source of clean drinking water, and some families walk long distances or buy water every day. How will you provide sustainable clean water to communities like ours? Answer: My administration will launch a National Rural Water Supply Initiative, collaborating with state and local governments to drill solar-powered motorized boreholes and construct community water treatment plants. Q10: The water we drink and fish from is contaminated. What will you do to provide safe water and prevent people, especially children, from becoming sick? Answer: M policy strengthens water quality enforcement agencies, strictly penalizes industrial waste dumping in rivers, and distributes community point-of-use water purification systems to curb waterborne illnesses. Q11: Our community has poor drainage and waste disposal. What will you do to improve sanitation and prevent flooding and disease?

Answer: My strategy is to build master drainage systems in flood-prone areas, modernize municipal solid waste recycling, and channel Ecological Fund resources directly into local erosion control and sanitation programmes. Q12: Many communities depend on wells that dry up during the dry season. What is your plan for sustainable year-round water supply, particularly in rural areas? Answer: My administration will focus on deep-aquifer drilling, rainwater harvesting infrastructure, and small earth dams to store water for year-round domestic and agricultural use. Q13: We don't have reliable electricity in our community despite having poles and repeated promises. How will you make sure electricity actually reaches underserved communities? Answer: My plan is to move power distribution and generation off the exclusive federal list, empowering states and off-grid developers to directly connect and supply electricity to underserved areas.

Answer: Public school infrastructure will be upgraded for disability access, provided with specialized learning tools (Braille, assistive devices), and staffed by trained special-education teachers. Q34: Many rural communities have no nearby hospital, while existing health centres lack doctors, medicines and equipment. How will you improve access to quality healthcare? Answer: My plan revitalizes at least one Primary Health Care (PHC) center per political ward, equipping them with essential medicines and solar power, backed by rural posting allowances for doctors and nurses. Q35: Healthcare and medicines are too expensive for many Nigerians. How will you make treatment and essential medicines affordable?

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.

Q37: Many communities lack ambulances, emergency services and access to specialist care. How will you improve emergency and specialist healthcare outside major cities? Answer: Regional specialist medical centers will be linked to rural communities via regional ambulance networks and integrated telemedicine services. Q38: Nigerian doctors and other health professionals continue to leave the country. How will you improve working conditionsand retain healthcare workers? Answer: To stop health worker migration, the plan raises health sector pay structures, waives tariffs on imported medical equipment, improves workplace safety, and funds medical research grants. Q39: Fuel is too expensive and is increasing the cost of almost everything. How exactly will your proposed policy for locally refined petrol reduce the pump price for ordinary Nigerians?

3. Strengthen community participation in education Bring education closer to the people by empowering communities and local governments to take an active role in managing and improving schools. Details: ● Establish Local Government Education Committees involving parents, teachers, traditional leaders, and community stakeholders ● Give communities a role in monitoring teacher attendance, school performance, and infrastructure maintenance ● Provide small grants and support for community-led school improvement initiatives ● Encourage partnerships between schools and local organizations to support learning outcomes 58