Name: ISOKO DEAL
Uploaded: 2022-06-23
Duration: 6 min 20 s
Description: ISOKO DEAL. MANIFESTO OF Hon. Barr Silas Buowe, Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Isoko Federal Constituency, 2023.

ISOKO DEAL. MANIFESTO OF Hon. Barr Silas Buowe, Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Isoko Federal Constituency, 2023. 

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MANIFESTO OF Hon. Barr Silas Buowe, Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Isoko Federal Constituency, 2023

I am Silas Buowe, a lawyer and politician. I am the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 elections. I am contesting for the Federal House of Representatives to represent the Isoko nation in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.. 

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I am Silas Buowe, a lawyer and politician. I am the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 elections. I am contesting for the Federal House of Representatives to represent the Isoko nation in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Wholeheartedly, I offer myself to serve Isoko nation, to lift her up and restore her lost glory. I cannot do less. I have the capacity, the character and the competence to make Isoko nation proud at the House of Representatives. This is not being boastful. I am the most experienced of all the candidates running represent Isoko in the National Assembly. I have been  elected Member, Delta State House of Assembly representing Isoko South 2 Constituency and added value to Isoko politics between 2003 and 2007.

The politics of our Isoko nation since 2007 have left us thoroughly divided, politically ravaged and economically stagnated. We are now derisively referred to as politically internally displaced people by those who once respected us as an ethnic group. It is painful that we now jostle for political refuge in the shelter of those who once served and depended on us.. 

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The politics of our Isoko nation since 2007 have left us thoroughly divided, politically ravaged and economically stagnated. We are now derisively referred to as politically internally displaced people by those who once respected us as an ethnic group. It is painful that we now jostle for political refuge in the shelter of those who once served and depended on us.

The animosity, name-calling, internal wrangling within the Isoko ethnic nation, both inter and intra-party, and the crab-bucket mindset has created a sharp divide amongst the people; and regrettably our elites and the political class are deeply involved. Isoko is in dire need of unity which is the irreducible minimum for sustainable all round progress.

I am a living victim of the sharp divide and deep animosity in Isoko politics; I survived an assassination attempt on Isoko soil. I know what it means to forgive and work for the peace and sustainable development of our ethnic nation. I solemnly pledge to seamlessly unite Isoko and leave her more peaceful and prosperous than it is now, to bring her back to the position of respect in the comity of ethnic nations in Delta State.

As a fallout of the disunity and self-centeredness amongst the political class, development eluded us. Thus, there is decay in infrastructure, palpable poverty and hopelessness in Isoko nation. This is most regrettable.. 

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As a fallout of the disunity and self-centeredness amongst the political class, development eluded us. Thus, there is decay in infrastructure, palpable poverty and hopelessness in Isoko nation.  This is most regrettable.

I am domiciled in Isoko. I live amongst our people. I have been to all the nooks and crannies of our ethnic nation. I feel their pain. Everywhere you go, from Erowha to Emevor, from Iyede to Oyede, from Igbide to Ikpide, etc, abject poverty is palpable. The palpable poverty is oozing venom everywhere in Isoko land.  In tears, I have come to the sad conclusion that our people are suffering.The people are angry.

Collectively, instead of making progress, we have stagnated. Crime is on the increase, including crimes that were hitherto unknown to Isoko people. We cannot continue like this.

Things have got to change for the better. This is why I humbly offer myself to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, to positively turn things around in our Isoko nation.

I have consulted widely and together with my team of intellectuals, men, women and youths drawn from across Isoko land, we have itemized below an agenda that will provide resilient infrastructure and stimulate the growth of sustainable economic activities in our homeland.. 

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I have consulted widely and together with my team of intellectuals, men, women and youths drawn from across Isoko land, we have itemized below an agenda that will provide resilient infrastructure and stimulate the growth of sustainable economic activities in our homeland.

EDUCATION - As a priority, immediately upon my election, I will set up an Education Trust Fund to cater for the educational needs of deserving constituents.

To this end, I'll ensure that at least 24 youths (male and female) are offered foreign scholarship to pursue degree courses in medicine, engineering, architecture, pharmacy, information technology, etc.. 

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To this end, I'll ensure that at least 24 youths (male and female) are offered foreign scholarship to pursue degree courses in medicine, engineering, architecture, pharmacy, information technology, etc.

Additionally, modern classroom blocks (with modern desks, seats, tables for teachers and chalkboards) will be built across the 24 wards of Isoko Federal Constituency and existing ones renovated.

Spelling Bee Competition: I will organize an annual spelling bee competition among secondary schools in Isoko Federal Constituency. The winner will be sponsored to participate in the world famous US Spelling Bee Competition.   Isoko will be the first to do so in Nigeria. Spelling bee competitions help children improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, and develop correct English usage.  They also help build children's self-confidence, cognitive abilities and learning strategies. Accurate spelling is one of the sub-skills of writing. The competition will boost our children’s pass rate in WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations.

I am a home boy, born and raised in an Isoko rural community of Umeh. I know the uncertainty that subsistence farmers face. I experienced it. Most can barely feed themselves.. 

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I am a home boy, born and raised in an Isoko rural community of Umeh.  I know the uncertainty that subsistence farmers face. I experienced it. Most can barely feed themselves.

