Guest post
WHAT NIGERIANS WANT FROM THEIR NEW PRESIDENT
With the 2015 general elections getting closer than ever, this article wants to highlight some important issues the incoming President should address with great commitments and seriousness. It is no longer news that we have two big contenders amongst others jostling for the occupancy of the Aso Rock Villa and the leadership of this huge nation; the incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) of the People Democratic Party which has been ruling for all the 16 years of Nigeria's young democracy and his biggest opposition is in person of General Muhammadu Buhari a former military head of state and 5 time aspirant contesting under the new opposition party; All Progressive Congress.
After their emergence as the flag bearers if their respective parties for the Presidential race, it is to be noted that the electioneering and campaigning strategies of the two biggest candidates has not been of the highest standard with both parties often coming short of issues to be addressed after being elected, instead their campaigns has been filled with baseless accusations and counter accusations, incessant finger pointing of wrong doing by one the other, varying degrees of lawsuits, numerous controversies and buying of the electorates with money, not forgetting their colourful rallies and advertisement.
With the 2015 general elections getting closer than ever, this article wants to highlight some important issues the incoming President should address with great commitments and seriousness. It is no longer news that we have two big contenders amongst others jostling for the occupancy of the Aso Rock Villa and the leadership of this huge nation; the incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) of the People Democratic Party which has been ruling for all the 16 years of Nigeria's young democracy and his biggest opposition is in person of General Muhammadu Buhari a former military head of state and 5 time aspirant contesting under the new opposition party; All Progressive Congress.
After their emergence as the flag bearers if their respective parties for the Presidential race, it is to be noted that the electioneering and campaigning strategies of the two biggest candidates has not been of the highest standard with both parties often coming short of issues to be addressed after being elected, instead their campaigns has been filled with baseless accusations and counter accusations, incessant finger pointing of wrong doing by one the other, varying degrees of lawsuits, numerous controversies and buying of the electorates with money, not forgetting their colourful rallies and advertisement.
