Nation
2023: Political Analyst Advises Parties To Adopt Direct Primaries To Select Candidates
Ahead of the nation’s next general elections – a political analyst and public opinion commentator – Hon Austin Nnodim has called on the various political parties jostling for the polls to adopt direct primaries to select their candidates.
According to him, while most Nigerians see the direct primary option as the only way for true democracy, not a few scorn the indirect primary option as undemocratic and a kangaroo arrangement by few political top leaders which does not promote true democracy.
Speaking to our reporter, Nnodim who is the MD/CEO of “Ezelukwu Ventures Nig. Ltd and Stino Environmental Technical Services” also argued that political parties warning up for the election with their variegated political ideologies should be showcased to Nigerians to make their choice.
As the nation’s electoral umpire, Nnodim advised INEC to be firm, demonstrate utmost transparency and credibility in the conduct of the polls, remain impartial and without bias in taking their decisions.
This, he said is in respect to the release of elections results emaciating from the various voting centres.
The technocrat who bemoaned the ceaseless wave of insurgency in the country and the inability of the federal government to remedy the situation contrary to its promise to Nigerians seven years ago, noted that this had created doubts in the minds of most Nigerians and among the political parties about the feasibility of holding the polls.
“From their bloody activities, the Boko Haram sect would have made the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan ungovernable but he (Jonathan) lost the election in 2015.
Seven years after nothing has happened and there are fears among Nigerians that the dogs and baboons will be soaked with blood if the choice of the manufacturer of these words did not succeed”.
On the clamour for presidency by the various ethic nationalities, Nnodim observed that Nigerians accepted and welcomed the creation of six (6) geo political zones by which power rotates between the North and the South in the equal number of states in the geo-political zones.
This his said has nothing to do with indirect party primaries but only requires the zones to produce candidates while the zone whose turn is to produce the president produces the candidate and the electorate vote for candidates of their choice from among the candidates of the zones.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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