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A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kazim Afegbua has advised President Mohammadu Buhari to honourably shelve his ambition for re-election in 2019 and bow out for a vibrant candidate to represent the Party.
Mr Afegbua was of the view that the President Buhari-led federal government has performed below expectations and therefore should give way for a younger candidate to fly the Party's flag.
He was speaking during an appearance on Channels TV's programme, Politics Today on Friday.
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While recalling that the President had once said upon return from his medical leave in the United Kingdom, UK, that he was advised to be taking bed rest and eating adequately, Mr. Afegbua said such a leader is not what country need at the moment.
He said: "For a country like Nigeria that is very desirous of serious leadership, leadership that keeps itself awake when other nations are sleeping, I do not think that we need that kind of attitude to governance.
"India is growing at such pace because it keeps itself awake. The Presidency is such that you are so encumbered with responsibilities that you don't even have time to sleep because there are challenges here are there.
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"So the President should be talking about taking quick decisions when confronted with challenges and developmental issues so that we can know the mindset of the President at every point in time", he said.
Asked his view on Mr Buhari's comments about taking his time before taking decisions on critical issues, the APC member said that President Buhari instead, should be made to adjust to the pace at which the nation is moving and not the other round.
"Time has gone when those kind of approach to governance was the order of the day.
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"In the contemporary age and time, we need a President who is ready to confront the challenges, present himself or appear at the point of crisis and offer presidential verdicts or commentaries that will now gauge the mood of the country.
"I don't want the country to move at the pace of the President, rather, the President should move at the pace of the country.
He slammed President Buhari for organising a dinner for APC leaders at a period the country was in mournful mood following the mindless killing of 73 persons in Benue State by marauding Fulani herdsmen.
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"As a member of the APC, having meeting with leaders of the APC at this point for me as a Nigerian I think it is belated.
"Belated in the sense that the mood in the country does not call for politicking. The mood of the country calls for moral healing because there are a lot of divisive tendencies here and there and I expect the President to visit Benue State, share the aspirations with them in these moments of grief, the killings and all of that then call for a meeting with representatives of Miyetti Allah and also leaders from the Benue axis with a view to finding permanent solutions to the crisis that has engulfed that state in recent times.
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"This is not the time to be calling people for dinner. We are not going to celebrate the President for calling a dinner party or a tea party", Mr. Afegbua stressed.
It should be recalled that Senator Shehu Sani, APC Kaduna Central had earlier advised President Mohammadu Buhari to drop his plan of seeking re-election for second term in office.
Mr Afegbua was of the view that the President Buhari-led federal government has performed below expectations and therefore should give way for a younger candidate to fly the Party's flag.
He was speaking during an appearance on Channels TV's programme, Politics Today on Friday.
READ ALSO: Benue N-Power Teachers Still In Shock, Yet To Resume After Fulani Herdsmen Attacks
While recalling that the President had once said upon return from his medical leave in the United Kingdom, UK, that he was advised to be taking bed rest and eating adequately, Mr. Afegbua said such a leader is not what country need at the moment.
He said: "For a country like Nigeria that is very desirous of serious leadership, leadership that keeps itself awake when other nations are sleeping, I do not think that we need that kind of attitude to governance.
"India is growing at such pace because it keeps itself awake. The Presidency is such that you are so encumbered with responsibilities that you don't even have time to sleep because there are challenges here are there.
READ ALSO: Why I Am Always Slow In Taking Decision - Pres Buhari
"So the President should be talking about taking quick decisions when confronted with challenges and developmental issues so that we can know the mindset of the President at every point in time", he said.
Asked his view on Mr Buhari's comments about taking his time before taking decisions on critical issues, the APC member said that President Buhari instead, should be made to adjust to the pace at which the nation is moving and not the other round.
"Time has gone when those kind of approach to governance was the order of the day.
READ ALSO: Arrest Threat: Fani-Kayode To Pres. Buhari: "I Shall Not Be Intimidated Or Silenced"
"In the contemporary age and time, we need a President who is ready to confront the challenges, present himself or appear at the point of crisis and offer presidential verdicts or commentaries that will now gauge the mood of the country.
"I don't want the country to move at the pace of the President, rather, the President should move at the pace of the country.
He slammed President Buhari for organising a dinner for APC leaders at a period the country was in mournful mood following the mindless killing of 73 persons in Benue State by marauding Fulani herdsmen.
READ ALSO: Benue: Nigeria Not A "Shithole" But Under A "Shithole" President - Fani-Kayode
"As a member of the APC, having meeting with leaders of the APC at this point for me as a Nigerian I think it is belated.
"Belated in the sense that the mood in the country does not call for politicking. The mood of the country calls for moral healing because there are a lot of divisive tendencies here and there and I expect the President to visit Benue State, share the aspirations with them in these moments of grief, the killings and all of that then call for a meeting with representatives of Miyetti Allah and also leaders from the Benue axis with a view to finding permanent solutions to the crisis that has engulfed that state in recent times.
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"This is not the time to be calling people for dinner. We are not going to celebrate the President for calling a dinner party or a tea party", Mr. Afegbua stressed.
It should be recalled that Senator Shehu Sani, APC Kaduna Central had earlier advised President Mohammadu Buhari to drop his plan of seeking re-election for second term in office.
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