- Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says he prefers the leadership quality of President Muhammadu Buhari to that of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo
- The traditional ruler pleaded with Nigerians to give Buhari another four years as the country’s leader
- Oba Akiolu noted that a second chance would enable the president to improve on the country’s economy
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Monday, April 30, stated that he preferred President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to that of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Akiolu added that former President Goodluck Jonathan would also have been a better leader if he was not a victim of circumstances, who allowed some people to use him.
He urged Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari another four years as the country’s leader, The Punch reports.
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NAIJ.com gathered that the traditional ruler, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 17th Lagos Housing Fair, stated that a second chance would enable Buhari to improve the country’s economy.
He said: “Buhari has to do more, I agree, but we all have to assist by giving him another four years and see where he will take Nigeria to. I am supporting what is good for Nigeria.
“In 2011, Buhari sent Tony Momoh to me that he was coming to meet the leaders of Lagos in my palace by 1pm, he came by 3pm and said he was delayed by bad roads and traffic. I told him he caused it because he cancelled the metro line of Lagos State in 1984. I told him I would not tell Lagos people to vote for him.
“But in 2015 when he came, it was on a Friday, he came with my son, Bola Tinubu, and I noticed that for 20 minutes it rained. It occurred to me that God is going to favour this man.
“I prefer Buhari to Obasanjo. Obasanjo keeps deceiving people for what he is after. But if Buhari is given another chance and God gives him good health and he chooses the right people to work with, Nigeria will be a better place.”
The traditional ruler on the current security issues in the country, called on the federal government to review all national security policies.
However, he argued that the call by the National Assembly to sack all the security service chiefs in the country was not the solution to the problem.
“What the government was supposed to do 20 years ago, they did not do it. Many years ago, I suggested to them to revisit all national security policies. If you sack all the security service chiefs, the same set of people will still come back,” he said.
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NAIJ.com previously reported that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) debunked claims of plans by the party to field a new candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
Yakubu Lame said he is not aware that there was any meeting focused on the replacement of the party's presidential candidate for the forthcoming general election.
Speaking to journalists, Lame, a former minister of police affairs a clarification on the issue became important in a bid to counter reports that the top leaders of the party plan to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 to save Nigeria's democracy.
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Source: Naija.ng