THE NIGERIA OF MY DREAM AND THINGS I WILL DO IF I WAS THE PRESIDENT.

My name is ‘Mardiyah Komolafe’. I am a student of Footprints School, Gwarinpa Abuja. I am currently in SS2. If i was president, i will make Nigeria a safe country, a place where corruption, greed and robbery will not exist. I dream of a Nigeria filled with caring, kind, honest and hardworking citizens. A place where its people will love and care for each other, and its leaders will love and care for the citizens.

I dream of a Nigeria where governments at all levels will prioritize human capital development, and industrial development. I dream of a country where government will ensure that citizens have access to quality health care; for the locals, i would provide same quality healthcare as their counterparts anywhere in the world. I dream of a Nigeria where people die in the presence of loved ones rather than in lonely foreign hospitals. I dream of Nigeria with reduced infant and maternal mortality rates. I dream of a country where the rich invest in the health sector, build world class hospitals rather than waste money to place adverts on obituaries of loved ones, most of who die because of the poor state of the Nigerian health care.

I dream of Nigeria where every Nigerian child has access to quality education, a country with some of the best universities in the world that parents will see as the first choice for their children. I dream of truly world class research universities in Nigeria. I dream of an era where there will be no strikes by academics and non-academics staff in our higher education institutions. I dream of students unions that will truly prioritize the welfare of students. I dream of an end to cultism in the Nigeria campuses. I dream of Nigeria where lecturers will not seek sexual favours from students. I dream of a country where admission to higher education institutions will be on merit.

“If i were president, i would change the government; remove all corrupt politicians and government officials with criminal records.”

Being the President of a country is a big responsibility for one person. If i were president, i would change the government; remove all corrupt politicians and government officials with criminal records. If i were President, i would strive to accomplish these three major things; first, i would strengthen our educational system, i would also make sure that everyone has equal and fair treatment in our society, and lastly, i would secure our borders. If i were President, i would also make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally and fairly. I dream of Nigeria with well equipped police force, where officers do not have to use their personal resources to furnish their offices, and where they do not have to use their own mobile phones to carry out official duties because of governmental neglect. I dream of a police force that can protect the lives and property of citizens. I dream of a police service that will serve our people and one whose officers do not solicit or accept bribes. I dream of a country where our navy protect our waters and not outsourced to so-called ex-militants.

If i were the President, visible infrastructural development and provision of social amenities would also be given high priority by my administration. Nigeria is blessed with resources that could be channelled towards effective processing for development. Therefore, we would embark on physical development which would also create jobs opportunity for our people. We would encourage private partnership based on a level play ground for interested partners. Competent contractors would be engaged and closely monitored to ensure targeted and desired delivery. I dream, i dream and i dream of a better Nigeria. I dream of a brighter future for our children. I dream that all Nigerians work to make those dreams a reality.