Kingsley Moghalu |
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, a
presidential aspirant on the platform of the Young Progressive Party, has
described Nigerian politicians as clowns who do not have the interest of
citizens at heart.
He made the comment on
Wednesday, August 15, during a book reading event organised by the management
of the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy in Ibadan, the Oyo state
capital, Vanguard reports.
It was gathered that Moghalu stated
that politicians are busy crossing from one party to the other because of their
own interests, instead of designing manifestos to impact positively on ordinary
Nigerians.
He also condemned the recent
invasion of the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State
Services (DSS). He said: “Most politicians in Nigeria don’t have respect for
the rule of law.
The impunity of the DSS to invade
the National Assembly is unacceptable. If some of the agencies of the
government can’t respect the rule of law, how do you expect the president to
respect the rule of law? “It is time for all of us as citizens of this
nation to get involved in politics. Politicians keep on entertaining us with
carpet crossing.
“Every week, there is one defection
or the other; people still spend time to defend politicians. We need to go to
the polling booths in 2019 to vote them out.
“Nigeria’s politics is not based on
policies or intellectual understanding of the system but on sentiments,
ethnicity and religion. We are either APC or PDP.“How can people who didn’t go
to school be ruling people who are educationally sound? The only reason this is
happening is because we have continued to let it happen. It is time for something
new, different and bold. “A
leader must be ready to take calculated risks because humans like certainty. We
like what we are used to. We know that our politicians are up to no good; but
we still try to adapt with the situation.
“That way, we will continue to
perpetuate a cycle of poverty because we don’t have leaders who can take the
society forward.
“The reason for my coming into
politics is because I am just one citizen and I am tired of this mess we are
in. You cannot build if you are a divider. We must look beyond ethnic division.
“I am a Nigerian running to be a
Nigerian president, and I have a vision for which we can fix this country. We
lack leaders with vision who can rise to build a great nation.
“To fix the Nigerian economy, you
must understand intellectually, what causes poverty and what builds the wealth
of a nation.”
Meanwhile, the source previously
reported that Kingsley Moghalu declared that he would create a new Nigeria if
he wins the 2019 presidential election.
The former deputy CBN governor said he
would launch a new Nigeria, starting from May 29, adding that nothing is
working presently in the countryWhen News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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