With exactly 555 days to the 2023 presidential election, the search for a new leader for Africa’s most populous country and largest economy – Nigeria – has begun.

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), had curiously opened up a new angle to the 2023 debate, when in an interview on the Arise News Channel, last week, hinted at the qualities a majority of Nigerians should consider in their choice ofthe next occupant of Aso Rock, the Presidential Villa.

IBB as Babangida is fondly called, had suggested that individuals in their 60s should be the focus of Nigerians as potential presidential or vice presidential candidates in 2023.


Further, IBB said such persons should have deep knowledge of the economy, must have contacts across the nation and must have been traversing the geo-political zones, marketing their acceptability and capacity.

“If you get a good leadership that links with the people and tries to talk with the people; not talking on top of the people, then we would be okay. I have started visualising a good Nigerian leader. That is, a person, who travels across the country and has a friend virtually everywhere he travels to and he knows at least one person that he can communicate with.

“That is a person, who is very vast in the economy and is also a good politician, who should be able to talk to Nigerians and so on. I have seen one, or two or three of such persons already in his sixties,” the Minna-born former military leader said.

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“If you get a good leadership that links with the people and tries to talk with the people; not talking on top of the people, then we would be okay.

NDA sweet talk... Na one person get that quality presently...

Star boy

Just his opinion, not bad tho

There can't be a better candidate than the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo who has been proven worthy already.

When I checked through all these lists and I discovered that no one does it better than Prof Yemi Osinbajo,he is reliable ,dependable,trustworthy and transparent ,In sort he is the best candidate for the 2023

Well Osinbajo is the best candidate for 2023 trust me. He is tested and trusted

Statistically speaking less than half Nigerians alive today tasted IBB at the helm of power.

As for his claims of two or three, I'm lost on who the others might be as no one else can hold a candle to Prof Osinbajo.

Nigerians kuku like tears

Osinbajo is a proven candidate and the onus rests on the political elites, traditional rulers, religious leaders, party men and women and the Nigerian people to decide when the time is right.

Vice President Osinbajo is the best candidate for 2023

Osinbajo is our choice come 2023. APC should take note... Even Doyin Okupe want Osinbajo to lead Nigeria.

When you talk about quality leadership that links with the people, traverse the geopolitical zones, well versed in economics terms, not older than in 60s and well equiped with loads of competence and capability, the name Yemi Osinbajo quickly comes to mind

Osinbajo was part of the catastrophe the Buhari regime was all about hence Nigeria does not deserves such a man.Infact, what Nigeria needs today is total disintegration for all regions/nation to go develop @ their own pace.

IBB has removed Atiku and Tinubu from the list.