Afrigather Former Presidential candidate and interim authorities campaigner, Rev Chris Okotie, has superior the explanation why Nigeria should jettison the presidential system of presidency and undertake Aboriginal Democracy, which he claimed, is the most suitable choice for Nigeria.
In an interview with Ray Energy 100.5 FM monitored in Lagos State, Okotie mentioned the nation must shift its governance paradigm if the continued transition programme was to provide a optimistic consequence.
Okotie was talking to the radio station on the event of Worldwide Democracy Day lately.
He reiterated his place that the Presidential system of presidency has not met the expectations of Nigerians.
“We should discover the answer now, the place our democracy is not ruled by political events, however by Nigerians themselves. That’s what I used to be referring to as Aboriginal Democracy; taking democracy again to the people- authorities, from the folks, for the folks with the folks as a mechanical instrumentality for the crystalization of a brand new Nigeria,” Okotie defined.
Responding to questions on the way to repair the fault -lines in our polity, the cleric mentioned that the presidential system created a spread of complicated issues, and elevated corruption to an establishment of Byzantine complexity, and due to this fact, have to be jettisoned.
In its stead, he proposed restructuring that’s all-inclusive, involving all political tendencies and cultural realities.
On how his political philosophy might be actualized, Okotie argued that democracy is in regards to the will of the folks, and the authorized code that undergirds the method have to be a mirrored image of the need of the folks themselves.
He famous, nonetheless, that the current structure was contrived by the departing army rulers in 1999 and imposed on the folks, which was why our political variations persist.
Subsequently, to bypass the issue, he argued, Nigerians ought to settle for aboriginal democracy which might be constituted beneath an interim authorities whereby, all Nigerians would have their needs for a degree enjoying subject accommodated beneath an environment of fairness, peace, and justice.
Okotie concluded that, for Nigerians to anticipate any dramatic change of their lives after the 2023 normal election, based mostly on the present structure, is an unrealistic expectation that will lead to a monumental post-election disaster.
