By Temidayo Akinsuyi

* Asks Government To Apologise To, Compensate Victims Of Lekki Tollgate #EndSARS Protest

Senator (Mrs.) Kofoworola Buc­knor-Akerele, former deputy gover­nor of Lagos State, on Wednesday said North’s rulership has been a disaster for Nigeria, saying it will do Nigeria a lot of good if a Southerner emerges as president in the 2023 general election.

She also described as false claim the belief in some quarters that only a Northerner can win the presidency for PDP, saying the South also has lots of presidential materials who are capable of moving the nation forward.

Speaking exclusively with Daily Independent on the decision by her party to throw the presidential ticket open after the North has produced the national chairman, Bucknor-Ak­erele, a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees (BoT), said even though only names of Northern aspirants are being mentioned now, she is looking forward to having Southerners come out and vie for the highest position in the land in PDP.

According to her, the North’s rulership has been a disaster for Nigeria despite being in power for most parts of Nige­ria’s independence.

She particularly singled out President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, saying it has brought untold hardship to Nigerians while foreign investors are also leaving the country in droves owing to un­favourable policies and insecu­rity challenges.

“We have always had rota­tion between the North and South. In our party, we have always tried to make sure that all the six zones form part of the hierarchy of government. Therefore, I am looking for­ward to seeing some Southern people come out as presidential aspirants in our party. We still have a year and half to go be­fore the election. So, let’s just wait and see.

“What makes anyone think that it is only the North that has presidential material? The North has been ruling us and it has been a disaster for this country. When we had occa­sions when Southerners were ruling us, the country was not in the parlous state.

“When Obasanjo was presi­dent, we saw improvements in many sectors. He even got us debt relief from the Paris Club. When Jonathan was there, the country was moving forward. People were coming in to invest in our country.

“However, as soon as this government came in with all sorts of policies, half of the in­vestors who came into the coun­try ran away. So, it just goes to show how badly we are being governed. They pretend that they are moving the country forward.

“All the rail lines they are commissioning were all dreamt of and planned by Jonathan. So, why will anybody say we don’t have presidential materi­als in the South?

“We have people in the South who can effectively pilot the affairs of this country and move it forward. What we have seen in the North is that they want to move us back to the Middle Ages”.

Also speaking on gover­nance under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bucknor-Akerele said those who implored Nigerians to vote for the PDP in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections have been justified.

“Of course, we have been justified. Look at what is hap­pening in the country today. Take the state of the naira to the dollar. Take the state of or­dinary food items such as rice, beans, yam and other food­stuffs. Everything has more than tripled in price and it is beyond the reach of the com­mon man. We cannot really know why this is happening, except maybe the president is just there to impoverish the populace”.

Also speaking on the report of the Lagos State Judicial Pan­el of Enquiry on #EndSARS, she said the outcome has prov­en that the government lied on what actually happened at Lekki Toll Gate on the night of October 20, 2020.

“This is a government of lies. Look at what happened at the Lekki Toll Gate and look at what has been unrav­eled in the report by the panel set up by the Lagos State gov­ernment. So, we are in a very precarious situation in this country right now”.

On her expectations from the government on the report, she said, “First of all, they should apologise to Nigerians and the families of those who were attacked, maimed and killed at the Lekki Toll Gate.

“Also, they should compen­sate the families of the victims. I know money cannot possibly compensate these families that have lost their loved ones but at least, they should try and make amends by compensat­ing them”.

https://independent.ng/norths-rulership-a-disaster-for-nigeria-says-bucknor-akerele/

pure disaster. The same North PDP wants to continue ruling in 2023

Waoh. I never knew that she was a BOT member of the PDP, seeing that she was Tinubu’s deputy and a staunch member of the then Alliance for democracy.

When she says south, I hope she means the Southeast and not the Southwest? Without doubt and with a lot of commonse we all know that the Southeast has the claim over it.

Hopefully too Nigerians with the scam and lack of direction going on, have realized that we all committed great blunders in 2015 and 2019. These blunders must not repeat in 2023.

