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THE MANIFESTO

“The Light Has Come”

Y o u n g D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Allegiance to sovereignty of peoples of Nigeria

2. Political Objectives

3. The indivisibility of the Nigeria polity

4. Judiciary

5. Economy

6. Agriculture

7. Rural Development

8. Industrialization

9. Health

10. Education

11. Science and Technology

12. Defence

13. Transport

14. Communication

15. Internal Security

16. Energy

17. Water Supply

18. Labour Employment and Wages

19. Natural Mineral Industries

20. Youth and Sports

Introduction

Party formation resolution

21. The Nigerian Culture

22. Women

23. Human Rights

24. Environment

25. Civil Service

26. Traditional Rulers

27. Housing

28. Tourism

29. Foreign Policy


Introduction

The formation of Young Democratic Party has become inevitable and pertinent in this part of the African

Continent, for a true leadership founded upon social democratic principles considering Nigeria’s position in

the comity of nations.

As a country, we are currently experiencing a purported civil rule governed by tyrannical leadership, having

survived British imperialism and the disorganization of the civil society and democracy by military rule. The

need for a true and people-inclusive governance devoid of tribal and sectional sentiments, unequal

distribution of socio-economic opportunities, and lack of precise social economic welfare development

plan has been conceived by Young Democratic Party, to end the derailment of the sequence for growth and

political stability of our beloved nation.

We, members of Young Democratic Party, have resolved to put aside all perceived differences and work

together within one strong political party to fulfil the yearnings of the people for the restoration of

democracy and the establishment of good governance to salvage the Nigerian nation from impending

collapse and international alienation.

Consequently, leaders and members of Young Democratic Party held a well-attended meeting in Abuja on

Friday, 27th December, 2013, and passed the following resolution to give effect to their agreement:


PARTY FORMATION RESOLUTION PASSED IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON FRIDAY 27TH

DECEMBER, 2013.

Considering the dwindling democratic culture and practice in our country, we resolutely wish to readdress

and enthrone a viable social democratic system which will accommodate an active and participating civil

society. We hereby call on all patriotic citizens of Nigeria to come together to rebuild the foundations of

civil society, to strengthen democracy, human rights and social justice.

We hereby resolve:

1. To rescue our political system by ensuring an all- inclusive people's government in Nigeria.

2. To explore and harness the high productiveness in the pool of our human resources for nation

building.

3. To enhance and encourage a rapid and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector through

mechanized and traditional methodologies for food production in view of expanding national food

reserve as well as making food affordable and promoting export.


4. To facilitate rapid and sustainable development of science and technology by harnessing the wealth of intellectuals among citizens of Nigeria.

5. To take advantage of all values of our mineral resources for economic diversification, growth and social welfare.

6. To engage our diversities for high moral values, unity, respect for rule of law and rights of citizens to build a quality society.

7. To promote national consciousness by the pursuit of a culture of excellence.

8. To facilitate a rapid and sustainable developmental process through sound education; basic health-care; rapid industrial growth; good housing; employment; improved infrastructure; efficient transportation system; power supply; and basic services.

9. To revolutionize, promote and encourage entrepreneurship to foster a sustainable economy in Nigeria.

10. To promote and encourage Made in Nigeria Products.

We hereby solemnly RESOLVE to form a credible, nationwide people-oriented and principled political party, enjoying the widest support of the masses throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria, so help us God.

So resolved!


1. ALLEGIANCE TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE OF

NIGERIA

We of the Young Democratic Party, avow our trust in the supremacy of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, its relevant provisions and the sovereignty of the Nigerian

people.

As a political party, we shall obey the rules by strict execution to the spirit and letter of the

provisions.

DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES AND MISSION STATEMENT

Young Democratic Party shall remain strongly committed to:

1) Democracy and good governance

2) Freedom, human rights and human dignity;

3) Justice, equity, and the rule of law;

4) Integrity and transparency in the conduct of public affairs.

