Nigerian Self-Reliance Bill 2021

Ayo Akinfe

(1) All churches and mosques must manufacture the megaphones, microphones and loudspeakers which they use to terrorise their neighbourhoods

(2) Every state must generate at least its running costs. If it fails to do this over two successive quarters, a state of emergency will be declared and the state will be run by the National Assembly

(3) Every local government area must generate the cost of running its primary schools and refuse disposal. Failure to do this over a 12 month period will result in such a local government area being scrapped

(4) Every community must bear the cost of running its monarchy, paying its monarch and meeting all the costs associated with a traditional stool. If it cannot, the stool will be abolished. It will be a criminal offence to use public finances to fund a monarchy

(5) A 1000% luxury goods tax will be imposed on all designer products. If anyone wants to sell luxury goods in Nigeria, they should get the manufacturers to open plants in the country

(6) As from December 31 2021, the use of private generator sets will be banned. As a result, solar panels must be installed on the roofs of every building in Nigeria before the end of the year to generate electricity. Any house that does not have one must contend with living in darkness

(7) Religious pilgrimage sites will be built at the tombs of Usman Dan Fodio and Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Before any Nigerian goes on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem or Rome, they must have visited our local sites at least twice. Upon doing so, they will receive a clearance certificate enabling them to embark on a foreign pilgrimage

(8) Helicopter and private jet imports will be banned unless the manufacture opens a maintenance and repair factory in Nigeria that also serves as an assembly plant

(9) Every state must have at least one agricultural produce processing plant that converts farm goods into finished products. There will also be a blanket ban on the importation of food items as from December 31 2021

(10) All public officials are banned from receiving medical treatment outside Nigeria with immediate effect. By December 31 2021, this ban will be extended to all Nigerians as part of a plan to build a local healthcare system