Afrigather 
On The N500 Billion PALLIATIVE FUND.
July 17, 2023
H.E. (Sen) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Aso Rock Villa,
Abuja
My President,
PLEASE DO NOT DISBURSE THE N500B SUBSIDY PALLIATIVES TO INDIVIDUALS IN AKWA IBOM STATE
-My Humble Plea!
I carry you good needs.
My identify is Arc. NYA-ETOK Ezekiel. I contested the Governorship Elections in Akwa Ibom State within the just-concluded 2023 polls, below the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Seeing the load in your time, please allow me to be as temporary and as direct as doable.
I want to humbly enchantment that Akwa Ibom State be neglected of the distribution of N8,000.00 to 12Million extraordinarily poor Nigerians, over a interval of six months.
It’s my respectful opinion that if the stated sum is split among the many 36 States and the FCT, every of the 37 Models will obtain a little bit over N13.5Billion on the typical.
REASONS FOR MY OBJECTIONS.
Contemplating that the nationwide register of the poorest in our nation has over 40million Nigerians, selecting 12million of them, with out doubting the integrity of such alternative course of, would present that just one out of each 5 of them would profit.It is a far cry from the about 120million multi-dimensionally poor Nigerians.
The implication of that is that:
1. Taking these within the register, for everybody that advantages from the switch, 4 others can be questioning why it was not them; and will certainly be sad.
2. People who profit from it can probably have a dependency syndrome created, that may manifest after six months; as the cash will not be coming. They may face the double jeopardy of not with the ability to proceed the approach to life they’ll in all probability have grow to be accustomed to, and likewise, the reproach and the scorn of those that have been ab-initio sad that they weren’t captured.
3. Above all, on the finish of six months, N500Billion would have disappeared into skinny air.
MY PROPOSAL
My proposal is to determine 10 ENTERPRISE ESTATES (one in every of the ten Federal Constituencies in Akwa Ibom State).
WHAT IS AN ENTERPRISE ESTATE?
In 2014, I used to be privileged to be given a world platform (THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA), to current to the world a Distinctive Housing Mannequin that I had proposed which caught the International consideration. In Nigeria, I used to be requested to current it to the Housing Coverage Replace Committee the place I used to be privileged to function its Vice Chairman ( with the late Sir Fortune Ebie because the Chairman. This distinctive Housing Mannequin that I conceived and introduced was subsequently adopted as one of many Federal Authorities Social Housing fashions (Chapter8 of the accepted Nationwide Housing Coverage).
This housing mannequin is an unconventional One-Cease Heart that addresses a number of nationwide issues.
It’s a mannequin that establishes 200 studio residences, every fitted with a Moveable Farm and Fish Pond (that may take about 500 fingerlings) externally; and a micro processing unit internally.
The Property can be managed by an Property Enterprise Operator (ECO), who’s vested with the accountability of offering technical help for all of the ‘tenants’ that may have a interval of 1 to 2 years earlier than they graduate and grow to be the prolonged arm of the Enterprise Property of their numerous localities.
(Technical particulars can be found).
RESULTANT EFFECTS:
On the finish of 1 to 2 years, these individuals who can be solely younger individuals which are match (together with individuals residing with disabilities; with the one mandatory pre situation of with the ability to learn and write), can be skilled within the cultivation of the chosen crops (eg tomatoes) and different enterprises like snail-rearing, honey from bees and many others.
Whereas the Enterprise Property Operator offers the seedlings; the technical particulars et-al, at cultivation time, he’ll purchase off the produce on the market fee whereas deducting price of inputs.
This may end in younger unskilled individuals being given lodging, expertise, and being paid on the similar time.
Think about subsequently a scenario the place in an Property, now we have 200fish-ponds (that every holds about 500 fingerlings), 200 moveable Tomato Farms, and a Micro Processing Unit (MPU) the place sure cottage trade merchandise are undertaken.
On the finish of the one to 2 years, these ‘College Tenants’ would have learnt sure fundamentals and fundamentals of enterprise like e book holding; success fundamentals and imperatives; and the disciplines for enterprise success.
They’d even be ‘indoctrinated’ in Patriotism and Nationalism, seeing how good authorities has been to them.
Amongst different advantages, the initiative would create a pool of Nigerians which are adequately profiled, for the Financial institution of Commerce and Trade (who can be in fixed contact with them over the coaching interval), to undertake as their SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY CHAMPIONS!
This program is assured to create URBAN-RURAL MIGRATION. As a result of it’s rural-based, it can grow to be the simplest manner of creating the agricultural areas. It can additionally result in FOOD SECURITY and INDUSTRIALIZATION.
JOB CREATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION.
Of equal significance is the development part, as about 200 models of Studio Residence (one bed room) buildings can be constructed in every location. On account of the quantity, just about each village in every of the Federal Constituencies can have contractors.
That is apart from suppliers of building-materials just like the cements, blocks, wooden, sand, iron rods, and many others. The listing is limitless.
COST:
At a median price of N3.5Million to N5Million Naira per constructing, the challenge will want lower than N1billion for the development for the buildings.
One other N200Million would go to the supply of sure primary infrastructure, and creation of the Enterprise Facilities, whereas the steadiness will go into empowering native Consultants on the challenge.
The low price on primary infrastructure is as a result of all roads throughout the Property can be surface-dressed, and maintained by sweeping, as morning-duty for the ‘Scholar Tenants, as ‘KEKE’ automobiles will ply inner roads for motion of produce to the Enterprise Heart. The State will guarantee motor-able entry to the challenge web site.
CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, whereas different States would have had their N13.5 Billion despatched into ‘voice mail’, Akwa Ibom State can have 10 THRIVING INDUSTRIES, every participating hundreds of employees and coaching empowered youths (200 x 10) per cycle for over 15 to 20years.
I’ve adopted Akwa Ibom State for instance, to color a vivid image, and by extension, do a comparative evaluation on this Undertaking.
I do imagine that just about each different State would select to undertake this mannequin.
Will probably be my pleasure to current you with the formal detailed evaluation of this Proposal.
It’s subsequently my perception, Your Excellency, that this proposal will meet your form approval, in your spirit of doing issues DIFFERENTLY.
Please settle for the assurances of my highest esteem.
Arc. NYA-ETOK EZEKIEL.
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