Waɗanne matakai masu amfani za ku ɗauka don gyara tsarin ilimi da gibin ababen more rayuwa na Najeriya?
On education, I believe the state of education across Nigeria should be treated as a state of emergency, not just in one state but nationwide. My policy will put in place more infrastructure, more classrooms and more laboratories, so we can expand capacity to absorb more students and get more children enrolled.
Within my first 100 days, I will declare a national emergency on out-of-school children and convene a National Education Summit to develop and implement a clear action plan. I will partner with states and local governments to identify out-of-school children and return them to classrooms through targeted outreach.
I will also declare a state of emergency in technical and vocational education, expanding skills training centres and aligning them with industry needs. We will provide student loans and financing support so young Nigerians can access technical and vocational education, and we will integrate vocational training into secondary education to create more pathways for learning and employment.
On funding and accountability, I will reform the Universal Basic Education Commission so it focuses on students rather than just fund administration. We will simplify access to these funds for states while enforcing strict accountability and reporting standards, and digitize the processes so that fund disbursement, school performance and project implementation can be tracked in real time.
Because insecurity is a major reason school-age children, especially in Northern Nigeria, are out of classrooms, my administration will decisively de-escalate the problem of insecurity as part of fixing education.
On the wider infrastructure deficit that affects schools and other sectors, I have long advocated for a private sector friendly business environment so Nigeria can draw on private finance, skills and technology to help close the gap, since government alone cannot meet the estimated 100 billion dollars a year needed over the next 30 years without sacrificing investment in education and other social services. My policy document sets out how to prioritise investment to increase the stock and improve the quality of economic and social infrastructure across the country.
Sources:
• Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1763109780443328986, 2024-02-29 (Thread on X)
“3. The finances required to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap are in the region of US$100 billion per annum - over the next 30 years. Nigeria does not have…”
• Candidate-approved answer, 2026-10-10, page 1 (CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER)
“The state of education across Nigeria should require a state of emergency, it is not just in Adamawa State, So, my policy about education across Nigeria will…”
• Party Manifesto 2027-2031, 2026-10-05, page 36 (MANIFESTO OF THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (ADC))
“● 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 …”
• Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1795708957018776000, 2024-05-29 (Post on X)
“It is clear from the foregoing that President Tinubu has an exaggerated understanding of the efficacy of his policies and was not ready for the potential fal…”
An fassara amsoshin da ke wannan shafin daga Turanci ta hanyar na'ura kuma fassarar bata riga ta bi ta hannun mai fassara ba.
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shafi na 3 Introduction Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-02 ›
administration will decentralize power generation to lower electricity tariffs and remove import duties on essential machinery and production equipment. Q3: Employers say many graduates and polytechnic students do not have enough practical skills. How will you improve technical and vocational education and prepare young Nigerians for actual jobs? Answer: My administration will overhaul Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curricula in partnership with industry leaders to match real job market requirements. It will establish modern vocational training hubs across all geopolitical zones, launch dual- apprenticeship programmes, and standardize national skill certifications. Q4: Many Nigerians are leaving the country because they cannot find opportunities at home.
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Q18: Transport fares are becoming unaffordable, while people in cities such as Lagos spend hours in traffic. What will you do to improve public transportation and reduce transport costs? Answer: My plan is to accelerate urban mass transit rail lines, expand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, develop inland waterway passenger ferries, and lower transport operational costs by subsidizing local fuel refining inputs. Q19: Communities are repeatedly promised roads and other infrastructure, but projects are abandoned or deteriorate shortly after construction. How will you improve project completion, quality and accountability? Answer: A $25 billion private-sector-led Infrastructure Development Fund will be created, enforcing mandatory third-party engineering audits and releasing funds based on verified milestones to stop project abandonment. Q20: How will you ensure that infrastructure investment reaches rural communities and is distributed fairly across Nigeria rather than concentrated in major cities? Answer: I will make sure the budget allocation model will use population and agricultural productivity benchmarks-rather than urban density alone-to guarantee equitable infrastructure funding across every geopolitical zone.
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Q31: Why do Nigerian universities continue to experience strikes, and what will you do to prevent students from repeatedly losing academic time? Answer: To end ASUU strikes, I propose granting genuine financial and administrative autonomy to public universities, I will set up sustainable university endowment funds, and honoring all signed labor agreements. Q32: How will you ensure children in underserved communities gain access to computers, digital skills and the education required for the modern economy? Answer: My policy integrates digital literacy into the primary school curriculum and builds solar- powered ICT laboratories in public schools through partnerships with private technology companies. Q33: How will you make education inclusive for children with disabilities and other children who need additional support?
