Ian King, a UK business analyst
and Sky News presenter, has described Kingsley Moghalu as the most intriguing
candidate in the 2019 presidential election.
A former deputy governor of the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Moghalu is seeking to unseat Buhari under the
platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP).
Among his key manifestos are
fight against poverty and unemployment, as well as moving the economy away from
dependence on oil to more innovative policies.
Writing on The Times of London on
Tuesday, King said Moghalu is Nigeria’s “self-styled” Emmanuel Macron — French
President — who has presented himself as a “thoroughly modern presidential
candidate.”
“The would-be president also has
controversial views on Chinese investment in Africa. He says that many African
nations have not benefited as they should have done, arguing that a lot of the
continent’s leaders have lacked the “intellectual soundness” to drive a harder
argain with the Chinese.”
Moghalu is one of those who
believe China has exacerbated debt traps around Africa and increased dependency
on foreign loans.
King further said believing that
Nigeria’s education and legal systems “prevent too many women from reaching
their potential”, Moghalu has promised a 50-50 gender balance in his
ministerial appointments.
“But is Nigeria ready for a
technocratic president?,” he asked.
“Mr Moghalu, who points to his
work nation-building in Rwanda, Angola and the former Yugoslavia during his
time at the UN, insists that it is.
“Many will wish him luck. If this
is to be the African century, the continent’s biggest country must fulfil its
economic potential. If it does not and poverty continues to grow, the chances
are that an increasing proportion of Nigeria’s growing population will head
elsewhere, adding to the global migration crisis.”
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