The Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Ondo, Stephen Oni, on Sunday, September 16, said Nigeria needs a young and visionary person to become the next president.
The Bishop also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to drop his re-election ambition for 2019 presidential election.
According to Oni, some politicians in Nigeria had overstayed their time in office and refused to leave the political offices for the younger generation.
He said such overstay by these politicians is one of the problems the country was facing.
Punch reports that the Bishop in his charge, titled, ‘Responsibility, not title,’ Oni lamented the recycling of old politicians in power at all levels of government in the country.
He said accused Nigeria politicians of going to any length to perpetuate themselves in power.
“They want to die in office. No wonder, people have thrown caution into the air, we could see impunity everywhere. Worthy legacy is not there, we are only recycling rust brains, they will come back again with their pictures, when they give you N1,000 with the popular chant to ‘vote and cook soup’,” Oni said.
“I don’t expect any 75 to 80 years old still in government, what are they doing there? When will they give their children a place? The age of youthfulness is between 25, 30 and 40; who will want to employ in bank a 75-years old man?
“Are we now saying a 75-year-old should go to the National Assembly, what are they doing there? We need young people who have aspirations and highly adventurous. So, let them allow them in.”
He has his right to contest but my advice for him, if he will do it well, he should go home joyfully,” Oni added.
That’s the truth
Yeah very correct
70 should be retirement age for political office
70 is even too much
If buhari die now, Nigeria go waste money
They no go gree say he is dead,untill dey loot Nigeria money finish
Am sure buhari won’t win
Apc is a failure
Total failure
They won’t siege Nigerians again
Thank you for this ma God go judge them all
Na true
Fact
Exactly
Exactly please old people should step a side in 2019 election
Youth are d leaders of 2mao bt wen are going to lead
Comment:pmb they are at you again
Right talk
Make una help us beg buhari to step down
He is too old to u rule over 10m people
all these old men
Don’t mind them
Age is never the problem vision is.
Age still follow
As in eh
This is so true
But are we ready for a youth president??
Cos youths can be easily manipulated or bullied
So for that to work,there has to be a restructuring of our society and mental orientation
True talk
Nigeria should do a right thing
30-50 years old is OK for Nigeria president
Yea I support dat
plenty of Nigerian president has die in office
75 to 80 years old should be on a pension scheme, not in government
Dats true o
you are right bro
Can u imagine
buhari pls resign like d minister of finance
Comment:we updated not outdated
Comment:we no want bury President again ooh
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