Desirous of making life better for our people, I will give priority attention to Agriculture and aquaculture in Isoko land. I plan to drive the establishment of farm settlements. The basic components of the Operation Feed the Nation of 1976-1979 and The Green Revolution 1979-1983 will be replicated.

To ensure maximum yield, farm inputs such fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and interest-free loans shall be given to deserving farmers in the Constituency without any form of discrimination.

Furthermore, I will train our people on the cultivation of arable crops like watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, onions, etc, to diversify the crops that are farmed in Isoko. The demands for these crops can never be met, and they put enough cash in the hands of farmers.

Electricity is the pivot on which sustainable development sits. It is regrettable that Isoko Federal Constituency is in dire need of electricity. In some cases, for upwards of 2 months, there is no flicker of electricity. This has stifled private enterprise.. 

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Electricity is the pivot on which sustainable development sits. It is regrettable that Isoko Federal Constituency is in dire need of electricity. In some cases, for upwards of 2 months, there is no flicker of electricity. This has stifled private enterprise.

I'll ensure that the 33 KVA power line from Ughelli to Ozoro is given priority attention and completed to put Isoko back on the path of stable electricity supply. Furthermore, I will liaise with government interventionist agencies to provide transformers in all the Wards in the Federal Constituency to boost electricity supply and distribution.

Health Development - The health needs of Isoko today cannot be quantified. Poverty and poor healthcare are brothers.There is no good hospital in Isoko as a whole. We have lost many to death because of lack of good hospitals. In medicine, time is of the essence. Before our people get rushed to Warri, they would have given up the ghost. This should be halted.

Besides boosting primary health care, I will see to the setting up of two major hospital projects in two central locations within the federal Constituency to serve the two local government areas that make up the Isoko Federal Constituency.

ENERGY & POWER SUPPLY. Furthermore, I will undertake, in collaboration with renowned charitable organizations, annual surgical and medical missions in which we will bring in an ‘armada’ of doctors and other healthcare workers from across the world to Isoko land. These missions will help to reduce the disease burden in our dear homeland. Other Infrastructure - There are basic infrastructure that Isoko desperately needs. Many of these are in very short supply. Principal amongst these are roads. I will lobby for and ensure adequate budgetary provision for the building of some new roads and maintenance of existing ones. Every Federal road cutting across the Isoko Federal Constituency will be given priority attention in terms of maintenance. A new Isoko ring road to run from Ozoro through Owhe to Olomoro with a spur to Igbide - Owodokpokpo - Umeh will be initiated. The existing NDDC road to connect Isoko to the East West Road through Uzere to Patani with bridges will be pursued with vigour.. 

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Furthermore, I will undertake, in collaboration with renowned charitable organizations, annual surgical and medical missions in which we will bring in an ‘armada’ of doctors and other healthcare workers from across the world to Isoko land. These missions will help to reduce the disease burden in our dear homeland.    Other Infrastructure - There are basic infrastructure that Isoko desperately needs. Many of these are in very short supply. Principal amongst these are roads.   I will lobby for and ensure adequate budgetary provision for the building of some new roads and maintenance of existing ones. Every Federal road cutting across the Isoko Federal Constituency will be given priority attention in terms of maintenance. A new Isoko ring road to run from Ozoro through Owhe to Olomoro with a spur to Igbide - Owodokpokpo - Umeh will be initiated.   The existing NDDC road to connect Isoko to the East West Road through Uzere to Patani with bridges will be pursued with vigour.

Emevor - Iyede road to be reconstructed. Enhwe- Igbide and Enwhe - Olomoro roads to be rehabilitated. Aradhe Internal roads to be given priority, Ofagbe - Ovrode, Okpe-Idheze roads to be given priority. Aviara roads that connect her villages will be given priority.. 

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Emevor - Iyede road to be reconstructed. Enhwe- Igbide and Enwhe - Olomoro roads to be rehabilitated. Aradhe Internal roads to be given priority, Ofagbe - Ovrode, Okpe-Idheze roads to be given priority. Aviara roads that connect her villages will be given priority.

. Every decent society must accord her youths and women attention, if that society is to do well. With this in mind, I commit to put in place a deliberate government policy during my tenure to involve the youths and women in the policy thrust of my stay in the House.. 

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Every decent society must accord her youths and women attention, if that society is to do well. With this in mind, I commit to put in place a deliberate government policy during my tenure to involve the youths and women in the policy thrust of my stay in the House.

Sports will be given a special place. The overriding aim is to create a new generation of youth population in Isoko sound in body and mind and full of confidence.

I will also use sports as a tool to unite Isoko by sponsoring various youth competitions that would draw participants from the 24 wards of the Isoko Federal Constituency.

Finally, I am convinced that with my election as a Member of the House of Representatives, a glorious future is here for our beloved Isoko nation.. 

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Finally, I am convinced that with my election as a Member of the House of Representatives, a glorious future is here for our beloved Isoko nation.

It is my word to be fair to all, irrespective of his or her community of descent or party affiliation. I will treat the entire Isoko nation as one big family.

I count on all Isoko people - men, women, and the youths - at home and in the Diaspora, and across party lines to support me in my quest to unite and speed up development of our homeland.

Trust me with your votes, it is my promise that I will deliver beyond your expectations.

Mistakes were made in the past, mistakes that have come to haunt and subjugate us. It is time we looked beyond the mistakes and chart a new path for the future.  It will be a tragedy if we do not vote right.

With God above and with your support, we can make our homeland a place we have always dreamed of.