Steemit Engagement Challenge 2 | Steem4Nigeria Contest | My Manifesto for the next President by @olabillions

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Introduction

This is a subject that is very important in the affairs of man. In every location that man exist to exhibit life, there is always an authority of some sort.

These authorities have some influence in our lives because the decisions they make have a way of affecting our lives.

The first recognizable authorities are the position of the president. In every region of the world were people co-exists, we have an authority which function as the president.

As the president, special benefits are given to them because they are regarded as the number one citizen of the country. They also have the sole duty to protect lives and properties.

Unfortunately this isn't the case Eve in the country where I reside. All lot of things aren't happening as they are supposed to.

I shall be looking into some of them and try to proffer a solution if I became the president.

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Analyzing the Current State of the Country

The country I live in is Nigeria and it is in a very bad condition. Looking at the current state of the country everything the ways at which things are going, you would become fearful for the future of the country.

The level of corruption is very high that anyone who is a top member of the political class can do away with stolen money and nothing would happen.

There has been lots of stories about politicians stealing money and nothing happening. But the thing is that it is not just only politicians. Even individuals in government agencies are also part of the pandemic. Not only that, private individuals are also prone to corruption.

Because of this issue, the country has been in bad shape. Most of the monies that are generated by the country is entering the pockets of a few people, thus hampering the growth of the country.

Another issue is the low level of electricity being produced and transmitted to the people of Nigeria. In today's world electricity is a very important part of our lives. We need it to help us achieve our daily needs and goals.

In Nigeria we rarely get electricity at optimal levels and it has impacted the people negatively. One of such negative impact is the lack of production of goods and services.

This is an area where developed countries are ahead. There is constant electricity in their countries which helps them produce things that are valuable to their fellow humans. By doing so it affects their economy positively and they have good developments.

There is also the issue of high unemployment. In Nigeria it is very difficult to get a job. After graduating from the University it is very common to see graduates stay at home.

This issue is so bad that even those that have graduated before you are at home too. It is that bad. There are some situations whereby there is a job opportunity, then you see thousands of job seekers jostling for those same jobs, sometimes they are even asked to pay an amount of money to guarantee their spot in the job, but at the end they get disappointed.

The final thing I want to analyze is the security of lives and properties. As you know this is one sensitive area in which the position of the president has a responsibility, because it is one of the mandates it has.

Unfortunately this has not been the case. The state of killings and insecurity has been on a high especially in recent times.

Just this year alone there has been series of kidnapping of small children from their secondary schools with some of them ending in deaths. There was also killings of farmers in the north. There was also a time a man and his wife were beheaded. Another time a police officer was killed in the north. All this killing were perpetuated by either the Boko Haram sect, Fulani Herds men, or unknown gun men.

Just recently as Sunday in a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State a lot of people were shut dead including children and babies.

This is how terrible the state of security is in Nigeria.

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Why I'm suitable for the position of a President

I believe that if given the mandate to rule the nation of Nigeria I'm suitable.

Because first and foremost Nigeria is my home country which I love so much and I don't have any other country as such, so I will treat it as that with so much love.

Another thing is that I'm a builder, I like to build things. So I will start rebuilding the country by stopping the old ways of doing things and begin to do them differently. This singular act would change the mindset and mentality of most Nigerians.

Finally, I will also make sure that the problems that we are currently facing as a country would be tackled head on.

In the next section, I will demonstrate how I will do it.

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The most pressing problems the citizens are facing and solutions to them

From the analysis above, we can see that the citizens are really facing a lot of bad situations and this has brought about sadness and loss of hope to them.

With me at the position of the president I'm going to bring about joy, happiness and a glimmer of hope.

I'm going to tackle the issue of curruption. I'm going to make sure that every expenditure made by my government is going to be accounted for. Every project that has been given some funds would be fully accomplished and within the necessary timeframe.

I would also make such that individuals and companies that are found in corrupt act would face the full length of the law. By doing so, it would help curb the curruption menace that is holding the country down.

The next thing to tackle is the electricity issue. We are so blessed in this country that electricity should not even be an issue. So what I will do is to work directly with the ministry of power in such a way that they begin taking on projects that would help increase the production of electricity to high capacity.

They will be giving me feedback concerning their achievements made and the challenges that they are currently facing. This way I would get first hand knowledge of the activities going on in the electricity sector. It will also make the people working in the ministry to be on their toes to make sure that there is constant power supply in the country.

Next on the list is unemployment. I know there are already existing bodies which helps provide small loans for new business owners. I will work with them by providing funds to them so that they can disburse them to individuals who can help to create industries, thereby creating more jobs for others.

I will also search for foreign investors who are willing to come and invest in the country. Doing so would help bring in more businesses and industries which would help to provide more jobs for people.

Finally I will tackle the security issues by first removing all the heads of security. I will instill new heads. Then I will add more funding to the security sector, so as to help get sophisticated weaponry and to help improve the intelligence of the security sector.

The funds will be used to also improve the welfare of the security operatives as this would help them think clearly and perform their duties professionally.

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Any innovations I can bring in

An innovation I can bring in is denominating the currency so that it can have value. Currently the value of Dollar to Naira is $1 = N600. This is a far cry to the exchange rate before the current administration came on board. Since their arrival the exchange rate has quadrupled.

The exchange rate is too high and this has affected the nation negatively as the inflation rate has increased. Therefore the cost of living is so high.

By doing a re-denomination of the currency, it would help increase the value of the currency and reduce the associated inflation that comes with it. When successfully done, it would help improve the situation of things in the country and the currency becomes valuable.

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Conclusion

The state of the country presently is terrible to say the list. A lot of negative is ongoing and we don't know when it's going to stop.

We have analyzed a lot of things starting from corruption and ending with security issues. All these issues are very present as we get to experience them everyday. The sad part is the there many more issues bedeviling the country.

I have listed how I hope to tackle these issues if I become the president. Of course it is never easy, but it is something that I can try.

Lastly, the innovation I would like to do is re-denomination the currency (Naira) so as to give it more value.