Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
Former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, has called for a new political system that takes into cognisance Nigerian culture and tradition.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a similar call penultimate week, calling for a home grown system of government he called “Afro-cracy”.
Gowon, who expressed support for the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government, said in the quest to embrace democratic rule, the country adopted the presidential system of government with components that created high cost of governance.
Gowon spoke while receiving a delegation of the Hon Kingsley Chinda-led parliamentary caucus campaigning for a return to parliamentary system of government as a result of the high cost of governance associated with the present system, and the need for a responsive and responsible system of government, at the Yakubu Gowon Center in Abuja.
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Source: Thisday Newspaper
