Igwesi says Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigeria woefully
By Emma Ogbuehi
A former federal lawmaker and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Prince USA Igwesi, is of the opinion that Nigeria right now only has a Presidency without a President.
Igwesi, who represented Nkanu East and West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said Nigeria is being ruled by an unelected cabal in the absence of a functional president.
In an exclusive interview with TheNiche in Enugu, Igwesi, who was the first Majority Leader of the Enugu State House of Assembly in this Fourth Republic, said, “We are just surviving in Nigeria. No leadership is being provided. A cabal is in power. We have a Presidency, but we don’t have a President. I am sorry to say that.”
Prince Igwesi, who represented Nkanu West State Constituency in the Enugu Assembly between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Muhammadu Buhari has grossly underperformed as Nigeria’s President.
“We need a young man, a young person who is strong, whose brain is intact. We need someone who can provide leadership, not a cabal, a small group of people leading this country, giving recourse to Mr President and then coming out to say the President said this. We need a President that will be saying it himself,” he said.
“In the past few years, I don’t think Nigeria has gotten it right. Nigeria needs someone who is strong in health to provide leadership for this country.
“My conclusion is that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed this country. That is my honest appraisal of his stewardship and we need someone who will come and address the issue of leadership.”
Prince Igwesi said he has found the person best suited to straighten out Nigeria after Buhari’s exit on May 29, 2023 in the person of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
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He is one of the first Nigerians to call on Anyim to throw his hat in the presidential ring when he led an Igbo socio-cultural group – Igbo Unity Forum – on a visit to Anyim in 2021 to persuade him to run for the Presidency.
Prince Igwesi said he is happy that Anyim heeded their call.
Asked what he saw in Anyim that convinced him he is the right man for the job, Prince Igwesi said he saw a lot.
“I saw humility in Anyim. I saw sound personality in Anyim. I saw somebody who is accessible. I saw somebody who has the wherewithal to provide quality leadership for Nigeria. I saw a man who does not believe only in rotation.
“Yes, Anyim believes it is the turn of the South East to produce Nigeria’s President but he equally believes that he has the capacity to provide leadership at that level. So, Anyim has all it takes to be President of Nigeria.
“If you juxtapose Anyim with the incumbent President, the difference is like day and night.
“So, Anyim is a far better material to be in Aso Rock. Apart from being Senate President and SGF, he is a good Christian and Nigeria needs God to help realise its potentials,” Prince Igwesi concluded
Visit our website, www.thenicheng.com on Tuesday to read the full interview
