Former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka has stated that Nigeria does not require a good man as President.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart made the comment on Thursday during a virtual national dialogue that Newsmen was watching.
Chidoka’s “good man” remark was in response to prior remarks by LP chieftain Valentine Ozigbo.
Obi’s Special Adviser on Technology and Strategic Alliances, Ozigbo, hailed the LP presidential contender as humble.
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“When it comes to the personality of the candidates, we don’t emphasize character. You need someone who is humble, who you can engage.
“You need somebody who is compassionate, who cares about his country, fellow human beings; someone who fears God, who has conscience.
“There are some people who want to be empire on their own. Even as they are today, you cannot even reach them how much more when they become President,” the 2021 Anambra governorship candidate said.
Chidoka emphasized the PDP’s accomplishments while in charge of the federal government from 1999 to 2007.
“The challenge is when you build institutions around an individual, you are bound to have problems.
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“The lesson of our past history was that Obasanjo was a strong active leader, and afterwards we had Yar’Adua.
“Yar’Adua was a honest and quiet man, but under whom not much moved because every move was susceptible to conversation and long debate.
“He was a good man, the first man to declare his assets publicly and also made his vice to declare assets publicly.
“The first man to reform the electoral system, acknowledging that the election that brought him to power was not good.”
Chidoka, on the other hand, believes that creating institutions that would put an end to the “business as usual syndrome” is “much more vital than a decent individual.”
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Former Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal Adolf Hitler was highlighted as an example by the former Corps Marshal.
“One of the good men that ruled the world was Adolf Hitler,” the politician said.
“When he was elected, the whole Germany said this is the man that we need to restore the German pride.
“We all know how it ended because the German people for the first time, instead of trusting in their institutions, trusted an individual.”
Chidoka, a former Anambra governorship candidate, also referenced Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“Despite the challenges of being charged to court for corruption, the people of Brazil re-elected him again because he gets things done.”
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“Getting things done is different from an Umaru Yar’Adua who was a good man, a very decent man, but could not get things done”, he added.
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