…free education, free wifi to all public tertiary institutions for four years
The Akwa Ibom State candidate for the Labour Party, Akparawa Michael Bush has promised to give a free estate to all professional organizations in the state.
Michael Bush made the promise during a radio program he appeared in Excel Radio 106.9 FM on Friday from 4 PM to 5.30PM
Bush who said the slogan of his campaign and his government if elected is and will be “Akwa Ibom For All…, The People First…” informed his audience that his is returning the wealth of Akwa Ibom State to its people to manage it for themselves.
To have a detailed information about, the Labour party candidate promises and offers to Akwa Ibom people, this reporter called him on the phone to confirm the report.
Responding to my enquiry, the Labour Party governorship candidate said, he will give a free estate to indigenous members of Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
In the list are also Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members of Akwa Ibom State origin, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) from Akwa Ibom State origin, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) who are Akwa Ibomite,
Nigerian Medical Association (NAM),
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM).
Other beneficiaries are Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS)
Amongst several other beneficiaries, Bush listed Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), the list of benefiting professional organizations is endless
To Nigeria Labour Congress, and Trade Union Congress the Labour Party candidate said he will provide estate to their leadership
For further assistance and welfare to Akwa Ibom people, Bush said he will provide subvention and logistics to all professional organizations throughout his administration.
“All professional organizations will be given necessary logistics and subvention to run their affairs”
“In my government education will be free at all levels and I will install wifi in all public tertiary institutions for students to have free access to internet throughout my four years in office”.
“There will be Tax Holliday for all Informal Business Sectors such as: Petit Trading, Artisans, Transportation and many others”, Bush said
To make accommodating affordable to low income earners, Bush said he will build one thousand units of houses in all 31 Local Government Areas of the State.
Among others promises he made, Bush said he will appoint five Commissioners from Oron Nation to his Executive Council
