Many Nigerian, especially youths, have angrily disagreed with the submission of former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) that Nigeria’s next president should be someone in his 60s...
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His words: “If you get a good leadership that links with the people and tries to talk with the people; not talking on top of the people, then we would be okay. Reacting to his submission, Director of Programmes at Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, said the country needs a younger president who understands the reality of the majority of the population.
On his part, a civil society activist, Achike Chude, urged Nigerians, especially the youth, not to fall for the antics of the older generation, saying their aim was to keep the country tied to their aprons of selfish political and economic interests.
On the kind of leader Nigerians want in 2023, Chude said: “It is imperative to realise that age will be of an advantage in the first instance. We need a leader that is well-educated and vast in international interactions. We need a nationalist and a cosmopolitan person who will eschew ethnic sentiment in his appointments. A kind of leader that is completely different from the one we have currently or the likes at the helm of affairs today.
“So, we would advise that the race should be opened by giving opportunity to the younger generation so that we can do without the older ones who have challenges with their health. As it is now, age has shown not to be too much of an issue but an advantage for those who have capacity to rule the country,” Yunusa said.
“So, anyone who wants to be president of Nigeria in 2023 should not be more than 60 and must have friends across the country. But that does not mean that a 20-year-old man should not contest in 2023, because IBB is not the law or INEC; he is only giving his personal opinion, which makes a lot of sense.”IN a related development, the Southern Nigeria Frontier has faulted the reasons adduced by the former Nigerian leader for annulling the June 12 Presidential election.
Spokesperson of SNF, Olufemi Lawson, in a statement, said Babangida was being economical with the truth, adding, “IBB must desist from distorting the nation’s history.”
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