Goddy Uwazuruike, a lawyer and a member of the 2014 National Conference, has stated that strongman politics and the strongman mentality still permeate Nigeria and that if they are not stopped, they will cause the country to end.
On Thursday, Uwazuruike said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, “Strongman politics and strongman mentality are still on and will lead to our doom.”
He noted that leadership under former presidents like Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Umar Musa Yar’Adua was clearly different from what has been going on for the previous ten years.
“Related to today, look back and then compare it to when Yar’Adua was present, Yar’Adua was present, and Jonathan was present. The ruling party, the opposition, the executive, and the opposition were all flourishing. What has been reported in recent ten years, though?
Because of the strongman syndrome, literally everyone in the opposition has re-emerged in the ruling party. Nobody can think of saying “No, Mr. President,” he added, “They have said it even in this regime, in this administration, so nobody can think of getting it,” he continued.
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Uwazuruike cited Rivers State as an example, arguing that strongman politics give the President the power to make unambiguous decisions that are immediately followed.
He will ask the governor to step aside and the governor will leave. What has happened in our legislature and judiciary? “he said”. We are going the wrong way as long as this strongman politics continues.
He further criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, claiming that the nation’s support for his leadership ultimately led to disappointment.
By the time Buhari’s eight years are over, the nation has lost all sense in terms of security and welfare. “When we were saying that Buhari is a strong man, he is a general, he will lead from the front,” he said.
Uwazuruike also expressed disappointment with Bola Tinubu’s current administration, suggesting that despite promises of a brighter future, things have gotten worse.
Then, President Tinubu presented his Renewed Hope plan. We now know where we are now, where the cost of living has increased exponentially, and where the insecurity has even grown worse as a result of that renewed hope.
Source: Channels TV
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