I’ll Boost The Economy, Create 2 Million Jobs If Elected, AD Presidential Candidate

You have heard about PDP’s presidential candidate’s promises
to Nigerians if elected, you have heard about that of APC’s candidate, but you
haven’t heard that of AD, Dr. Rafiu Salau, the presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy

Today Dr. Rafiu Salau, while unfolding his
manifesto in an interview with NAN in Abuja said, if he is elected, part of
what he will do is to create 2 million jobs and boost the economy of the
country.

“First, a minimum of 70 per cent of the exploration of the
crude oil in the nation must be done by local companies.

“Whatever the profit made by local companies will be
invested in the economy of the nation. This will go a long way in increasing
the revenue that will be generated in the industry.

 “Secondly, at least
70 per cent of the shipment of the crude oil shall be assigned to local
maritime companies.

“Thirdly, 100 per cent of the oil products used locally
shall be refined by local refineries, meaning 50 per cent of refined products
will be enough for local consumption while 50 per cent will be for exportation
to countries without oil or refineries,” he said.

According to him, the strategy will create two million jobs
and increase oil revenue. Salau said the national revenue being spent on the
importation of oil products and subsidy would no longer be spent on
consumption, but invested on capital goods.

“This will generate more national revenue for decades while
the increase in national revenue from the investment of the crude oil income
will take the nation to the path of G20.

“Nigeria will have 200 billion dollars in foreign reserve
before the end of my term in office,” he said.