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It is also very sad, and unfortunate that violence, thuggery, and assassinations became the hallmarks whenever elections come back up in Nigeria. To compound the matter, security operatives don't seem to be neutral. They take sides, and this is not good for our democracy. to form matters worse, politicians within the country have learned nothing.
They are ever desperate, determined to win elections in the slightest degree value. Why is this so? it's largely as a result of the perks of office, the outrageous allowances, salaries, and jumbo pay they collect. this is why we want to review the take-home pay of our elected officers. That’s the best way to eliminate the politics of do-or-die in our political system.
it's an enormous lie after you hear a number of these politicians speech that they're in politics because they want to serve the individuals. These politicians are liars. they are not serving anybody however their own interests and pockets.
Some people and groups within the North have entailed scrapping of sectionalisation in 2023 but….
Cuts in… Those creating such calls are terribly greedy, and inconsiderate. Such calls won’t work. once Buhari completes his second term in 2023, it ought to be the flip of the South. Not only that, it ought to be the flip of the Southeast in 2023, while the Middle-Belt ought to turn out the nominee to the ethnic group presidential candidate in 2023. within the interest of justice, and equity, this can be however it ought to be.
The ethnic group has smart materials that will do the duty, individuals like former Governor Peter obi, and Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate.
Peter obi has incontestible the power to perform. obi might not be a saint however he has shown that he will perform, and he's not also tainted by any scandal. Moghalu is also an asset. He has a clear vision of what he needs to do for Nigeria if elected as President. The bitter truth is this; it's only when we are running a real federal system of the presidency that {we can|we will|we are able to} scrap or jettison zoning but for currently that we tend to are running a federal system that's seriously imperfect then zoning should continue. Those individuals calling for the scrapping of zoning in 2023 from the North don't seem to be patriots. they're greedy, selfish people who are more interested in their own personal interests and ambition rather than Nigeria’s interests.
Are you in a way saying that it's only we restructure that we are able to now scrap zoning?
Exactly. a number of these individuals need the establishment to stay, and that’s why they're frustrating the calls for restructuring. Even President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, APC don't seem to be smitten by restructuring. Buhari and his party are deceiving Nigerians on restructuring. they're not smitten by it at all.
Why does one say so?
Buhari through his body language isn't showing that he's committed to restructuring. for how long has he been saying it? how long can it take him if he's actually committed to it? Even his party, APC discovered a committee with the Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai as its Chairman, which committee recommended restructuring however have they done anything about el-Rufai’s committee recommendations? part of that committee’s recommendation also includes setting up state police, however, have they done something on all these? These people just want the status quo to remain.
Why is Buhari not smitten by implementing el-Rufai’s report? the answer is simple. it's because its implementation will lead to true observe of political theory. however as long as we are not doing the right thing, we can’t expect Nigeria to move forward.
Have you detected concerning the difficulty of the third term for President Buhari, although the President has denied it but…
Cuts in…It won’t happen. Buhari won’t strive for it. though some people and teams may want to drag him into it however Buhari won’t hear those sycophants. What I do know clearly is that Buhari is thinking about surviving until 2023. He won’t try the Third term. Buhari is looking for how to complete his second term so that he will return to Daura to go and rest, and he has already done a great deal for Daura, his town.
He has got a University of Transportation, an airforce Hospital, and a Federal polytechnic all for Daura. Buhari has done well for Daura, and he can return to the place to rest once completing his second term.
What’s your assessment of the APC LED centralized so far?
I believe the govt is creating an impact in some areas like rail, and construction. I only hope that some of these infrastructures they are putting in place can be maintained. however, in other areas like education, and health, the govt has not lived up to expectations. Insecurity issue has also become a big challenge for Buhari’s government.
Do you believe recent plans by the centralized to borrow $29 billion despite opposition by some Nigerians?
This APC LED centralized seems to be in a very hurry to develop the country, as they require Nigerians to believe. the govt needs to give Nigerians the impression that it's done a great deal in reworking the country through infrastructural development. however, I believe that caution ought to be applied. If care isn't taken, APC’s government’s taste for borrowing might produce issues for the state if not currently but within the future. The change, that APC promised to usher in the last four years, have they brought it? APC is simply deceiving Nigerians.
They’ve not done something at any level, and however, they're boasting that they'll move Nigeria to the next level.
APC is a frustrating Nigerians. Why the craze for these loans within the name of building more infrastructures once they can’t even maintain the present ones? check out the manner they're building more universities everywhere the place when they can’t even maintain the present ones? Even currently the military, and therefore the service have discovered their own universities. this can be nonsense. States are not missed. you have got several state universities developing, and therefore the manner we are going, if care isn't taken, a number of these universities might become authorized secondary faculties. No regulation, no management once more. a number of these universities even appoint professors anyhow, of these might affect standards. we should always adopt the correct approach in doing things.
As an anti-corruption crusader, how would you react to the scrapping of outrageous pension themes for former governors, and deputy governors in Zamfara state?
It is the right step in the right direction. alternative State homes of Assembly across the country wherever such outrageous pensions are being collected by former governors and their deputies should follow Zamfara state example. States like urban center state and Akwa-Ibom were former governors are enjoying such perks should emulate Zamfara. Imagine what former Governor Akinwumi Ambode did in Lagos state. once leaving office, they're asking him to return and render accounts of his office but he is running away. If Ambode doesn’t have skeletons in his cabinet he should seem before Lagos state House of Assembly.
Ambode tousled in Lagos. look at the roads. He also secures buses, however where are the buses? Ambode is the worst governor Lagos state has produced.
Now back to what I used to be talking about before. How can a former state governor be collecting N10 million monthly allowance where the majority of the individuals reside in penury? we should always stop paying these outrageous allowances to former public officeholders. we should emulate what is being done in South Africa were elected public office holders signed to a contributory pension fund. while such elected officers are still active in service they pay part of their salaries to the contributory pension fund, the government also pays some cash into the funds for them.
When these people now complete their terms, instead of collecting outrageous severance allowances because it is being done here, what they now give them on a monthly basis is from their contributions to the pension fund. this is what we should do in Nigeria to save costs, and also to stop what I consider a waste of public funds.
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