BY AHMED AKANBI
The Young Progressives Party, YPP presidential candidate, Arc. Peter Agada, has challenged political candidates to move beyond campaign rhetorics and present Nigerians with measurable, time-bound plans.
Agada, who spoke during an interactive session with political correspondents in Abuja, insisted that elections should be decided on verifiable data and practical implementation plans, not slogans.
He said governance failures persist because elected officials spend years in office diagnosing problems and setting up committees instead of executing clearly defined programmes.
”For decades, political campaigns in Nigeria have been treated like poetry contests,” Agada said, adding that candidates promising jobs and better healthcare must explain how and when.
He said anyone seeking executive office should provide clear figures, timelines and implementation roadmaps for major policies before asking for votes.
Agada called for stronger coordination among government agencies in planning and executing public projects to avoid fragmented development.
He cited healthcare as an example, saying building a hospital without access roads, water and electricity defeats its purpose and wastes public resources.
The YPP candidate also advocated greater public oversight of government projects, with citizens having access to budgets, timelines and progress reports.
He said such transparency would reduce abandoned projects, waste and chronic delays in public programmes.
”Let us stop selling hope without a tape measure. Show Nigerians the map, show them the figures, show them the timeline, and let the facts speak,” Agada said.