President Buhari Does Not Deserve To Be Re-Elected – Moghalu
Presidential candidate and former deputy governor of Cental Bank of Nigeria has reiterated
the need for a paradigm shift in Nigerian politics, stating that based on an
objective assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failed performance, he
does not deserve to be re-elected by Nigerians for a second term.
Prof.
Kingsley Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu
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Speaking in a statement after a
confirmation of the current president’s intention to contest for office again,
the Founder, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation, affirmed
that although President Buhari had the unalienable right to run if he wishes,
he should be judged on his record.
“Nigeria has the highest number of
poor people in the world, with 15% inflation and 1% GDP growth due to economic
mismanagement.
We deserve a very different kind of effective and inclusive
leadership that can unite the country and reverse the poverty that has made our
country the poverty capital of the world with the highest numbers of absolutely
poor people of any country,” said Professor Moghalu.
The candidate, who is
currently in the United States for series of townhall meetings with Nigerians
in Diaspora, emphasised that the current administration’s record was a dubious
“achievement” on which to be seeking a second term in office.
“In contrast with
that record of increasing poverty and insecurity in our country, I offer my
vision of something new, bold and different.
I offer a new kind of competent, inclusive
and effective leadership that will truly usher Nigeria into the 21st century
and build a better future for our children and youth,” he said.
The former UN
diplomat recently announced his intention to run for president at the 2019
elections, consistently stating that the choice facing Nigeria in the 2019
presidential election is one between progress and retrogression, scary poverty
and the prospect of prosperity for millions of citizens and not just the elite
few, between freedom and continuing false imprisonment by the political elite.
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