Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has declared that Nigeria doesn’t need a good man as President.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart made the comment on Thursday at a digital nationwide dialogue monitored by Pegars.
Chidoka’s “good man” assertion was in response to earlier feedback by a Labour Party, LP, chieftain Valentine Ozigbo.
Ozigbo, Special Adviser to Obi on Technology and Strategic Alliances, described the LP presidential {party}’s as a humble man.
“When it comes to the character of the candidates, we don’t emphasize character. You need somebody who is humble, who you can have interaction.
“You need someone who is compassionate, who cares about his nation, fellow human beings; somebody who fears God, who has conscience.
“There are some people who want to be empire on their own. Even as they are today, you cannot even reach them how much more when they become President,” the 2021 Anambra governorship candidate mentioned.
In his contribution, Chidoka highlighted PDP’s achievements when it managed the federal authorities between 1999 and 2007.
“The problem is when you construct establishments round an particular person, you are sure to have issues.
“The lesson of our previous historical past was that Obasanjo was a robust energetic chief, and afterwards we had Yar’Adua.
“Yar’Adua was a sincere and quiet man, but beneath whom not much moved as a result of each transfer was prone to dialog and lengthy debate.
“He was a good man, the first man to declare his belongings publicly and additionally made his vice to declare belongings publicly.
“The first man to reform the electoral system, acknowledging that the election that brought him to power was not good.”
Chidoka nonetheless insists constructing establishments that will cease the ‘business as usual syndrome’ is “far more critical than a good man.”
The former Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal cited ex-German ruler Adolf Hitler as an instance.
“One of the good men that ruled the world was Adolf Hitler,” the politician mentioned.
“When he was elected, the complete Germany mentioned this is the man that we need to restore the German delight.
“We all know how it ended because the German people for the first time, instead of trusting in their institutions, trusted an individual.”
Chidoka, a former governorship candidate in Anambra, additionally talked about the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“Despite the challenges of being charged to court for corruption, the people of Brazil re-elected him again because he gets things done.”
“Getting things done is different from an Umaru Yar’Adua who was a good man, a very decent man, but could not get things done”, he added.