Former vice-president and presidential guber aspirant of the APC in the coming 2015 election, Atiku Abubakar, said on monday that President Goodluck Jonathan is running a government of corruption, impunity and nepotism which only his associates and family benefit.
The former vice- President who spoke through the Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Prof. Babalola Borishade, said this at a press conference held at Olusegun Obasanjo President Library, Abeokuta, to usher in the two-day Atiku Abubakar policy review summit.
He said, “as a result, effective accountability and representation through popular democratic participation is giving way to personal rule and single party dictatorships rooted on politics of Clientelism
“Clientelism refers to the awarding of personal favours among patrimonial cronies. These favours take the form of public sector jobs, appointments, distribution of resources through licences, contracts and tax wavers.
“Corruption, nepotism and official impunity have brought our country down to the bottom 3 per cent.in the world in terms of political stability.
“In essence, what we have now in Nigeria is a form of patrimonial democracy. This is posing serious threats to the durability of democracy.
“Not only because it erodes civil liberties of citizens, thus creating a culture of political apathy and disenchantment among them, it also severely limits the extent to which Government can be pressed to be responsive and accountable towards the citizens. Thus, for both of those who are inside and outside the network, the future is bleak.”
On his 2015 ambition, Atiku said only people with experience should be allowed to govern because the country needs people with wealth of experience.
In other words he is applying for your votes..
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