The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) will
officially flag off its presidential campaign on Monday in Abuja.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the
party’s presidential candidate, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, millions of supporters
of the party’s presidential candidate will also embark on a walk in seven
states of Adamawa, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Kano and Kwara.
The statement said:
"The ACPN presidential candidate, Ezekwesili, will flag off her
HOPE2019 campaign with her running mate, Abdulganiyu Galadima, at 10a.m. on
January 7, 2019 at Cotland Garden in Karu, Abuja. We will be proceeding on a
WalkforNaija immediately after the event.
"The flag-off will be done at the same time
with the volunteers’ walk across the following states-Adamawa, Ebonyi, Edo,
Kaduna, Kano and Kwara.”
It added that "during the campaign, we will
give more details about our plans to lift no fewer than 80 million Nigerians
out of poverty; how we intend to implement a productivity and competitiveness
initiative that would create new opportunities and jobs in some key sectors.
"Among the sectors are agriculture, fisheries,
livestock, and agribusiness where more than one-third of Nigeria’s active
labour population is found."
The ACPN presidential candidate, Ezekwesili,
co-founded Transparency International, an international non-governmental organisation
that focuses on combating global corruption.
As pioneer director of the organisation, she played
a frontline role in ensuring the creation of the Corruption Perception Index,
which is viewed as the most accurate measure of assessing a country’s perceived
level of corruption.
On assumption of office as Minister of Education in
the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government, there was a challenge of a
mismatch between youth burgeoning, employability and limited economic
opportunities. In responding to the challenge at that time, Ezekwesili ensured that
a major skills development programme was designed and a new level of certification
introduced to Nigeria’s education system, her campaign group stated.
The statement added that there was also a design
and addition of Vocational Enterprise Institutions (VEIs) and Innovation
Enterprise Institutions (IEIs) as national certifications accredited and
regulated by the National Board for Technical Education.
There are currently over 200 VEIs and IEIs, which are
imparting skills in areas as diverse as cosmetology, welding, fashion design,
electrical installation, para-legal studies, TV production, hospitality among
others, the statement noted.
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