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Nigerian opposition leader Atiku Abubakar on Monday launched his presidential campaign promising to create millions of jobs to fight the growing inequality and insecurity that reigns in the prime minister. oil producer of Africa.
Sitting in a nine-minute live broadcast on Facebook and Twitter, Abubakar outlined his plan to "put Nigeria back to work".
"The sad reality today, as you know, is that too many of our citizens do not work and live in poverty and insecurity," Abubakar said. .
"The fabric of our society is collapsing and we have never been so divided as a nation," he said.
"The most important question of this election is: are you better off than four years ago, are you richer or poorer?" Is why our main goal is to hand over the Nigeria at work. "
As a former vice president persecuted by corruption charges, Abubakar drew criticism and skepticism when he announced his intention to run in the February 2019 presidential elections.
But his campaign for the Democratic People's Party (PDP) is gaining momentum, with the 71-year-old political veteran posing as an antidote to Nigeria's sluggish growth.
Abubakar outlined its plan to accelerate the growth of its policy document, targeting a gross domestic product of $ 900 billion (788 billion euros) by 2025 – more than double the current amount – and promising to lift "at least 50 million people from extreme poverty".
As part of its plan to help businesses, it would introduce tax incentives, improve the availability of foreign exchange and speed up the privatization of the electricity sector.
It would partially privatize the state oil company and "reconsider" the introduction of bidding procedures for marginal fields and oil blocs. It plans to double refining capacity to 2 million barrels a day by issuing new licenses for new facilities in crude oil refineries. .
In response to Buhari, who made a faux pas earlier this year stating that Nigerian youth "are not doing anything", Abubakar is committed to relaunching a learning program that will recruit 100,000 artisans to train a million people.
The opposition candidate promises to introduce liberalization reforms unlike Buhari, a 75-year-old former general who has focused on eliminating corruption.
Buhari's anti-corruption campaign has not yet been condemned while opponents accuse him of launching a political witch hunt.
Although Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa, poverty is widespread and unemployment is high in the former British colony.
The government, which is approaching 10 years of fighting against Boko Haram jihadists in the north-east of the country, is also trying to contain outbreaks of violence between pastoralists and farmers across the country.
"The most important question in this election is: are you better off than four years ago, are you richer or poorer? That's why our main goal is to put Nigeria back to work, "said Abubakar, launching his presidential campaign.
