EIGHT-POINT AGENDA OF THE JKF ADMINISTRATION

Every government is guided by policies which crafted into strategy plans from which annual budget are made and machinery of government is put in place to deliver services to the citizenry. An ideological approach of Progressive tends to favour more governments intervention in order to promote social and economic equality. But capitalist and conservatives tend to oppose government intervention in order to promote social and economic equality, arguing that free market system will reward individuals according to their talent and hard work. Leftist or progressive thinking underpin altruism, community and the collective will improve peoples life while the value that underpin the capitalist or conservative approach is individualism and competition. Progressive ideological government emphasis more on socio-economic rights. These rights are categorized into civil and political rights, social and cultural rights and right to environment and development. It should be noted that for progressives, insecurity is exacerbated by the nature and character of the state and the actions, policies and programs of the ruling class that decreasing the quality of life, increasing crime waves and generating animosities manifesting in ethno-religious conflicts, electoral violence and terrorism. Progressives are said to be peace advocates who struggle to help to create a culture of peace based on the universal values of respect for life, liberty, justice, solidarity, tolerance, human rights and equality between men and women. 

JKF being a progressive leader believed that the role of a state is governance and development. JKF holds his view on Litmus test for how effective a democracy is can be the utilitarian questions of whether it is providing the greatest good for the greatest number and whether there are benefits for all sections of the population particularly for both the young and the old.

  JKF therefore being an advocate of Progressives, centered his eight point agenda to capture the Ekiti State Development Strategy  from 2011-2014. The vision of the state strategy was to eradicate poverty through accountable governance, infrastructural development, wealth creation and human development. The road map to achieving these developments is the designed eight point agenda, namely:

1. Governance: Enhancing participatory governance and accountability; motivating the citizens with ideas for better productivity, creating an intellectual bank for policy formulation and implementation.
2. Infrastructural Development: Establishing optimum communities that will improve citizens lives and attract investments; by 2014 all part of Ekiti to be accessible by major roads; making water dams and Ekiti functional to increase water supply by 80% public Private Partnership for independent power projects.
3. Modernizing Agriculture: Reviving cocoa plantations to make Ekiti again a world leader in cocoa production; agriculture to contribute 50% of internally generated revenue; 20,000 Ekiti youths trained and employed in mechanized agriculture by 2014.
4. Education & Human Capital Development: By 2014, a computer on every student desk; Free and Compulsory Education up to senior secondary school; Special Initiatives for Physical Challenged Student; Establishment of Institute of Science and Technology; Creation of State Sports Academy for Gifted Youths
5. Health Care Service: Free medical service for children, pregnant women, the physically challenged and senior citizens establishment of health centres in all localities; increased immunization coverage.
6. Industrial Development: Jump starting industrial development by creating technology and industrial parks for small and medium scale enterprises; establishing micro-credit facilities for promising entrepreneurs; special focus on developing agro-allied and solid mineral sectors
7. Tourism: Making Ekiti State a most attractive destination for relaxation and holidays by building a Heliport, World Class Hotel and Accommodation Facilities; developing Efon, Okemesi, Ikogosi, Ipole-ilero tourism corridor.
8. Women Empowerment: Promoting gender equality and empowering women to maximize their potentials at least one third of all appointments and promotions will be women immediate establishment of community fund for development.