A Presidential Aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has decried the money politics being played in Nigeria at the moment stating that doling out $35,000 allegedly to party delegates to sway their votes was a bad omen for the 2023 general elections.
In a statement on Monday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), explained that what Nigeria needs at the moment is a modern, 21st century president instead of persons who just want to fulfill their lifetime ambitions, arguing that the presidency is a unique job, not a mere political promotion or an entitlement.
In 2023, he said with Nigeria’s present national crisis, its people should elect a president that would fix the economy, unite its diverse peoples, secure its territory and people, and restore its standing in the world.
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‘The desperation of politicians in the 2023 presidential election cycle gives cause for alarm. From N100 million presidential nomination forms to $35,000 delegate bribes and INEC’s shifting of the deadline for primaries, seemingly to accommodate the political party in power today, there are dangerous omens.
“It is up to us as Nigerians to decide if we will be fooled again in 2023. To make real progress, we must break from the past. We must now elect leaders who offer us a clear, coherent vision, competence, and a plan,’ he stated.
As an aspirant for the responsibility of president of Nigeria in 2023, on the platform of the ADC, he stated that he was offering the country a clear vision and plan, articulated in his book “Build, Innovate and Grow (BIG).”
“The high office of president of Nigeria is a job, not an entitlement based on the number of years a candidate has spent in politics or merely on personal ambition.
“In 2023 Nigerians should elect a candidate who has the competences, experience and performance track record that is directly relevant to the job,” he noted.
According to him, the core functions of the president of Nigeria are: nation-building, which involves managing diversity, building a united nation, and building strong institutions).
In addition, he listed national security, economy as well as foreign affairs and international diplomacy as some other functions the president much carry out.
