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  • Why Nigeria’s Next President Won’t Deliver Immediate Results – Ezekwesili

    Why Nigeria’s Next President Won’t Deliver Immediate Results – Ezekwesili

    Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has charged presidential candidates to tell Nigerians the truth about the state of the nation, instead of promising immediate results.

    Ezekwesili, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm said regardless of who emerges president next year, immediate results may not be achieved in four years, because of the level of decay in the system.

    “Candidates who are running for elections must the tell electorate the bitter truth. The bitter truth is that the country is not in a place for any President to immediately deliver results.

    “What matters is that you have a President who understands the problems that need to be solved and has an idea of how to go about solving it.

    “Any candidate who is promising instant results after the 2023 elections is not being fair to you. So, it is important that we understand that citizens must be ready for the work ahead because it is going to require everybody working together to make this happen.”

    The 2023 general elections begin with the presidential and National Assembly polls on February 25.

    For the full interview, do watch Channels Television’s Political Paradigm on Tuesday at noon and 11pm.

  • It is not right for the south-east to produce the next president – Anyim Pius Anyim

    It is not right for the south-east to produce the next president – Anyim Pius Anyim

    Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim has said that it is legally not right for the South East to produce the next president in 2023.

    There have been several calls for the presidency to move to the South in 2023 to allow for an Igbo presidency.

    Speaking at the National Convention of the United for Better Nigeria Initiative (UBNI) held in Abuja on Saturday, Anyim said the constitution says every Nigerian of 40 years is entitled to become the president and not a region.

    Anyim added that it is morally right for the Southeast to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor because of federal character and can only be done by persuasion

    The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation said although the region can aspire to have an Igbo president in 2023, the only way such an aspiration can come to reality is through dialogue and persuasion

    Anyim asked leaders and stakeholders in the South East to persuade other regions for support and not make threats and demands.

    He said: “Is it right for the south-east to produce the next president? My answer is legally no, and the reason is that the constitution is clear. The constitution says every Nigerian of 40 years is entitled to aspire for that office.

    “On the other side, morally, is it right? Is it an entitlement? I will say yes because the federal character principle enshrined in the constitution encourages rotation.

    “The reason I have to make this clarification is that when the right you have is not legal, the only approach and the instrument you have is persuasion.

    “So, the approach, the language will be to persuade others to see reason with you that morally they should support you to take a turn since it rotates.”