A RETURN TO THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM IS NOT THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA
Press Release For immediate release, Thursday 29TH February 2024 THE FATHERLAND GROUP Please click on the video below to listen to the audio version. https://youtu.be/JxKhftqqmSU Background On Saturday 24th February 2024, the Chairman and Convenor of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, speaking at a high-level book launch shed some light on Nigeria’s move from the parliamentary system to the presidential system when he said: “ . . in 1976 some of us were old enough to participate in the transition program to move the country from military rule to the presidential system. After the Gowon administration and after the takeover by Murtala and Obasanjo, a Constituent Assembly was being set up. Some of our elders were there, the Maitama Sules, the Malam Aminu Kanos were there; some of us the very young ones were also there. The process started and we were…