Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Professor Ango Abdullahi
Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Prof Ango Abdullahi, has mentioned one of the best ways for Nigeria to function is by returning to the parliamentary system of presidency.
Abdullahi mentioned the parliamentary system of presidency provides room for grassroots democracy.
He informed Sun News that, “As I've at all times argued that if I've an possibility right this moment, I might exit from the presidential system and return to the parliamentary system and plenty of causes may be given on these.
“You can see right here that there isn't any democracy on the grassroots and you may by no means have it till you expunge from our structure the so-called State Independent Electoral Commission.
“They are instrument of governors within the states. You might see typically elections, political events share seats amongst themselves, however in native authorities elections, a governor expects 100 per cent return victory based mostly on his want or his party.
“One of the urgent things to bring democracy, especially at the grassroots is to dissolve or ban the so-called state independent electoral commission (SIECOM) in all the states of the federation and allow INEC to handle all elections.”