Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has written off those calling for a rotational presidency saying it has outlived its usefulness and it is no longer practicable.
The Kogi State Governor said that what should be the determining factor in the selection of the next President in the 2023 election should be competence and not where the person comes from.
He also said that he would be revived and actualize the 1993 hope that was dashed.
Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari to brief him on the security situation in Kogi State, at the presidential Villa, Governor Bello said that he will soon respond to the plethora of calls by Nigerians of different walks of life for him to contest the 2023 presidential election.
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He said he may heed the clamour from Nigerians, stressing that competence and capacity should be the criteria for electing the next president and not his ethnicity or region.
According to him, ‘For once let’s get Nigeria fixed. We have practised a seemingly rotational presidency since 1999 to date, let us evaluate our successes or achievements from this seeming rotational presidency between then, and now.
‘Why don’t we simply go for the best, after all, we copy this democracy from America and some of the developed world, how many of these countries are practising rotational presidency? You see, we are where we are today not because we are practising rotational presidency. If you want to go by that rotational presidency, then do perfect zoning. Go by perfect rotation.
‘And if you go by rotation and whichever way you come from, I don’t think you should exclude where I come from. That’s number one.
‘Number two, let us get a credible, sincere, patriotic, Nigeria to fix it. If you’re flying an aircraft, you don’t ask who is the pilot? If you take the operation in a hospital, you wouldn’t ask which doctor is this, is he from your zone, your tribe, your religion, all you want is the best pilot to fly you safely to your destination. All you want is the best doctor to handle you and deliver you safely from the operation.
‘I think Nigeria is at that point now of seeking the best from anywhere in this country, irrespective of where he comes from. Thereafter, you balance the remaining position to reflect equity, fairness and justice. That is my position.’
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
