Change your governance style, Bishop counsels President Elect, Buhari

The Bishop of Diocesan of Owo, (Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion) Bishop Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi, weekend asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to review his style of governance during his second term in office.

        Muhammadu Buhari

Fagbemi said this during the 36th-anniversary celebrations of the Church in Owo area of Ondo State noted that by this he would have justified his re-election.

He advised President Buhari to “entrench good governance and policies that would put smiles on the faces of the Nigerian people who voted for him for his second term.

The clergy said the President should “appoint patriotic, knowledgeable, experienced, committed politicians and technocrats that can work hard to reposition the country within a short period to give the people of the country the positive change they deserved.

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He called on President Buhari not to be sectional in his appointment, noting that capable hands should be appointed irrespective of their religion or ethnic background.

“I hope President Buhari who has been elected will actually review his style of doing things so that in the coming dispensation all Nigerians would feel comfortable and happy to call him their President. I will be asking the President to actually bring together people who are qualified to help him in running government regardless of their religion or ethnic background,” he added.

“President Buhari in the last four years had been attacked and abused of being sectional and being biased towards some ethnic group and I think he should look beyond that this time, as he is coming for his second term He should look beyond faith or ethnic in appointing people, so long you’re Nigeria you’re qualified for the position and can help things move forward, such person should be hired to move things forward and turn around the country.

“The economy is not in good shape, so many people are out of job, though it hasn’t started now I think he must do whatever is possible to ensure that things are better for the people of this country in next few months. Things had been tough in the past four years and Buhari should change his gear and look for a different approach and bring people together to let them feel that Nigeria has hope and that there is prospect for this country”.

The clergy advised against the politics of “do and die “ and violence in their quest to acquire political power.

According to him it is only God that installs leaders and gives power and put people in positions.