Dr. Adetolu Ademujimi

  SECTION B : REVAMP OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE While recognizing the physical infrastructure milestones achieved by the Federal Government over the past few years in tertiary and primary schools through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) respectively, the humongous gap yet uncovered cannot be overlooked. A dysfunctional Federation such as ours needs a President in 2023 who would openly acknowledge that adequate provision of appropriate physical infrastructure in all schools (primary, secondary & tertiary) across the nation can only be accomplished through a governance structural framework that delegates substantial “legal, geographic, administrative, political and economic” powers to the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). For Federal government-owned tertiary institutions, can’t there be an innovation I term a “Take, Bake & Name” policy (meaning take a specific physical facility within a school,

  SECTION B : REVAMP OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Before you give a uniformed man a gun to secure others, give food to his gut and secure his family’s needs. One of the major reasons for the demoralized security structure in our troubled country is the poor infrastructure (not only in terms of working tools) available to promote the welfare of the security personnel. How many past and present Nigerian Presidents have ever undertaken on-the-spot-assessment tours of the Police stations across the nation? How many Police and Army barracks have they intentionally visited to ascertain the inhuman state of the physical infrastructure in these places for our gallant internal and external security forces and their beloved families? While we canvass for State Police, the physical infrastructure that would boost the working conditions and morale of the Federal security agencies as at today are deplorable and have remained unacceptably so for decades. Furthermore, media revelations have it t

  SECTION B : REVAMP OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Is it possible to ensure agricultural revolution in Nigeria without commensurate physical amenities that support farming and its allied activities? Infrastructure is the bedrock of a robust agriculture chain in any nation; studies have shown this. Commercial farming has also outgrown the consideration for cutlasses and hoes and embraced massive infrastructural upgrade of its entire value chain. The 3 tiers of government – Federal, State and Local, haven’t been intentional and strategic about the provision of irrigation systems, mechanized farmland implements, agro-storage facilities (intra-towns and around airports & seaports), agro-cargo train cabins and rural roads linking farms to external places (for seamless grains, plants, livestock & dairy evacuation), well-planned agricultural produce markets in all localities and agro-allied industries. Our next President in 2023 would have to work closely with the 36 State Governmen

  Graphic illustration of the current territory proposed for Idanre Tourism District by Dr. Adetolu Ademujimi As the earth marks the year 2022 World Tourism Day on the 27 th day of September with the theme “ Rethinking Tourism ”, kindly join me on this lengthy read. It unveils an original idea innovated to berth in Idanre town within Idanre Local Government Area (LGA). It’s not out of place to be reminded that Idanre LGA is one of the four LGAs with the largest geographical (land & water) mass in Ondo State (others being Ose, Odigbo and Ilaje LGAs) and the single largest cocoa-producing LGA in the State. Imagine waking up to this news item on all media outlets - “ BREAKING NEWS! Ondo State Governor to launch 10-year Idanre Tourism District masterplan ; Directs Ministry of Culture & Tourism to begin Town hall meetings with Kabiyesi - Owa of Idanre, and his subjects; State Government leads search for private investors, multi-lateral organizations and other development part

  PREAMBLE The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the 2023 Presidential election for Saturday, 25 th February, 2023. Therefore, from Saturday, 17 th September, 2022, to Saturday, 18 th February, 2023, I shall be reeling out weekly, one critical question over a period of 23 weeks, for all the 2023 Presidential candidates. Please repost each question every week till it reaches all the Presidential candidates or their close aides who may be willing to give their feedback via @toluademujimi on twitter or @adetolu ademujimi on linkedin . It is an opinion-shaping inquisition via 23 fundamental questions about the Nigerian project. Please take note that there are NO RIGHT or WRONG ANSWERS as such! It’s simply a reflection of each candidate’s opinion, thought and conviction on specific issues and Nigerians should expect that these stances shall influence their respective administration’s philosophy, policies and programmes if elected as Nigeria’s President co

  SECTION A : REFORM OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR DECENTRALIZATION/FEDERALISM, ECONOMIC REVOLUTION & SECURITY RESTORATION Like I stated on twitter on the 18 th day of July, 2022; “ Voting an upright Pastor as President and a honest Islamic cleric as Vice President or vice versa CANNOT take Nigeria out of the woods with the current DYSFUNCTIONAL governance structure. We need a pair that is committed to the ideals of FEDERALISM .” Our governance framework under the Nigerian Federation is extremely dysfunctional and inefficient for a country that has over 95% of her 206 million population residing and working outside Abuja. They live and function in various urban, semi-urban & rural areas within the subnational units in Nigeria. Thus, they would fare better in access to security, food, water, health care, education, roads, other infrastructure, and overall development if the 36 States, FCT and 774 LGA Councils are ‘legally, geographically, administratively, politically and

  SECTION A : REFORM OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR DECENTRALIZATION/FEDERALISM; FOR ECONOMIC REVOLUTION & SECURITY RESTORATION The constitutional decentralization of “legal, geographical, administrative, political and economic” paraphernalia to the 36 States, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 774 Local Government Area (LGA) Councils is not likely to effectively promote massive economic growth in Nigeria. These subnational governments, if empowered, would not be better positioned to identify their areas of comparative economic strength and seek private sector collaboration for quicker exploration of same. These subnational units, if empowered, would not be able to effectively stimulate local production and expand local economies for increase in their individual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that will eventually improve the national aggregate of GDP. For instance, Ondo State’s vast and untapped bitumen deposits and the envisaged Port Ondo project do not stand a better chance of bei

  SECTION A: REFORM OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR DECENTRALIZATION/FEDERALISM, ECONOMIC REVOLUTION & SECURITY RESTORATION Happy 2022 Independence Day to all Nigerians. Some of the major triggers of large-scale insecurity in our fragile country are population explosion; youth unemployment; influx & use of hard drugs; porosity of the country’s borders; over-centralized, poorly motivated & ill-equipped Police; and lowly motivated & poorly equipped Military to fight insecurity. Be that as it may, a stronger Police Force is at the center of it all to effectively man and enforce our internal security and civil authority. Yet, t he average Nigerian policeman is ill-motivated, deployed to unfamiliar territories and lacks contemporary policing gadgets (body camera, breath analyzer, internet-enabled electronic device, pepper spray, taser gun - to deliver electric shock, etc.). The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is stoutly over-centralized with a far-away command & control ce