Former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kofo Bucknor-Akerele, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s push for a second term in 2027, describing it as a misplaced priority given the current state of the nation.
Bucknor-Akerele, who served under Tinubu from May 1999 until her resignation in December 2002, made the remarks during her appearance on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels Television.
Now an octogenarian and a prominent member of The Patriots, a group led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, Bucknor-Akerele stressed that Nigeria’s pressing socio-economic challenges demand immediate attention from the presidency.
“Unfortunately, right now, what I see is that the president is looking for a second term and that seems to be his focus but I think he should try and look at what people like Emeka Anyaoku and so many others of that calibre sat down and they are trying to fashion something that is going to change Nigeria for the future generations,” she said.
She urged the president’s advisers to shift his attention away from 2027 politics and steer the administration toward lasting reforms that will benefit future generations.
“I hope that his advisers would be able to tell him that 2027 is not our priority right now; our priority right now is fashioning something that will be able to make Nigeria great again,” she added.
