On Public Private Partnerships/labour relations

“We are going to do a lot of private-public partnerships. Government cannot possibly handle everything, that’s the big mistake people make. The government expenditure will be so bloated that government may collapse under the weight of such expenditure. We are going to be very innovative as a government. We are going to involve private sector in almost everything that we do. There is going to be a lot of value chain in most of the programmes that we would be running. So we are going to do a lot of private-public partnership in most of our programmes that will be a win-win situation both for the government and the people themselves.”

Akhimien speaking in an interview with Ben Ezeamalu and Oluwakemi Adelagun of Premium Times newspapers, published on August 12th, 2018.

On Housing

“We recognize that a roof over one's head is important for the dignity of every human being and to this end we shall do everything possible to achieve this bare necessity. Consistent with our philosophy, housing will include direct government intervention at Federal, State and Local Government levels. . We shall therefore:

Continue to explore programmes that will improve access to housing for low income earners and lower middle class income earners.
Promote home ownership.
Further expand installations of running water, electricity and sanitation in homesteads.
Review and increase FHA loans for improvement of structures.
Promote private sector participation in financing and delivery of low income housing.
Continue to engage major financial institutions to come up with innovative financial packages to make credit accessible for housing.
Continue to promote rural housing and continue to review housing schemes such as FHA to ensure their continued relevance.
Assist Federal Housing Authority so that it can have wider outreach and coverage across the length and breadth of the country.
We shall introduce bachelor / single housing schemes to respond to and cater for the youth.
Assist first time buyers to access FHA installment purchase scheme. xi. Improve public housing for both Federal and local public officers.”

Excerpts from the manifesto of the Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria (GDPN), the party on which platform Akhimien is contesting for president.

Davidson Akhimien

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