My manifesto as a presidential candidate in Nigeria

If I Israel Udeme Archibong @miztajovial became the president of Nigeria today, I would not need a hundred days to decide where to start. I already know the first two struggles I would face head-on. The first is the unbearable cost of living, and the second is our long-standing battle with electricity. These are not abstract problems. These are real issues affecting real people every single day. You can feel it in the frustration in people’s voices, in the sighs of tired market women, in the quiet tears of fathers who cannot provide, and in the way young people are giving up and leaving the country in droves.

Let me start with the cost of living.

Right now in Nigeria, surviving is a daily fight. Food has become a luxury. A tuber of yam that used to cost one thousand naira now sells for three thousand. A bag of rice is climbing closer to one hundred thousand. Yet the average salary remains stuck. Some civil servants go months without getting paid. Artisans barely get work. Teachers are struggling to feed their own families. When you step into the market today, you can see the pain on people’s faces. They are not shopping with joy. They are negotiating out of desperation.

If I became president, my first major focus would be food and transportation. Nigerians cannot move forward if they are hungry and stranded. I would invest directly in local agriculture. I would support farmers not just with words, but with access to good seeds, equipment, storage, and security. I would revive our farming belts and open proper channels for food distribution. Food should be grown in abundance and sold at fair prices. That is not too much to ask.

On transportation, I would work to create efficient public transport systems so that people can move without paying half their salary on bus fare or fuel. We cannot talk about growth when people are spending more on transportation than they earn in a week. I would also take a second look at our fuel subsidy removal. Any policy that causes more pain than progress must be reviewed. A government that cannot protect its people from poverty has missed the point entirely.

Now let me talk about electricity.

Every Nigerian knows the pain of darkness. From small shops to big businesses, we are all dependent on generators. Our students read under candlelight. Our hospitals perform operations with torchlights. Our factories are closing down because of power costs. This is not just about convenience. It is about survival.

As president, I would treat electricity as an emergency. I would focus on practical solutions. We need to generate more power and distribute it fairly. I would invest heavily in solar energy, hydro power, and natural gas. We need to stop talking and start doing. I would bring in experts, not politicians, to manage our power sector. And I would make sure the leaders of our power agencies are held accountable. If the power does not improve, someone responsible must step down. Nigerians deserve to live in a country where light is not a privilege but a right.

Imagine a Nigeria where power is stable. Imagine the energy that would be released across the nation. More businesses. More jobs. Better schools. Safer hospitals. Our people are full of talent, but we have to give them the tools to succeed.

At the end of the day, all Nigerians really want is a life of dignity. We want to feed our families, turn on our lights, move around safely, and dream of a better tomorrow. If I became president, I would not promise a perfect Nigeria. But I would promise this, I would listen, I would act, and I would never forget the people who trusted me with their hopes.

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