Mission Statement

Faced with the tragic consequences of poverty and under-development, the mission of Young Democratic Party shall be to qualitatively transform the Nigerian economy and

society. Therefore, we shall tirelessly work for:


a) The creation of a dynamic economy designed to serve the people’s interest, and in which market

forces are combined with the forces of partnership, solidarity and cooperation to create and produce

goods and services for all;

b) The establishment of free and democratic society, in which the powers and actions of Government are

accountable;

c) Building a just society which provides basic needs, ensures equal opportunities for self-development

through education and gainful employment; defends the dignity of the human person; provides

security; and delivers the masses from the tyranny of poverty, oppression and abuse of power;

d) Sustained implementation of people-oriented programmes with particular emphasis on:

i. War Against Insecurity

ii. Integrated rural development

iii. Rapid Industrial Growth

iv. Excellence in Education, Science and Technology

v. Rebuilding and Expanding Basic Infrastructure.



The Party shall be committed to the following principles:

A. Participatory democracy that lays emphasis on the welfare of our people

B. Social justice and the equality of opportunities for all citizens; c Promoting public accountability in

order to restore confidence in institutions of government through leadership by example and personal

integrity in the conduct of public affairs.

C. Ensuring that those put in positions of power, including the President, will regard themselves as

holding such power in trust for the people..

D. Fostering the spirit of oneness among our people by treating all Nigerians fairly through equitable

distribution of common wealth, regardless of their social, political or economic status.

E. The preservation of Nigeria as a secular state whilst guaranteeing freedom of religion and good

conscience.

Our strategies for achieving the above objectives shall include:

i. Participating fully in free and fair electoral processes;

ii. Upholding the sanctity of elections and the supremacy of the will of the

people;

iii. Being responsive to public opinion;

iv. Operating the politics of inclusion by accommodating people of diverse

opinions and political inclinations in governance;

v. Providing honest and transparent governance in the country while in

power;

vi. Supporting and accepting peaceful changes in government through the

electoral process;

vii. Respecting and defending democratic institutions in the country.


2. POLITICAL OBJECTIVES

The political objectives of Young Democratic Party are as follows:

A. To seek political power for the sole purpose of promoting the security, safety and welfare of

all Nigerians.

B. To promote and establish political stability and foster national and international integration.

C. To promote good governance and set a pattern of political management which enthrones

probity and emphasizes participatory democracy.

D. To guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms of all citizens and persons resident in

Nigeria.

E. To promote and nurture democratic ideals and traditions.

F. To provide the political environment that is conducive for economic growth and national

development through private initiative and free enterprise.

G. To afford equal opportunities to hold the highest offices in the country to all citizens.

H. To protect, defend and safeguard the interests of the minorities.

Strategy

The Party shall:

i. Endeavour to seek political power by sponsoring its members for elective and appointive

political offices in healthy, fair and free competitions devoid of rancour.

ii. Be magnanimous in victory and gallant in defeat; and reject the politics of winner-takes-all;

iii. Establish a code of conduct on public affairs for all its e ers’ particularly public office

holders and enforce the code through clearly defined sanctions;

iv. Encourage mass participation of Nigerians in the management of public affairs.



3. THE INDIVISIBILITY OF THE NIGERIAN POLITY

OBJECTIVES

A. YDP believes in the perpetual unity of Nigeria under a true Federal system of

government. It shall therefore, continually promote political tolerance, national

integration, religious harmony, as well as inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic accommodation

and co-operation.

B. The party shall be sensitive to the principle of power balancing among political entities

at all levels.

Strategy

The YDP in government shall:

i. Respect the rights of all political and ethnic entities at all levels to power in line

with the constitution.

ii. Operate the federal-character principle with inclusive meritocracy;

iii. Pursue programmes that shall guarantee the socio-political and economic rights

of all Nigerians.