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1662368167115599873 2023-05-27 ›
I congratulate children across the globe and in Nigeria especially, over the celebration of Children's Day this year. The celebration of Children today is to give an opportunity for today’s leaders to build a brighter future for society. While May 27 every year has been earmarked for the celebration of children, our world is still troubled with existential threats mitigating the possibility of a promising future for our children.
In Nigeria, for instance, we continue to grapple with the problem of out-of-school children and children being forced into child labour or even crime. Sadly, not much has gone into establishing a protection system for children against these dangerous tendencies. Either at the governmental or civil society levels, our failures to build the wall that will shield our children from negative influences that can affect their future remains inexcusable.
I, therefore, call on parents or guardians and all stakeholders in the project of ensuring a better future for the children, to work in synergy and come up with specific policy frameworks that will guarantee a fairer future for the children. -AA
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1763109780443328986 2024-02-29 ›
3. The finances required to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap are in the region of US$100 billion per annum - over the next 30 years. Nigeria does not have the resources to provide all of its infrastructure needs without sacrificing investments in education, health, and other social services. It should be remembered that Nigeria struggles to budget no more than US$30 billion annually.
For these reasons, I have been an ardent advocate of private sector presence in Nigeria. I have all along advocated for a private sector friendly business environment so we could leverage its enormous resources, including finance, skills, and technology. I doubt if the Abia state government would have been able to execute this mega project with the resources at its disposal.
My policy document outlines how Nigeria could prioritize investments to increase the stock and improve the quality of economic and social infrastructure across the country. We believe that narrowing the enormous gap that exists between the demand and supply of key infrastructure facilities in Nigeria is key to improving the competitiveness of our businesses, opening new economic and entrepreneurial opportunities, and promoting enterprise growth.
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1795708957018776000 2024-05-29 ›
Second, President Tinubu’s policies create a hostile environment for businesses, big or small. The private sector is overwhelmed by Tinubu’s dismal policies and overburdened by his failure to address the policy fallouts. The manufacturing sector, which holds the key to higher incomes, jobs, and economic growth, has been bogged down by rising input prices, higher energy and borrowing costs, and exchange rate complexities. For example, since 2023, the average price of diesel has doubled to N1,600 per litre. Electricity tariff has recently been increased by 250% from N68/Kwh to N206/Kwh. As reported by the Guardian (13 May 2024), in Q1 of 2024, energy prices were up by 70%, costing manufacturers N290 billion.
Since May 2023, corporate Nigeria has lost more than a dozen enterprises to other countries. Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Procter & Gamble (P&G), Sanofi-Aventi Nigeria, Bolt Food, Equinor, among others had exited Nigeria citing reasons including foreign exchange complexities, security concerns, and high operational costs. According to the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), nearly 20,000 jobs may have been lost due to the departure of 15 multinational companies from Nigeria.
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1795708957018776000 2024-05-29 ›
Sixth, tackle security headlong. President Tinubu, as a matter of priority, needs to rejig the nation's security architecture as what is currently in place is not serving the needs of the people. The state of pervasive insecurity continues to adversely impact agricultural production and the value it brings to the economy, especially in the Northern parts of the country. Insecurity resulting from terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling has compelled many crop farmers and pastoralists to abandon their lands and relocate to the neighbouring countries of Niger, Chad, and Cameroun. This has drastically caused a reduction in the production of food and skyrocketed prices of foodstuffs. Food scarcity in Nigeria is so dire that a report by Cadre Harmonize warns that between June and August this year, about 31.5 million Nigerians may face severe food shortages and scarcity
I have always been a reform advocate. The Nigerian economy certainly requires a large dose of reform measures to accelerate its transformation after many years of lacklustre growth.
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1866398313676943372 2024-12-10 ›
Yesterday, my team concluded our annual intervention programme tagged Education Day, designed to provide annual outreach in support to public schools around Adamawa State.
This year’s edition of the programme focused on schools in the Ganye area of the state.
It is a day set aside to support public education through the provision of scholarships and educational materials to public schools and students.
This year, the team visited ALL the 18 public schools in Ganye to distribute notebooks, pencils, biros, and teaching and learning materials to public schools.
The programme also shortlisted 10 brilliant students for scholarship awards for the next phase of their education. -AA
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1925268434147057770 2025-05-21 ›
Indeed, if Taraba, aspires to realise its potential and grow its economy sustainably, it must endeavour to leverage private sector resources including finance, skills and technology. No Nigerian State has the necessary fiscal and financial space to independently drive growth and achieve sustainable development. Building strategic partnerships between the State, private investors, local businesses and communities is critical in addressing resources gaps and unlocking the potential of the State to facilitate investments.
