June 12, 1993 presidential election, Ambassador Baba
Gana Kingibe, yesterday, advised President Muhammadu
Buhari, to communicate very clearly – to Nigerians and
the world at large, his administration’s core principles,
strategies, policies, plans and programmes for change,
noting that he has limited time to bring the needed
change in Nigeria.
Kingibe, Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Greece and the
country’s representative in Pakistan, said though
Nigerians are patient with the president because of the
goodwill and respect he commands, they can also get
agitated if their expectations are not met at a given
period of time.
Kingibe also said that to successfully fight corruption,
there was the need for the APC-led Federal Government
to deal with the past fairly and firmly, using the
principles of the rule of law.
The former
Secretary
to
Baba Gana Kingibe
Running-mate to late MKO Abiola during the infamous
June 12, 1993 presidential election, Ambassador Baba
Gana Kingibe, yesterday, advised President Muhammadu
Buhari, to communicate very clearly – to Nigerians and
the world at large, his administration’s core principles,
strategies, policies, plans and programmes for change,
noting that he has limited time to bring the needed
change in Nigeria.
Kingibe, Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Greece and the
country’s representative in Pakistan, said though
Nigerians are patient with the president because of the
goodwill and respect he commands, they can also get
agitated if their expectations are not met at a given
period of time.
Kingibe also said that to successfully fight corruption,
there was the need for the APC-led Federal Government
to deal with the past fairly and firmly, using the
principles of the rule of law.
The former
Secretary
to
Government of the Federation (SGF) said: “The task is
more urgent because there is only but a limited time
before impatience on the part of the public blends with
resistance from vested interests and dilutes the national
consciousness for change.
“Fortunately, goodwill for the person of President Buhari
is considerable, and people are willing to give him time to
reset the country.’’
The Elder statesman added that the Federal Government
must make its policies clear, pointing that Nigerians
cannot afford to be kept in the dark in this computer age.
According to him, President Buhari should be prepared
for resistance from some quarters, especially those who
Baba Gana Kingibe
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