The former governor further underscored the need for elected leaders to be directly answerable to the electorate, expressing concern over the current trend where leaders can isolate themselves from accountability. By advocating for a parliamentary system where the president would serve as a member of parliament, Obi aims to promote a more responsive and accountable form of governance in Nigeria.
He said: “Today, if you elect me as president of Nigeria or governor, I can remove myself entirely from being answerable to the people, just hire a gang of lunatics, talking rubbish every day.
“While, if it is a parliamentary system, during the president’s question time, he has to answer. He doesn’t have to hire anybody to speak for him.
“A president in Nigeria can decide not to talk to anybody for one year and nobody cares because he has hired all these people who do the talking. If you say anything, they call you names, they do this.
“So, we need a parliamentary system where the president will be a member of parliament and will at least, even if it is once a month, answer the people who elected him; because we didn’t elect all these gangsters. We elected somebody and we want the person to talk to us.” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