4. THE JUDICIARY

OBJECTIVES

A. Uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;

B. Uphold the principles of separation of power as enshrined in the constitution;

C. Uphold the Independence of the Judiciary;

D. Defend and enforce fundamental human rights and the rule of law without let or

hindrance; and

E. Pursue the efficient dispensation of justice at all times through full automation of the

judicial process.

Strategy

YDP government shall at all times be guided by the provisions of the Constitution of the

Federal Republic of Nigeria as it relates to the Judiciary. Towards this end, the party shall:

i. Ensure that only Nigerians of proven integrity with relevant professional

qualifications and track records are appointed to serve in the nation’s judiciary;

ii. Protect the absolute independence and integrity of the judiciary by avoiding

interference in its financial and administrative management.

iii. Provide adequate office and residential accommodation and other facilities that will

ensure and guarantee q and fair dispensation of justice;

iv. Ensure probity and public accountability in the administration of justice.


OBJECTIVES

The economic objectives envisaged by the

party will strive to achieve a self-reliant

economy that will depend on the strength of

the atio ’s resources and on the efforts of our

peoples. Consequently, the following shall be

the party’s objectives;

A. The state will play a leading role in

the economy through development

of viable economic policies to

achieve a self-reliant and

sustainable society.

B. The policy of privatization in the

Nigerian economy shall be

encouraged and expanded at all

levels;

C. Promote deliberate policies on

growth of small and medium scale

enterprises for poverty mitigation

as well as provision of employment

opportunities;

D. Diversification of the foreign

exchange earnings from a uni to a

multi driven economy;

E. Improve on the tax and internally

revenue generated management

systems; and

F. Increasing and strengthening the

Middle Class Bracket to strengthen

democracy.

5. ECONOMY

OBJECTIVES Our agricultural objectives shall aim at: A. Self-sufficiency in food production throughout the

year;

B. Making agriculture attractive and profitable;

C. Encouraging the integration of ICT and Innovative

Sciences in agricultural practices;

D. Promoting value addition of agricultural products

to support industrialization and boost exports;

E. Creating and strengthening necessary institutions;

and

F. Making welfare of farmers the priority of

government.

Strategy YDP government shall:

i. Facilitate the access to cheaper and better

agricultural inputs, including farm tools,

chemicals, fertilizers, improved seedlings, and

livestock breeds;

ii. Encourage plantation agriculture, especially in

the area of arable and economic tree crop

production.

iii. Encourage geo-economic zones that transcends

geo political boundaries

iv. Stimulate the massive production of farm

animals;

v. Embark on massive irrigation schemes by

emphasizing small scale dams to provide

irrigation water;

vi. Stimulate agricultural research through a

package of incentives to the Universities of

Agriculture as well as other agricultural research

institutions;

6. AGRICULTURE


vii. Facilitate the access of farmers to agricultural loans;

viii. Increase the supply of agricultural extension System services through massive training and encouragement of extension personnel; and

ix. Revitalize and modernize the farm settlement System to increase agricultural productivity.


7. RURAL DEVELOPMENT


OBJECTIVES

The Party shall be committed to the following objectives:

Integrated Rural Development;

A. Reduction in the level of rural poverty;

B. Reversal of Rural-Urban Migration;

C. Re-introduction and expansion of extension services in the rural areas; and

D. Expansion of mass literacy programmes, development of rural roads, water

supply, community health-care, electrification and communication.


Strategy

The Party shall:

i. Encourage the establishment of small-scale and cottage

industries;

i. Increase funding for integrated rural development programmes;

and

ii. Cooperate with NGOs and multi-lateral agencies in the

empowerment of rural communities.


