The Founder , Reset Nigeria Initiative (RNI) , Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim has revealed his capacity to turn around the fortunes of the country come 2023.
The former owner of the Formula-1 team in an interview with Maazi Ezeoke of Njenje Media believes he has the foresight and experience to steer the ship of the country to greater heights due to his mantra of ‘serving to lead’ people.
It will be recalled that Prince Malik, one of the sons of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland recently entered partisan politics when he joined the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and subsequently declared his intention to vie for Nigeria’s number one seat.
In his words:
“I just feel that at this point in time we have the ability to do something completely different. We have been preaching the same things since 1960, since independence. We have been having the same leaders and Nigeria is much more than that.
According to the businessman, the experience Nigerians had in the last 12 to 15 years should really try to reconfigure their minds.
“Its not about
just being President, it’s about having ideas, being a visionary, bringing something new to the table, creating the atmosphere for Nigeria to actually develop.”
The Ebira Prince further affirmed that on his part, he wants to put his ideas forward, adding that it’s not something unusual with his pedigree.
Continuing, he said: “I think that we need to be more brave and courageous, we need a leader who is able to get his hands there to show that he is involved, in love with his country.
“This is not about being President, it’s about leading us out of captivity really. And i am convinced that if it is not me, it needs to be somebody like me that feels Nigeria is worth sacrificing”, he added.
The widely-read businessman and philanthropist warned that every aspirant seeking to lead the country should be scrutinized and questioned on his or her present and past antecedents.
“I think it’s just a progression of things, we need new options, we can’t continue with the same insanity over and over again.”
“We have a country that should not be run by a geopolitical zone. It needs to be run by Nigerians that love this country.
“I’m just offering myself, certainly we all need to present ourselves, we all need to be scrutinized.
“I don’t think anybody that is coming in 2023 should believe that their past shouldn’t be questioned, their thinking shouldn’t be questioned, their fitness for office shouldn’t be questioned.
“You should open yourself up to be scrutinized, and don’t think money or largess will do this, we need ideas, we need people who are really thinking about one country, not one pocket and that is all I am thinking.