As a private businessman, I recognize that investments, foreign and domestic, drive economic growth and development. Here are a few key benefits:
First, private investments will help bridge the resource gaps through additional external resource flows and increased internally generated revenues.
Second, private investments will assist the State in leveraging and maximizing the economic potential of its agricultural, industrial, and solid minerals sectors. This initiative aims to establish a foundation for a diversified economy and ensure inclusive growth.
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1925268434147057770 2025-05-21 ›
4.Efficient Institutions will make all the difference. MDAs must develop the technical capacity to perform their functions efficiently. Excessive rigidity and burdensome administrative requirements delay decision making and deter investors. The Investment Promotion Agency should operate a one-stop-shop to simplify complex administrative processes, reducing barriers to investment. By streamlining these steps, the one-stop-shop will lower corruption risks and transaction costs for investors.
5.Improved supply and quality of infrastructure as it is the backbone of sustainable development. Inadequate infrastructure has been identified as the most problematic factor for doing business in Nigeria. Prioritization and implementation of critical and strategic infrastructure projects will improve the business environment, reduce transportation costs, increase access to markets and connect communities. The development of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure including water facilities, roads, power etc will, not only create an enabling environment for industries BUT also make Taraba more conducive for habitation.
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1928020735290700000 2025-05-29 ›
TINUBU’S ADDICTION TO LOANS: MORTGAGING NIGERIA’S FUTURE.
The announcement by the Tinubu-led APC government to pursue fresh external and domestic loans is a reckless and dangerous move that threatens the future of Nigeria and generations yet unborn.
Despite national outrage, this administration is pushing ahead with plans to borrow $21.54 billion, €2.19 billion, and ¥15 billion — an equivalent of over $24 billion, which is more than 60% of Nigeria’s total foreign exchange reserves. This borrowing spree will raise our total public debt from ₦144.7 trillion to a crushing ₦183 trillion.
This move comes while Nigeria’s debt burden is already at alarming levels.
As of December 31, 2024, public debt stood at $94 billion (₦144.7 trillion).
Since President @officialABAT assumed office in 2023, public debt has jumped by 65.6%.
Under the APC-led administration since 2015, public debt has ballooned by 1,048%, from ₦12.6 trillion to ₦144.7 trillion
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2059769890932940875 2026-05-27 ›
An ADC government under my leadership will take decisive action to address insecurity and protect lives and property in the country. We shall strengthen the armed forces, the police and other security agencies with massive new recruitment, provision of modern and adequate equipment, training, improved welfare and effective leadership. We shall also ensure accountability and proper coordination and intelligence sharing among all our security agencies.
It is obvious to us in the ADC that we can only secure our country long-term if we educate our young people and create an economy in which they and their families can thrive and help to change Nigeria and the world for the better.
Education
Under the watch of this APC government over 20 million of our school-age children are not in school. This cannot be tolerated in the modern world where education is the surest path to descent employment, wealth creation, national development and enlightened citizenry. We will, therefore, implement free and compulsory education at the primary and secondary levels and invest in leadership, entrepreneurial, technological and innovation skills amongst our teeming youth.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2087552029358956958 2026-08-12 ›
Nigeria cannot continue asking competent young people to wait outside the room while their future is being decided inside it.
MY COVENANT WITH YOU
Our partnership must also mean something practical in the lives of young Nigerians.
It begins with jobs and enterprise. Nigeria has millions of young people with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital required to turn those ideas into businesses.
We will expand transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people working in the creative economy. Your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather should not determine whether a good idea receives an opportunity to succeed.
Education must also change. We cannot continue educating young Nigerians for an economy that no longer exists. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. And no brilliant Nigerian child should be denied tertiary education simply because his or her parents are poor.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2094810791937446399 2026-09-01 ›
Why did Nigerians have to suffer for more than three years before your government discovered that economic growth must reach “the dining table and the pocket”? Why is intervention backward when Atiku proposes it, but progressive when you announce it? You cannot condemn cheaper living when Atiku proposes it and rename the same objective Renewed Hope when you promise it. That is not economic consistency. It is political convenience.
Atiku chose to stand with the people. That is a commitment. And, Bola, Atiku is ashamed on your behalf that Nigeria, one of Africa’s major oil-producing nations, has reached the point where ordinary citizens pay significantly more for petrol than citizens of several other oil-producing countries with substantially higher incomes and living standards.