8. INDUSTRIALIZATION

OBJECTIVES

Our objectives shall emphasize:

A. Private entrepreneurship;

B. Small and Medium Scale industries;

C. Appropriate policy formulation that will enhance industrialization

at all levels;

D. Provision of industrial infrastructure and other enabling

environment; and

E. Promotion of industries using locally available raw materials.


Strategy

YDP government shall embark on the following industrial programmes and schemes:

i. Privatization of those public enterprises, for which private entrepreneurship,

technical capacity and capital are locally available;

ii. Establish and Fortify a Directorate for Small and Medium Scale industries;

iii. Banking policies that encourage an industrial investment climate and ease of doing

business for startup and growing businesses;

iv. Provision of tax incentives for newly established industrial ventures that explore

local raw materials or located in non-industrial zones;

v. Creation of special industrial layouts across the country to stimulate economic

development;

vi. Encourage design and production of heavy industrial equipment manufacturing

plants locally by private entrepreneurs; and

vii. Promotion of local technology and labour-intensive industries in order to reduce

unemployment.


9. HEALTH

OBJECTIVE

The party shall present a comprehensive health-care policy for the

country, the essential aim of which shall be:

A. Affordable Health-care access for all citizens;

B. Affordable medical services in all institutions of learning; and

C. Available medical services to the children, aged and the

physically challenged.


Strategy YDP in government shall: i. Ensure that all Nigerians, particularly the young and the aged,

have access to affordable medical services;

ii. Provide free immunization to all children;

iii. Progressively strengthen and establish functional Primary

Health Centers, within the reach of every Nigerian,

particularly the rural dwellers. iv. v. Progressively provide General Hospitals in all Local

Government headquarters and Specialist hospitals in all State

Capitals. vi. vii. Encourage research into traditional medical practices and

integrate these practices into the orthodox medical system. viii. ix. Equip and expand the teaching Hospitals in the country;

x. Build the capacity of Health Human Resources to provide the

health needs of the populace;


xi. Provide special incentives for medical practitioners and other

medical Personnel with particular emphasis on those located in

remote areas;

xii. Stimulate the local production of medical drugs and other

supplies;

xiii. Encourage family planning by providing family planning services

and materials free of charge;

xiv. Regulate private hospitals, medical clinics, and pharmacies to

protect Nigerians against exploitations; and

xv. Make and enforce stringent laws against the manufacturing and

sale of fake and adulterated drugs; and promote a healthy

physical environment by intensifying the present periodic

environmental sanitation exercises.

10. EDUCATION

OBJECTIVES

The party in government shall:

A. Ensure that the educational system is improved upon at all levels;

B. Ensure rights to of every child to education; and

C. Strategic reengineering of our educational system to accommodate our culture, history and political realities within the framework of our constitution.

Strategy

YDP in government shall pursue the following:

i. Provision of:

a) Free and compulsory primary education;

b) Free and compulsory junior secondary education; and ;

c) Affordable qualitative senior secondary education.

ii. Expansion of the Unity School system as models and as instruments of fostering national unity;


iii. Greater involvement of private

individuals and agencies in the

delivery of education services

subject to government regulation;

iv. Establishment of adult and

continuing education centers to

promote mass literacy among

Nigerians.

v. Promote technical education;

vi. Encouragement of the

establishment of private

universities, polytechnic and

colleges of education subject to

government regulation;

vii. Adequate funding of primary,

secondary, tertiary education and

research;

viii. Developing capacity of educational

personnel and provision of

competitive conditions of service;

ix. Encourage merit based support for

all;

x. Encourage true autonomy of

tertiary institutions;

xi. Aggressive training of teaching

personnel and enforcement for the

requirement that the National

Certificate in Education shall be the

minimum qualification for primary

school teachers; and

xii. Provision of special facilities for the

schooling of the children with

special needs.


11. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the party shall be:

A. Creation and sustenance of an enabling environment for rapid technological development;

B. Promotion of scientific and technological literacy among Nigerians;

Strategy

The strategies shall be to:

i. Provide facilities and create conducive environment for the promotion of scientific and technological literacy among Nigerians;

ii. Encourage existing scientific and technological research institutions to develop simple tools for industrial plants using locally available raw materials; and

iii. Promote i e ti e pro ess i all le els of the atio ’s edu atio al syste s. “The Light Has Come”

12. DEFENCE

OBJECTIVES

The party’s o je ti es shall e o siste t ith the pro isio s of the Co stitutio i this regard. Specifically, our objectives are:

A. National security in all its ramifications;

B. Maintain an armed forces capable of discharging the afore-stated responsibility, and also supporting

our foreign policy objectives; and

C. Recruitment into the Armed Forces shall reflect the Federal Character while not jeopardizing merit.

Strategy

The party shall:

i. Ensure a high standard of professionalism through constant training;

ii. Pursue, as a deliberate policy of self-reliance, local production of arms, military equipment and

command, control and communication systems;

iii. Reequipping the Armed Forces to levels commensurate to minimum world standards;

iv. Reassessing Nigeria’s defe e i tera tio s ith her neighbours' to strengthen border areas


13. TRANSPORT

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the party shall be to:

A. Provide efficient transportation system throughout the country; and

B. Upgrade all existing modes of transportation in the country (Road, Rail, Air and Water).

Strategy

Our strategy in each subsector shall be as follows:

i. Road Transportation

YDP in government shall:

a) Introduce and sustain the culture of road maintenance by establishing a

system of routine maintenance of roads;

b) Embark on an aggressive development of roads; highways and feeder

roads;

c) Improve and expand Mass Transit Programmes . “The Light Has Come”

ii. Water Transportation

a) Facilitate water transportation by embarking on dredging channelization and canalization; and the construction of weirs;

b) Ensure the easy availability of water transportation vehicles and spare and parts;

c) Provide adequate and well-maintained modern seaport facilities that are economically viable.

iii. Air Transportation

a) Promote a national carrier and make it efficient and Commercially viable;

b) Encourage private investment in the air transport subsector;

c) Provide state of the arts facilities and equipment in all the airports in the country; and

d) Provide regular maintenance of the airports, equipment and facilities in safe and secure mode.

iv. Railways

a) Revitalize and adequately fund the railway system; and

b) Involve the private sector in the delivery of railway services;


14. COMMUNICATION

OBJECTIVES

A. Total re-orga izatio of the ou try’s postal syste ith a ie of guaranteeing its efficiency;

B. To make telecommunication more affordable and accessible down to the

grassroots; and

C. To ensure optimal quality of telecommunication services.

Strategy

The party shall:

i. Ensure the commercialization of the sector;

ii. Encourage Global competitiveness in software development;

iii. Advance our global presence in space management; and

iv. Promote digital literacy amongst all Nigerians.


15. INTERNAL SECURITY


OBJECTIVES

A. Promotion of policies aimed at guaranteeing security of lives and safety of

property;

B. Ensuring discipline, probity and accountability among security agents;

C. Improve police-community relations and support State Policing;

D. Promotion of professionalism within the police, prison security and other

para-military agencies; and

E. Provision of a more reformative prison system.

Strategy

YDP Government shall:

i. Equip the relevant security agencies with modern equipment;

ii. Provide more professional training opportunities; and

iii. Ensure provision of enhanced conditions and environment of service.

16. ENERGY

OBJECTIVES

YDP shall optimize the exploration of all energy resources to enhance

national development.

Strategy

i. Decentralize sourcing and distribution of energy resources;

ii. Provide adequate and efficient energy at the least cost to every

Nigerian;

iii. Promote the supply of energy through all energy sources; and

iv. Intensify the implementation of rural electricity supply schemes.


17. WATER SUPPLY


OBJECTIVES

Our objectives shall be:

A. To provide potable water in urban, semi-urban and rural areas; and

B. To ensure synergy between agencies relevant to the provision and usage of water sources.

Strategy

YDP government shall adopt the following strategies:

i. The protection of domestically usable surface water against pollution and contamination;

ii. Ensure the supply of potable water to all urban and rural communities in the countries;

iii. To maintain and construct dams for irrigation, hydro electric energy and treatment plants;

iv. To ensure the improvement of water sanitization programme throughout the country; and

v. Encourage the local production of water treatment chemicals.

