Bisi Akande, a chieftain of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), says the presidential system of government
Nigeria is practising can no longer sustain its growth and success.
Akande made the remark while
addressing a news conference in his country home, Ila, Osun state as part of
activities to mark his 79th birthday.
He said multi-party parliamentary
democracy was the best form of government for Nigeria if it wanted to catch up
with the rest of the civilised world.
Akande, a former governor, said
the American democracy system of multi-party presidentialism was too complicated
and costly for a country of poor people with large illiteracy rate like
Nigeria.
According to him, the Nigerian
nation is currently running a difficult government under an unworkable set up.
“President Buhari is my friend
and I want him to succeed but he is running a difficult system of government,”
he said.
“Nigeria’s democracy is a
military democracy of sharing and if we continue like this, there is no how we
can succeed.
“Up to this present age,
evidence-based analyses has proven parliamentary democracy to be the most
accountable transparent form of government in the whole world.”
He said parliamentary democracy
had helped countries like the United Kingdom rich, stable and respected
globally and also made Israel very strong economically and militarily.
“It is also transforming India
from acute poverty and hunger into self sufficiency and reliability virtually
in all fields,” he said.
“Apart from being transparent and
accountable, parliamentary democracy is absolutely inclusive.
“It appears to be the best form
of governmental structure for Nigeria now.”
Akande, a former governor of Osun
state, maintained that anything less accountable and transparent would not help
the development of the country.
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