- Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu reacts to President Buhari's declaration to seek re-election
- Moghalu said Buhari does not deserve a second term based on his poor performance
- The presidential candidate said he will make a better president than Buhari
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a presidential candidate and former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that based on an objective assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failed performance, he does not deserve to be re-elected for a second term, Vanguard reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that Moghalu in a statement after a confirmation of the president’s intention to contest for office again, affirmed that although Buhari had the unalienable right to run if he wishes, added that he should be judged on his record.
“Nigeria has the highest number of poor people in the world, with 15% inflation and 1% GDP growth due to economic mismanagement. We deserve a very different kind of effective and inclusive leadership that can unite the country and reverse the poverty that has made our country the poverty capital of the world with the highest numbers of absolutely poor people of any country,” said Professor Moghalu.
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The candidate, who is currently in the United States for series of townhall meetings with Nigerians in Diaspora, reiterated the need for a paradigm shift in Nigerian politics.
He also emphasised that the current administration’s record was a dubious “achievement” on which to be seeking a second term in office
“In contrast with that record of increasing poverty and insecurity in our country, I offer my vision of something new, bold and different. I offer a new kind of competent, inclusive and effective leadership that will truly usher Nigeria into the 21st century and build a better future for our children and youth,” the former UN diplomat said.
According to an earlier report by NAIJ.com former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, officially declared to run for the president of Nigeria in the 2019 elections.
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Moghalu, who announced this on Wednesday, February 28, in a press conference at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, said a combination of military rule, oil booms and busts, and successive leadership failures of the political class have robbed the country “of what seemed our destiny at independence.”
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Source: Naija.ng