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| Tinubu has been the target of criticism over his presidential ambition. |
Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has come hard on the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who being of the nation's presidential aspirants, has been at the center of controversy over his age and health status.
Babalola, in a a signed statement, said the sum total of the qualities of those who deserve to be voted for as Nigeria’s president are age, health, education, sound knowledge of current affairs and work ethics.
While Tinubu can boast of some of the qualities, age and health has been a source of concern as Nigerians would not want a repeat of Buhari in 2023.
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, also identified experience, human relations, vision and mission for Nigeria, belief in the need for a new constitution, oratory power, kindness, friendliness and firmness, previous contributions to development, economic standing and readiness to serve as well as proven ability to solve problems, as something Nigerians must also take into account.
He said the aforementioned qualities are necessary in order to avoid voting in another failure as president, something Nigerians by all means, must avoid.
"I am compelled to advise the Nigerian electorate on the qualities which an aspirant to the post of the Nigeria’s President must possess before voting for him," he said in the statement.
“The sum total of the qualities those who deserve to be voted for as Nigeria’s President are age, health, education, sound knowledge of current affairs, work ethics, experience, human relations, vision & mission for Nigeria, belief in the need for a new constitution, oratory power, kindness, friendliness and firmness, previous contributions to development, economic standing and readiness to serve as well as proven ability to solve problems,” he urged.
He emphasized the need for a new constitution, but lamented the lack of will by the Buhari government and the legislature to work towards it.
"From recent events, it is now obvious that the government and the legislature are not interested in making a new constitution. Rather, they bent on holding another round of elections next year using the same failed 1999 constitution," he added.