Every election cycle in Nigeria, the media is swamped with campaign trails of candidates who make promises to citizens on what they plan to do in office. Sadly, mediums to keep track of those promises post elections are scarce. We created #WhatTheySaid to solve this problem.
In our review of all the Presidential Manifestos since 1999, we select the most prominent ones and adopt a “scorecard” approach to tracking the progress candidates. We documented the various Manifestos produced by Political Parties during election cycles.
The Obasanjo administration was popular for achieving a $30b debt relief to Nigeria and leading initiatives like the launch of the Nigeria Health Insurance Scheme. He however did not live up to the many promises in improving education, security and infrastructure. #WhatTheySaid
The short-lived Yar’adua administration was popular for an amnesty program created to curtail militancy in the South South, the creation of the Ministry first of Niger Delta and the establishment of the presidential electoral reform committee which produced the Uwais report.
Popular for the Almajiri Education Program and the licensing of some Federal and Private Universities, the Goodluck administration was a rocky one as it witnessed the breakout of the Boko Haram insurgency. He however recorded some achievements in electricity and Agriculture.
President Buhari who is still in power is popular for the national social investment programs (NSIP) which are aimed at reducing poverty and enhancing social welfare and development. At the end of his administration, it will be clearer if he lived up to his campaign promises.
The grades are not based on individual positions taken by any particular party; rather they reflect whether they fulfilled more or fewer manifesto promises from among a basket. #WhatTheySaid
Don’t just take our word (or thread) for it. Read our report and find out how we arrived at the scorecards here: https://researcher.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4th-Republic-Manifestos-WTS-1.pdf
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