 The leadership in politics and governance. As we prepare for our general elections in February, we need to know that the character of political candidates is more important in determining their intent or leadership qualities. In political scene we have often seen situations of political candidates and their party members spending more time to talk more on their personal grievances with their opponents rather than addressing the issues that Nigerians are currently facing. Francklin de Roosevelt, did at the second president of the United States once said that the future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics. This simply means that the social economic welfare of the nation is more important than their politicking. Thus, their plans on enhancing the general well-being of the citizens should be at the center of their political processes. My fellow advocates, what are your thoughts on this issue of denigrating other political candidate? Before you respond, I want to tell you something. You know, the essence of what I was saying is, politicking should not distract governance. There is governance is a continuous process and there is politicking. It means to get to a certain style of governance or certain ideology of governance. Now let me give you an example. Following the comments of the recent comment by Asiwadjubola Mehtunubu, it was making a reference to the fact that the redesign of the Naira Note, which was to drive cashless policy by the CBN, and the first scarcity would kind of, or maybe is a deliberate attempt by some persons to sabotage its efforts. And I'm trying to understand what as redesigning the Naira Note and first scarcity go to do with your own politicking, as imagine as president of Nigeria. Should we say okay because you are running for office of president, so the president should not work with the CBN governor or the CBN governor should not work with the president to see how to drive a cashless policy system or financial inclusive government or something. So I'm trying to understand. I think for me, that's an indication that all is not well with the ruling party. Before now we have said a lot about PDP being a poor opposition. They have not done enough in the last seven plus years to prove to us that they are really seeing things and they have alternatives to offer. And then it is now interesting to see APC opposing APC. We have an APC in government, APC party in government, and then we have the leading candidates attacking the leadership of the country, headed by a member of the party and the leadership of the party. So to me it's an implosion to me because I don't know who actually he was addressing because the president is the minister of petroleum. Yeah, sure. So if you are saying that there is this scarcity, we all agree it's artificial, but what is the C in C drain? If APC candidates are actually now talking back to its own party, then what message is he setting across? Is not saying that they are powerless, are they sabotaging themselves? What exactly is the issue with the ruling party that their candidates can be openly, I mean, pilloried the president, I mean, not a direct one of course, but everybody who is emotional intelligence should be able to pick one or two. Indirectly referring to the president. If there is anybody sabotaging, then arrest them. They have all mercenaries of the state in their care. Use them, let us know what has really caused this scarcity. And when you are talking about the decision of NERA, I don't see anywhere that concerns them because of course they say have access to these new notes. They are the ones that say have access to it. Is he saying that the cash that he needs to do would buy, is it the reason why he is that expressive? Is that the reason why he spoke that way on the podium in Abekuta? Anyway, I understand you. I think you are making a situation there. But let's stick to the fact of the matter. Their senator Bola Ameitunubu, the priceless policy will not in any way affect your political. So I want to actually mention something. What is your thought on denigrating other candidates? You see what happened, I am going to refer back to Asaba. Before now, Bola Ameitunubu, him and members of his presidential campaign committee, you see their style of politics. They tried to denigrate other political candidates. They tried to talk ill, save things, make ill statements about them. And then now PDP and EPC are fond of fighting their selves. And look at what happened during this last year's Asaba, the rally in Asaba, where Senator Dili Menai had to put up a radar. Should I see? I don't know how to use the right word. It's not too mature. We shouldn't have done that. Making reference to someone's health. So what's your thought about denigrating other candidates and the expense of speaking up what you want to do? Suleman, if you could hear me please. In other candidates, nobody wins. And it's only it's the quality more, especially as we have it now. I can tell you, at least since 1999 to present, the quality has never been so tense as it is now. What's it to Dili Menai in Asaba is very, very unfortunate. And I was even expecting is a party to condemn such. But this is political season. We all, they all, they are looking for an avenue. The small, the small chief of political movement. No one should be denigrated on the status of their health. Because health and delit are things that are not within the hand of man. It's only in the hand of God. You can see an healthy person that I mean. And also at the same time, a sick person may have to leave the one that says he's healthy. I would say that it's something I put in 2014 or 2015, when we were referring to 2015 elections, there is a particular governor of his state in the South-South West that even go ahead to buy the front page of newspapers, warning Nigerians that do we want another death in Apsoro? We all know what happened to the safe person of recent. The person he saved may die. He's still in office looking healthy and they are not at the same time. But now that person is also subject to some health challenges. So health is not something or death is not something we should live with as human because each and everyone of us can fall sick or even die at any time. So politicians, that's what I've been saying, is that they should stick to issues. Let this politeness be about issues. Because what's concerning to you is how do you intend to solve the problem of poverty? How do you intend to bring inflation down? How do you intend to solve the issue of number of school and students out of school children? How do you intend to solve the problem of the economy? That is what we should be discussing. I don't know why they are bringing the so much low-debat that political campaign or political rally has not become a comedy venue or a gesture venue for them to move one another. So I think one thing that I appreciate what the media needs to do now is that as well as media has been doing they should ask them if they should stick to issues. That's what's concerning to them. Never care wherever is the status of how they score their own political points among other things. But let us stick to issues. That's what really happens. And one thing you need is this. Especially for the eventual political parties is that if you keep saying this let's not forget, quality is an emotional game. It's not even about the leader sometimes. There are followers that can do anything just to make sure that their political party emerge or their candidate emerge. Whereby the leader when the leader may start the fire when the fire start burning they may not have control over it. So they should stick to issues. That's my take. Okay. Thank you very much Le Mans. Yeah, so Victor, what's your thoughts on voters buying on one hand and then the issue of attacking other you know you have some ruling candidates or ruling parties on states trying to crush down opposition party. You don't want them to campaign. You want to fight them. I have some not so many thoughts to talk as I say around it because I mean politics has been in shambles for several years where we leave the issues and start attacking people. So I believe the people who do those things I just hope they are watching the advocate now and they should stop doing those things. Thank you very much Victor. Thank you. So you see fellow Nigerians our good governance our well-being our development as a nation is more important than political which is just a very good destination which is a great nation. Thank you very much. Victor Oyekiri is next after the break.