Governor Bago Opens A Window To Reset Democracy In Nigeria

<p>Governor Bago Opens A Window To Reset Democracy In Nigeria<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;w">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> reports that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has opened the window to reset democratic practice in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bago who was speaking at the swearing-in of newly appointed commissioners and local government council chairmen&comma; as well as some permanent secretaries and members of some Boards and Agencies observed that the fear of losing an election for a second term in office discourages an incumbent governor in his first term from taking some decisive steps that could have promoted development in the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His words&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There are some steps I ought to have taken to move the state forward but I dare not because of fear that taking such decisions would affect my victory in 2027&period; For example&comma; some people who failed examinations and should have been sanctioned one way or the other could not be punished because of second term ambition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I am an advocate of a single term for governors&period; Everything in Niger state is being politicised and because of this&comma; more decisive actions cannot be taken&period; There are some people I want to sack but I cannot&period; As the Governor&comma; I am preoccupied with the search for a second term in office and as a result&comma; governance is suffering and this is why one term is better to serve because you will be more focused from the beginning to the end of your one term tenure”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;