18. LABOUR EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES


OBJECTIVES

YDP shall vigorously strive:

A. To improve the working conditions of the Nigeria labour force; and

B. To ensure that workers are reasonably remunerated by the public and private sectors.

Strategy

The following steps will be taken:

i. Review of the current monthly minimum wage in line with the prevailing economic realities;

ii. Review of the current remuneration of workers, including fringe benefits;

iii. Enforcement of labour discipline and productivity;

iv. Overhaul of the Industrial Arbitration Court.

v. Ensure Social Security Cover for all workers; and

vi. Review of the pension rate of retired workers.


19. NATURAL MINERAL INDUSTRY

OBJECTIVES

YDP government shall:

A. Ensure judicious exploitation of Nigeria’s natural mineral resources; and

B. Promote resource control at all levels.

Strategy YDP Government shall:

i. Identify all solid-minerals deposit in Nigeria and ascertain the commercial quantity;

ii. Involve the private sector in the exploitation

of the country’s mineral resources; iii. Reorganize and strengthen the oil and gas

sector;

iv. Speed up the process of converting the country’s wasting natural gas to productive and commercial use;

v. Encourage participation of local industries; and

vi. Fortify the Iron and Steel Industry to help galvanize heavy and light equipment.


20. YOUTH AND SPORTS

OBJECTIVES A. Make Nigerian youths

realize their maximum

potentials;

B. Promote interaction

among youths for

national understanding

and integration; and

C. Enact laws against child

abuse and child labour. Strategy: YDP in government shall: i. Reorganize the National

Service Programme to

embrace all graduates

of post-secondary

institutions;

ii. Promote and encourage

societies/clubs for the

physical and intellectual

development of the

members;

iii. Promote the culture of

community service; and

iv. Promote and encourage

the private sector

involvement in the

development of sports.


21. THE NIGERIAN CULTURE

OBJECTIVES

Our party shall:

Recognize our culture, customs and traditions as

an integral part of our collective identity.

Strategy


i. Progressively integrate the diverse culture

of the people of Nigeria.

ii. Promote only those aspects of our culture

that are conducive to fostering national

unity and gradually phase out all of its

unfavourable aspects;

iii. Employ culture as an instrument for

mounding Nigeria’s social and political

behaviour;

iv. Employ culture to promote the ou try’s

traditional values of honesty, integrity and

hospitality;, as well as intra and inter-ethnic

understanding, religious harmony and

socio-political solidarity; and

v. Internationalize the ou try’s cultural

values and hence, the political values

arising therefrom, particularly within the

continent of Africa.


22. WOMEN

OBJECTIVES

Women are an important group of Nigerians whose

participation in national politics has been minimal due

largely to cultural inhibition and barriers. The

relevance of women, their numerical strength and

their multiplier effects in the mass mobilization of the

Nigerian people for the attainment of educational,

health, and socio-economic objectives are recognized

by the party. Accordingly, our party in government

shall pursue globally accepted policies that promote

the rights of women. .

Strategy

Our government shall:

i. Ensure gender equality in employment and socio

economic advancement, and promote greater

women involvement and effective participation

in politics;

ii. Embark on an aggressive crusade of greater

political awareness and mass mobilization of

Nigerian women for participation in a

sustainable national development;

iii. Ensure adequate women representation in all

the organs and institutions of the party and of

its government through encouraged

participation of women in electoral contests

and through political appointments; and

iv. Strengthen women societies to enable it

become more effective in engineering the

process of economic and political

empowerment of Nigerian women.

