Former Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) during former President Goodluck Jonathans administration, Dr. Ladan Salihu, has advocated for a Constitutional reform in Nigeria that would require a presidential candidate to secure at least 50% of the votes to be elected, similar to the system in South Africa.
Speaking on a television programme on Wednesday, he said, “One would have wished that we had a Constitution in which, for instance, what obtains in South Africa, where the President must win at least 51, 52% of the votes before he becomes legitimately elected.
He pointed out that President Bola Tinubu assumed office with only 37% of the votes, leaving a significant portion of the population unrepresented in governance.
“Right now, you have a President sitting in the Villa with 37% of the votes. The 63% population are excluded from governance. And for a country of 250 million people, this is unacceptable”, he stressed.
