Former Provost Marshal of the
Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Idada Ikponmwen (retd), yesterday took a swipe
at President Muhammadu Buahri’s claims that the system was slowing down his
anti-corruption drive and implementation of his policies.
He said the president should be
held responsible for how slow or fast he was going.
Speaking to newsmen in Benin, Edo
State capital, Ikponmwen said the position of the president was like the driver
of a car, complaining that a car is slow whereas the car can only go at the
speed applied by the driver on throttle.
He said, “For the head of our
government to say that our system is slow is like a driver complaining that his
car is slow, the car is as fast as the driver that is driving it. Everything
being equal, the car being in sound shape, it is the way you press your
throttle that will determine the speed of the vehicle.
“If the system is slow, the first
person to blame is the head of government and this is particularly so because
we are running a presidential system of government.
“As we are preparing for fresh
elections, Nigerians must open their eyes, Nigerians must get conscious and be
decisive about whom they want to run their government.
“There is a lot that is wrong
with our country; our constitution which is the basic law is faulty, our
political system is faulty in a way that cannot be described and mediocre
people are at the helm.”
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