Saudi Arabia sells petrol at about ₦778 per litre. Kuwait is around ₦872. Algeria is about ₦475. Angola is about ₦441. Even the United Arab Emirates, where average incomes are vastly higher than Nigeria’s, sells petrol below Nigeria’s roughly ₦1,400 per litre.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2094810791937446399 2026-09-01 ›
The good news for Nigerian students is that Atiku has reviewed the current student-loan policy and believes education should not begin with a mountain of debt hanging over a young Nigerian’s future. His approach will reduce the underlying cost of education and, after review, provide forgiveness for qualifying student debts so that young Nigerians can graduate with hope rather than repayment burdens. Education should open doors, not mortgage the future.
A student loan is not a scholarship. It is a liability. The proper test of an education policy is whether ordinary families can educate their children without being pushed into debt merely to keep them in school. When students increasingly require loans because the underlying cost of education has become prohibitive, government should not parade the loan itself as evidence that the system is working.
And your attempt to frighten students and workers by claiming that Atiku’s targeted and capped production support will somehow destroy NELFUND, reduce salaries or reverse the minimum wage is a fallacious claim without a ledger behind it. If your government has the arithmetic, Bola, publish it. Show Nigerians, line by line, how a transparently budgeted subsidy tied to Nigerian crude and domestic refining suddenly empties NELFUND or workers’ pay packets.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2105647953729769974 2026-10-01 ›
BOLA TINUBU CALLS IT PROSPERITY BUT NIGERIANS CAN BARELY AFFORD TO LIVE
Being the text of speech delivered by His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, GCON,Waziri Adamawa, Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007), and African Democratic Congress’ Presidential Candidate for the 2027 General Elections in Nigeria, on the occasion of Nigeria's 66th Independence Anniversary on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the African Democratic Congress Headquarters, Abuja.
My fellow Nigerians,
Sixty-six years after independence, millions of Nigerians are fighting for things a free country should never put beyond their reach: food on the table, a wage that lasts the month, and a safe journey home. The past three years under Bola Tinubu have plunged Nigeria into the most severe cost of living crisis in our history. Families are not merely tightening their belts. They are skipping meals, delaying treatment and borrowing to survive until payday.
shafi na 36 MANIFESTO OF THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (ADC) Party Manifesto 2027-2031 2026-10-05 ›
● 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
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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
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shafi na 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-10 ›
The state of education across Nigeria should require a state of emergency, it is not just in Adamawa State, So, my policy about education across Nigeria will enable more infrastructure in place in terms of classrooms and laboratories. In addition to that is that we will decisively de-escalate the problem of insecurity which remains the major reasons school-age children are not in classrooms, especially in Northern Nigeria. So, what I plan to do about education is to make sure more children are enrolled and we expand capacity to absorb more students.
shafi na 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-12 ›
Between 1999 and 2007, as Vice President, I was chairman of the National Economic Council and also supervised the Bureau of Public Enterprises. Our administration recorded tremendous successes in these two undertakings, first, by seeing to the growth of the national economy at the annual average of 7 per cent and, secondly, by making sure that government scarce resources were freed from keeping businesses that were running at a loss. All of these I achieved as Vice-President, in addition to facilitating the reform of our public education that made it compulsory for every Nigerian child to have free basic education with the creation of the Universal Basic Education Board. I wish our administration had ended the problem of power generation and supply, but unfortunately, the approach to achieving that objective was a major aspect where President Olusegun Obasanjo and I have disagreement.
shafi na 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-16 ›
On jobs, skills and enterprise, I see millions of young Nigerians with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital to turn those ideas into businesses. I am committed to expanding transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people in the creative economy, so that your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather does not determine whether your idea gets a chance to succeed. This includes a major financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Our objective is to move young Nigerians from dependence to enterprise, from unemployment to productivity, and from palliatives to prosperity.
On education, I want to change how we prepare young Nigerians for work. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. No brilliant Nigerian child should be denied university, polytechnic or college education simply because his or her parents are poor. I see young Nigerians as the greatest national asset Nigeria has ever produced, innovators, farmers, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and artisans, and I believe no President can rebuild Nigeria without their active participation.
shafi na 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-16 ›
On insecurity, my plan covers every part of Nigeria, the north included. I am committed to setting up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel, to strengthen the response to banditry and kidnapping. I want to adopt a firehose principle for security coordination, driving continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions, so we get faster responses and stronger intelligence sharing. Bordering states will jointly plan operations, share intelligence in real time, and coordinate responses, and this will extend to joint security frameworks with neighbouring countries facing the same threats. I will also push for an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services. This is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime. I believe that with the right political leadership, Nigerian security forces have the capacity to take on the insecurity confronting this country.