Obviously it is.


I personally, didn't expect any positive thing from northern rulership. Because you can't give what you dont have. North is known to be backward in everything hence they rule Nigeria as they're ruling their illiterate filled north.

The dullard with cow brain is even the worst of all the northern rulers. Uselessss man.

What do you expect from a disaster region, they can only give what they have which is disaster.

bolaayenimo:
pure disaster. The same North PDP wants to continue ruling in 2023

She particularly singled out President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, saying it has brought untold hardship to Nigerians while foreign investors are also leaving the country in droves owing to un­favourable policies and insecu­rity challenges.

That's the high point of the post ...

Fearless woman, my role model. Never afraid of speaking the truth even as deputy governor to Tinubu.

Mummy, old age is catching up on you seriously. Please, go and sit down at home and enjoy your retirement.

Because you can give what you dont have How can you give what you don't have?.

MadamVanessa:
Obviously it is.


I personally, didn't expect any positive thing from northern rulership of Idiotic Buhari Because you can give what you dont have. North is known to be backward in everything hence they rule Nigeria as they're ruling their illiterate filled north.

The dullard with cow brain is even the worst of all the northern rulers.

She is 82. pray to get to her age.

benuejosh:
Mummy, old age is catching up on you seriously. Please, go and sit down at home and enjoy your retirement.

nairavsdollars:
She is 82. pray to get to her age.

Quite impressive. And why the advice? She is old. She should enjoy her retirement i said.

When women speaks

benuejosh:
Mummy, old age is catching up on you seriously. Please, go and sit down at home and enjoy your retirement.

whenever i see your comment i usually see the backwards side of Africa the stupidity of North and how it has affected you forget APC And PDP wahala, you seriously need Rehab

Bonesbreaker:
whenever i see your comment i usually see the backwards side of Africa the stupidity of North and how it has affected you forget APC And PDP wahala, you seriously need Rehab

Congratulations on your well display of stupidity.

pure disaster. The same North PDP does to persist verdict in 2023

Toh

She's correct. And only a backward and enemy-of-progress party that doesn't wish the country well would be advocating for another Northerner to take 0ver from Buhari.

Absolutely

OlogoJ:
She's correct. And only a backward and enemy-of-progress party that doesn't wish the country well would be advocating for another Northerner to take 0ver from Buhari.

Illiterates shouldn't be allowed to rule.

That's the reason the British must not go unpunished.

Even in Kaduna and Kebbi, minorities are crying and feeling the pangs of religious dominance. That's the pattern.

You forget the President's home state of Katsina. All the emirs have fled to Abuja

CyberHustle:
Even in Kaduna and Kebbi, non muslims are crying and feeling the pangs of Muslim dominance. That's their pattern.

Honestly ab.oki should stick to shoemaker tinz

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Very correct

Buhari is a failure

Na today you just kn?

It has been a disaster but I am voting a Northerner come 2023.

If you dont like my decision, hug high tension wire.

Tinubu and osinbajo advocate speaking out continue

It's Buhari's leadership not necessarily North's

What more can i say

It's Quite unfortunate that the Uneducated ones with bought certificates are the people ruling us while the ones that graduated with Nice certificates by merit are left to rot away. Go and see how those illiteratic northerners are occupying higher posts and enjoying billions, and tomorrow someone will come to tell me that “Education is the key to success”. Even if it is, definitely not in Nigeria..

But, it's not their fault, we southerners aren't ready to curb this menace yet.

“The day Southerners come together as one and become united, all these Rubbish will end”


What do i know sef

It's audible to the deaf and visible to the blind. But are we gonna do?




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So so true !

Vote them into power, they'll turn it to tribal, ethno - religious affair.

They will completely forget they're there for governance, all there goal would be how a particular religion and tribe will be dominant.

If the current administration can be so sympathetic to the terrorists rebranded as bandits, and you're still saying wonder shall never end, Buhari has ended every wonder!!!

But one day,he will pay for his evil