A foremost Nollywood Actor, Producer and Director, Mr. Ugezu J. Ugezu, has declared his intention to run in the 2019 presidential election under the platform of the Young Democratic Party (YDP) to "RESTART THE ENGINE OF NIGERIA".
Ugezu, who disclosed this at a Media briefing in Asaba Delta state capital, said he took the decision after consultations with youths, leaders, elders, trade unions, Non-Governmental Organisations, among others.
"My aspiration is to Restart the engine of Nigeria when I assume office as the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, come 2019. We shall do the following:
--Rebuild Nigerian infrastructures,
--Pursue a vigorous clear cut social security regime that will drive all other securities in Nigeria. We will create a country where the crime rate will reduce drastically.
--Massive and unprecedented commitment towards strengthening the Nigeria police; I am convinced that any country that gets the police right has got all things right. We shall get the police right.
--A protected free market for Nigerians and all the sincere people doing businesses in Nigeria. For the first time in a long time, Nigerian manufacturers will be protected through a defined policy patronage.
--Power generation and distribution. We shall create working policies on this sector and things will start to function.
--Create a standard tax regime in Nigeria for I am convinced we can run this country on internal taxes alone, this is possible when reckless spending is abolished in the day to day running of government businesses in Nigeria.
--We are determined to create functioning policies that will ensure food security in Nigeria in four years.
--Restoration of bureaucracy in the day to day running of government businesses, and further establish a functioning digitalised bureaucracy that will banish deep rooted corruption in government offices.
--Create and support an independent judiciary where the executive will not intimidate the judicial arm of government.
--Reestablishment of the totality of the doctrines of Rule of Law, Separation of Powers and Equality of All Before the Law.
--Embezzlement of public funds will attract unprecedented penalties in the country.
--Sports shall be revived in Nigeria to create a lot of opportunities for the youths of this country.
--Education loans will be created for students to access. They will start paying back when they have graduated and working. Never again shall a youth of this country be denied education because he or she has no money to pay the fees.
--A functioning pension scheme will be created to eradicate the corruption that has led to pension funds missing or out rightly stolen.
--Satisfy the housing needs of the nation.
--Declare a state of emergency on unemployment in Nigeria.
--Restore the Nigerian dream".
Ugezu J. Ugezu is from Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka Local
Government Area of Anambra State, a graduate of Public
Administration from Enugu State University of Science and
Technology. He is married with children.
Ugezu J. Ugezu is a member of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, a
professional association of Nigerian film makers that defied all
odds to rebrand the image of the country globally through positive
films, videos and other creative contents, telling the Nigerian story
to the world. For six years, 2010 to 2016, he worked as the
Coordinator of Nollywood activities in South Central Zone of
Nollywood political distribution in Nigeria, a position he left
without prejudice, when he contested and won the office of the
National Secretary of the apex Nollywood Guild, Directors Guild of
Nigeria.