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'No Single Individual Can Govern Nigeria Alone' – Aregbesola Demands Return To Parliamentary System Of Govt

'No Single Individual Can Govern Nigeria Alone' – Aregbesola Demands Return To Parliamentary System Of Govt

A former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that he is opposed to the executive system of government.

He opined that it is high time Nigeria ditched the presidential system of government and returned to the parliamentary system.

According to him, it is impossible for a single individual to govern 120 million people without checks and balances.

Aregbesola stated this at a National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja on Monday.

He argued that the arrangement in the parliamentary system is best suited for a country like Nigeria.

He said, “If you go on believing that an individual, no matter how beautiful, no matter how good, could have the capacity to govern 120 million people all alone without checks, we are joking. So, by that consideration alone, I am opposed to the executive system of government.

“I believe the collective arrangement which the parliamentary system guarantees is best for a nation like Nigeria if indeed we are committed to advancing the interest of the large population and mass of our people.”

Naija News recalls that earlier in the year, a group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives brought a bill seeking amendments to the 1999 Constitution to transition from the current presidential system to the parliamentary system of government.

The group, made up of about 60 lawmakers said the transition was necessary to reduce the cost of governance in the face of dwindling revenue.

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