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Activities and Insights from Hon. Umaru Bago

Science and Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has hastened the deployment of breakthrough technologies, which have the effect of transforming how we work, shop, study, socialise, and even see the doctor in ways that are likely to stay permanent long after the epidemic is under control. Our Agenda emphasises the ways in which we can continue to promote innovation

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Tourism and Culture

In order to better understand our state’s potential for growth in areas like as tourism, culture, and athletics, we will conduct research and create profiles. We will spearhead the growth of tourism with an unwavering commitment to the goals of economic empowerment, job creation, and increased income.

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Health

• Accessible and affordable health care for all
• Subsidizing health care for children below age of five, Pregnant Women, physically challenged and the Aged.
• Massive injection of resources in the primary and secondary care.
• Improve access to quality health care data collection and analyses of patients.
• We shall ensure our hospitals are well-equipped and functional to attend to the needs of the populace.
• We shall deliberately work towards attracting investors in tertiary health sector to curtail foreign Health tourism by turning Niger state into a healthcare service hub in Nigeria and the location of choice for seeking top class healthcare services
• Encourage Niger State Health Insurance Scheme (NSHIS)
• To place significant premium on sanitation for safer and cleaner environment for quality livelihood

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Education

A strategic educational development plan for Niger State will ensure excellence in both the tutoring and learning skills in science and technology. It will also help to expedite the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills as a means to engender and drive the initiative of self-employment within a formal and structured environment.

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Industrialisation

• We shall engage in multi-faceted development of Niger state through;
– Urban Rural Mass Transit
– Industrial Parks and Warehousing
– Mega Trailer Parks and Mechanic Village
– Modern City and Affordable Mass Housing
– Cargo Airport
– Commodity centre
– Computer village and ICT hub
– Garment factory
– Recycling Processing plants and waste to wealth
• Encourage the establishment of Agro-allied and food processing industries
• Setting up the Suleja metropolitan development agency to ensure strict implementation of the KM radius law enacted since 1991.

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Infrastructure

• We shall engage with stakeholders in the power sector to enhance the provision of more hours of electricity supply to Niger state
• Increase coverage of Rural Electrification
• We shall analyze the commercial and technical viability of abandoned projects and schemes in Niger State and facilitate the reactivation.
• We shall carefully take on new infrastructural projects such as Roads & Bridges, Public Offices, Waste management and rehabilitation of existing infrastructures
• Urban and Rural Access to Clean and Potable Water
• Rail line from Abuja to Niger State
• Alternative routes into Niger

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Economy

In order to alleviate poverty, we will first establish sustainable food security, then generate employment opportunities, and last foster agro-based industry development. We will seek to strengthen the legislative framework so that agricultural cooperatives can be properly established. We are going to lay out and build new rural roads to make it easier for agricultural products to reach markets.

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Security

We know the importance of peace and security in attracting more local and foreign private investment and realising Niger State’s economic potential. To ensure the protection of our people and resources, we will not only employ security specialists who will use technology to supplement the work of security agencies in Niger state, but we will also assume responsibility for this matter.

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