Bucknor-Akerele Asks President Tinubu To Focus More On Rejigging Economy, Says 2027 Re-election Bid Misplaced Priority

 

A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofo Bucknor-Akerele has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus more on rejigging Nigeria’s socio-economic apparatus as a matter of urgency, describing the 2027 re-election bid as a misplaced priority

Bucknor-Akerele who spent three years as deputy to Tinubu between May 1999 and December 2002, was speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Thursday monitored by Edu-biznews 

The octogenarian, a member of The Patriots, led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, said 

seeking a second term in office should not be Tinubu’s focus at the moment, but getting the country to work.

“Unfortunately, right now, what I see is that the president is looking for a second term and that seems to be his focus but I think he should try and look at what people like Emeka Anyaoku and so many others of that calibre sat down and they are trying to fashion something that is going to change Nigeria for the future generations", Bucknor-Akerele said

“I hope that his advisers would be able to tell him that 2027 is not our priority right now; our priority right now is fashioning something that will be able to make Nigeria great again.”

The former deputy governor also warned that dissatisfied youths might stop the selfish ambition of some politicians in the 2027 general elections.

“We need full employment for our youths. Many of them are roaming the streets, and some are graduates who are now working as security men. Is that what we want for Nigeria? I don’t think so.

“It is urgent; it is not something that should be postponed because some people want to be in power.

“The power which they want, they might not get it, because the youths are now restive and let us pray that things don’t happen and we end up in a revolution in this country,” she said.

Bucknor-Akerele said the Anyaoku group’s clamour for a new constitution is to secure the lives of current and future generations.

She said Nigeria is in dire straits and drastic actions must be taken to improve the security, economic and educational sectors of the country.

“We need drastic action right now. We are in dire straits in Nigeria. Look at what is happening in our security, our economy, our education system, and our health system are all in a state of flux. We need drastic actions,” she said.