Seyi Makinde says one term is enough to judge Nigeria’s president
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
The governor of Nigeria’s Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, believes voters can judge in a single term whether a president deserves re-election, criticising the effects of federal economic reforms on poverty. In a newsletter published on Thursday, he defended assessing leaders based on the consequences of their choices for citizens, reports Punch.
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, believes that a single presidential term is enough for Nigerians to assess a leader’s priorities and decide whether he deserves to be re-elected. He expressed this position while criticising the federal government’s economic reforms, which he considers responsible for a rise in poverty, in a newsletter published on Thursday.
Seyi Makinde contrasted the management of Oyo State with the conduct of the national economy under President Bola Tinubu. He called for presidential performance to be assessed based on its effects on citizens rather than on improvements in economic indicators, according to his newsletter.
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