{"id":118862,"date":"2025-05-17T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118862"},"modified":"2025-05-17T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:45:08","slug":"tonye-cole-joins-growing-voices-against-presidential-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tonye-cole-joins-growing-voices-against-presidential-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonye Cole Joins Growing Voices Against Presidential system\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tonye Cole, a prominent Nigerian businessman and political figure, has expressed concerns about the viability of the presidential system of government in Nigeria.\u00a0 He suggests that the current system may not be suitable for the country&#8217;s diverse and complex political landscape.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cole&#8217;s viewpoint aligns with the opinions of several Nigerian leaders and analysts who advocate for a reevaluation of the nation&#8217;s governance structure.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0For instance, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, has argued that the presidential system is no longer effective for Nigeria and has called for the adoption of a homegrown parliamentary system\u00a0 .<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Critics of the presidential system highlight issues such as excessive centralization of power, high costs of governance, and the potential for authoritarianism.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0They suggest that a parliamentary system, which emphasizes collective decision-making and accountability, might be more appropriate for Nigeria&#8217;s federal structure and diverse society\u00a0 .<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the debate continues, the call for constitutional reform reflects a broader desire among Nigerians to create a governance system that better serves the nation&#8217;s needs and promotes stability and development.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja Tonye Cole, a prominent Nigerian businessman and political figure, has expressed concerns about the viability of the presidential system of government in Nigeria.\u00a0 He suggests that&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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