FORMER Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has called on the Federal Government to go back to the drawing board in governing the masses.
Shekarau, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics monitored by News Point Nigeria, said the recent #EndBadGovernance protest was a clear message to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“The last protests on the end of bad governance is a clear message. The agitation was not a regional, state affair. It was a national matter. I think it’s a very clear message to the President and the Federal Government.
“Nigerians are saying ‘please go back to the drawing board and reassess what you are giving us,” Shekarau said.
Nigerians began a 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest on 1st through 10th August. They took to the streets to demand economic and political reforms, including the reversal of some government policies.
Policies like the removal of petrol subsidies and the floating of the naira have led to Nigeria’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation as prices of goods and services more than doubled.
The protests began peacefully but have turned violent in some states like Kano, Kaduna and Sokoto, leading to deaths and destruction of property.
He also weighed in on expectations for the 2027 general elections, saying emphasis should not be placed on where the next president would come from.
Shekarau argued that Nigerians should focus on good governance, asking political parties to field candidates who are credible.
The former governor didn’t specify if he supports a southern presidency or power rotation to the northern region.
“All the parties should come up with their planning in a situation whereby they make the best of choices. But for Nigerians now to decide, our concern is that let look at the candidates produced by the parties.
“Our challenge is that all the parties should give Nigerians correct candidates so we have the best to choose from. But if you give us all evils, we will choose the best from the evils,” he stated.