YDP recognize that the constitution of the

Federal Republic of Nigeria guarantees the

fundamental human rights of every

Nigerian citizen. This includes:

1) Right to life

2) Right to dignity of human persons

3) Right to personal liberty

4) Right to fair hearing

5) Right to private and family life

6) Right to freedom of thought, conscience and

religion

7) Right to freedom of expression and the press

8) Right to peaceful assembly and association

9) Right to freedom of movement

10) Right to medical consultation

11) Right to freedom from discrimination

12) Right to education

13) Right to acquire and own immovable property

anywhere in the Federation

14) Right to personal liberty

15) Right to vote and be voted for in any given election


23. HUMAN RIGHTS


YDP shall respect these rights. In doing so,

however, we shall ensure that every Nigerian

enjoys and exercise these rights within the limits

imposed by the laws of Nigeria.

Strategy


i. Ensure that every Nigerian enjoys his or her

fundamental rights without undue

government interference;

ii. Simplify the processes of seeking redress in

the event of the violation of any of the

rights; and

iii. Support the Human Right organizations in

Nigeria to enable them complement the

efforts in promoting human rights

awareness, education and in checking

human rights abuses.


24. ENVIRONMENT OBJECTIVES

It shall be our policy to ensure that

every Nigerian lives in an

environment which is conducive to

good health and soundness of body

and mind. The party shall in

particular address ecological

challenges in the country.

Strategy


i. Encourage periodic

environmental sanitation

exercise in Nigeria;

ii. Promote the habit of

conscious waste disposal by

people;

iii. Ensure the regular and proper

disposal of household and

industrial wastes;

iv. Establish and implement

programmes aimed at checking

environmental pollution and

degradation;

v. Ensure adequate funding for

related environmental

agencies; and

vi. Improve environmental

la ds ape of Nigeria’s ur a and rural communities.


25. THE CIVIL SERVICE OBJECTIVES

YDP shall improve conditions of service, and

also promote efficiency, dedication and loyalty

in the civil service.

Strategy

i. Our government in office shall:

ii. ensure competitive condition of service;

and

iii. Ensure security of service to the Nigerian

Civil Service system.


OBJECTIVES

YDP regard the authorities and influence of

traditional rulers as complementary to

governance.

Strategy

Our party in government shall:

i. Support the roles assigned to traditional

rulers in the Nigerian constitution;

26. TRADITIONAL RULES


27. HOUSING

OBJECTIVES

The Party shall ensure the rights of every

Nigerian to shelter according to the provisions in

the constitution of the federal republic of

Nigeria.

Strategy

i. The party shall:

Simplify process of acquiring land for

residential building purpose;

ii. Promote sourcing and use of local building

materials;

iii. Provide home ownership guaranteed loans

at single digit interest rates;

iv. Encourage corporate bodies, companies,

industries and parastatals to provide

housing for their staff on owner-occupier

basis with liberal terms for repayment; and

v. Implement and strengthen a resettlement

policy to take care of people displaced

either as a result of government projects,

natural disasters or ecological factors.


28. TOURISM

OBJECTIVES

Our party in government shall give pride of place to

the exploitation of our tourist potentials in the

country.

Strategy

Empower appropriate agencies to take our tourism

potentials to its peak.;

i. Encourage the active participation of

private entrepreneurs and non-

governmental organizations in the

development of our tourist industry; and

ii. Harmonize the activity tourism operators

to evolve a coherent national policy

dealing with all aspects of tourism in the

country.


29. FOREIGN POLICY

OBJECTIVES

Our government shall pursue a foreign policy aimed at protecting Nigerians and

Nigeria’s interest, boosting her international image and promoting her economic

independence.

Strategy


i. Protect and promote the interest of every Nigerian in any part of the world

ii. Commit to the principles of ECOWAS, OAU and United Nations Charters, as well

as those of other international organizations of which Nigeria is a member;

iii. Commit to the political and economic emancipation of Africans in the diaspora;

iv. Promote greater economic and political cooperation and interdependence among

neighbouring countries; and

v. Provide diplomatic and economic leadership in Africa in general and West African

in particular.

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