By Mohammed Suleiman, Dutse
A Jigawa based political analyst, Comrade Saidu Maigatari has said the projection of the Country’s collective interest is supreme and above Coalition of political parties with people of divergent ideologies.
Speaking to African Prime News in Dutse . Comrade Maigatari observed that the formation of Coalition as “progressives” to champion the entrenchment of a vibrant polity and sustenance of political stability as well as good governance, as the proponents claimed, is futile. “We are aware of their antecedents in holding political offices where their performances were not only rated low but questionable. They are birds of the same feathers with the ones now in power.
” All the personalities involved in the said Coalition group, are people with divergent views, and mission. Their desire is based on selfish interest and not for the collective interest of either to safeguard, and project the interest of the country or its citizenry”
Maigatari who identified greed, nepotism, lack of principle and ideology as contributing factors bedeviling the country’s democratization process, said unless and until Nigerians refrained from these negative tendencies, the country can not witness a sound political footings.
“It is a pity to note our political process has been characterized by lack of politics of principle, ideology, disobedience to the rule of law, nepotism, selfishness, greediness, and corruption”
According to him, as it is today, the country needs agile leader, an incorruptible leader. A leader who can deliver, who knows the country very well, knows the needs and not an abstract administrator without blueprints.
He suggested that the age of presidency should be between 55 and 60, while the age bracket of those eying for governors should be 45 to 50, while that of Chairmen should stand at 35 to 45 year’s of age.
Maigatari argued that with the current situation, the country needs an energic, and committed leader. A leader with the fear of God, zero tolerance to corruption, a leader with vast public exposure, human compassion and dignity and not a failed and corrupt leader without vision and blueprints.
