Fulfilling Electoral Promises Movement Source
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Campaign Event
SECOND TENURE CAMPAIGN PROMISES 2003 – 2007
Description
- Healthcare Expansion: Building upon first-term successes, he promised to establish additional general hospitals and enhance the "Jigi Bola" (Free Eye Treatment/Glasses) initiative.
- Education and Housing: Continuing free education programs and initiating new housing projects (such as in Iponri and Igbogbo) to address urban housing shortages.
- Security: Launching the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) to involve the private sector in funding security infrastructure, strengthening the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
Tinubu won the 2003 election with a promise to build upon these foundations, ultimately positioning Lagos as a, then, emerging megacity.
Evidence (1)
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Public Services and Social Infrastructure • Healthcare Improvements: He established additional general hospitals and launched the 'Jigi Bola' (eye care) program, providing free glasses and cataract surgeries to millions of residents. • Education Sector Reforms: His administration rebuilt schools, creating "Millennium Classrooms" in all 20 local governments, and paid the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees for students. • Judicial Reforms: Tinubu significantly increased the welfare of judges and magistrates, upgraded judicial facilities, and established the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) and the Citizens Mediation Centre.
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