James Ojochogwu Friday
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James Ojochogwu Friday is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Kogi.
Biography
James Ojochogwu Friday is a Nigerian politician. He contested the 2023 Kogi State House of Representatives election as the Labour Party (LP) candidate. He lost the election.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the Labour Party (LP) party manifesto.
Environment & Climate
Will establish a Green Army to tap into $3 trillion in international climate finance for green growth, employment, and transition to a green economy.
Security & Defense
Committed to activating regional cooperation with neighboring countries (Niger, Chad, Cameroon) for border security and addressing cross-border crimes under the ECOWAS Protocol on Movement of Persons.
Governance & Reform
Will push for a policy on Common Regimentation Emolument Structure Table (CREST) to harmonize wages across federal public servants, military, and judiciary/academia, ensuring equal pay for comparable roles.
Reliefs and scholarships
Will criminalize non-payment of salaries/wages/pensions to address poverty, inequality, and enhance social solidarity through enforcement of collective bargaining agreements.
Agriculture
Will optimize agricultural value chains across all states via targeted investments to boost food security and advance agro-based industrialization, addressing banditry, kidnapping, desertification, and policy barriers.
Economy & Trade
Will implement radical economic reforms to drastically cut debt-servicing and debt-to-revenue ratios through aggressive fiscal policy adjustments, addressing high poverty (95M), unemployment (~32%), and low tax contribution (~6% of GDP).
Enterprise grant support
Will implement a mandatory national certification for blue-collar artisans and re-skilling programs to align youth skills with economic needs, including STEM training and a venture capital-like fund for entrepreneurs.
Anti-corruption
Will establish an Office of Special Counsel to investigate executive abuses, corruption, and bureaucratic concealments, exempting its prosecutions from Nolle Prosequi by the Attorney General.
Technology & Digital
Drive Nigeria’s transition into the 4th Industrial Revolution through digital economy initiatives, including scientific and technological innovation.
Energy
Fast-track gas flaring commercialisation (NGFCP) to increase gas utilization and reduce wastage by enforcing Domestic Gas Supply Obligations of oil/gas companies, implementing gas-to-power infrastructure with fiscal incentives, and lowering prices for embedded power generation.
Infrastructure
Will develop and complete a $2.3 billion Siemens deal to upgrade Nigeria’s power transmission grid, aiming for stable capacities of 7,000 MW by 2023, 11,000 MW by 2024, and 25,000 MW by 2025 through public-private partnerships.
Education
Overhauls funding access for UBEC and TETFund by removing bottlenecks, increasing transparency, and implementing a public-private partnership model where private corporations fund and manage schools (tax-in-kind).
Healthcare
Develop a comprehensive occupational mapping of Nigeria’s healthcare system to generate data on human capacity, reverse brain drain, and stop medical tourism by leveraging Diaspora healthcare expertise.
Foreign Policy
Will actively engage in sub-regional and regional forums to enhance Nigeria’s leadership role in African affairs through constructive dialogue on challenges.
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Sources
Bio: INEC ↗