John Terence Ononuju, 2019 Federal House of Representatives Candidate
for Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State, National
Chairman of Nigeria Political Parties Candidates Forum, Founder of
Worldwide Development Initiative and Founder of other numerous local and
international organizations around the globe, will officially declare
in 2022, his interest for the 2023 Nigerian Presidential race.
Ononuju who hails from Ochii, Ogwa in Mbaitoli Local Government Area
of Imo state of Nigeria, said he possesses the magic wand to actualize
the best for the country, if he is elected President in 2023.
He said the time has come for youths to take over the mantle of
leadership in Nigeria, while the elders are expected to give maximum
support to enable them(Youths) move the country forward in the best
interest of the entire citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to him, his economic plans would be geared towards
harnessing the potentials of the Country, promising to make good use of
the country’s natural resources and also focus on Agriculture &
Technology in boosting the economy of the country. He said this will
encourage indigenous and foreign investors to come to Nigeria and
contribute to its development.
As part of his plans to encourage youths empowerment, he promised to
create a unique platform that will encourage skilled and unskilled
youths, pointing out that it will go a long way in making over 8,000,000
jobless Nigerian youths independent and employers of labour.
According to him, his empowerment scheme will also extend to Nigerian
men and women who are either idle or living below an annual income of
N100,000.He promised to focus his attention on quality
education,employment of more youths into the civil service, provision of
good drinking water, housing, quality healthcare services, steady power
supply, construction of quality roads, regular payment of workers
salaries and pensions, security of lives and property, which he will
encourage the 36 states Governors of Nigeria to also implement in their
various states, with full support from the Federal Government.
Ononuju frowned at the deplorable state of numerous projects, which
have been abandoned for years, by the previous administrations.He
promised to do his best in completing the abandoned projects, which are
slowing the development of the country and also promises to add more
developmental projects, which will be completed before he leaves
office.Some of these new projects include at least one industry in each
of the 36 states of Nigeria, including F.C.T Abuja, which will be of
international standard, renovation and upgrade of Sports Stadium in the
country to international standard, promising to build six additional
international sports stadium in each of the six geopolitical zones which
will not only boost sporting activities, but also attract national
& international sporting events into the country.
In the area of commerce, he promised to build 37 international
markets to be situated in the 36 states of the country, including F.C.T
Abuja, which according to him will make Nigeria the envy of other
African countries and boost economic activities in the country.
Similarly, promotion of eCommerce in Nigeria according to him, will
triple the revenue generated from crude oil, Agriculture and other
internally generated revenues since the inception of Nigeria, which will
place Nigeria among the 10 richest countries of the world.
He promised establishing international standard refineries at least
one in each of the six geo-political zones of the country, among other
numerous projects which will take Nigeria to the next level of
development, when completed.
Ononuju urged all the political parties fielding candidates in the
Presidential elections, especially the All Progressive Congress, APC,
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressive Grand Alliance,
APGA, to rise above party interests for peace, unity and progress of
Nigeria.
He further advised Nigerian politicians not to see the 2023
presidential election as a do or die affair, urging his fellow youths to
avoid being used as instruments of thuggery and violence before and
after the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
