A former Senior Special Assistant
to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has highlighted the reason for
the decline in the practice of democratic system of government in Nigeria.
Abati stated that electing
presidents, governors to be leaders of political parties is to be blamed.
The former presidential spokesman
on his Facebook page further urged Nigerian leaders to take a cue from Jacob
Zuma’s resignation in order to restore democracy.
He wrote, ” Lessons from Zuma’s
resignation.We kill democracy by making Presidents,Governors, leaders of d
parties.
“Party leadership must be above
elected officials.
” All serious political parties
must amend their constitutions to correct this political anomaly.
Jacob Zuma had on Wednesday night resigned with immediate
effect following an increasing pressure from the ruling party, All National
Congress, ANC.
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