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Isaac Aregbesola
Abuja Nov. 9, 2016 (NAN) Some Nigerian politicians on Wednesday in Abuja expressed mixed feelings on the victory of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the newly-elected U.S. president.
The politicians, who bore their minds while chatting with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, believed that it was a welcome development while others have different view.
Sen Tunde Kelani, former Presidential Candidate for Accord Alliance described it as a welcome development that would bring a new phase to the political environment in the U.S. and the world.
“It is a welcome development, every country has the liberty to choose what it wants. Americans have chosen their leader and they have decided what they wanted.
“I believe that America is entering a new phase that will bring a lot of changes in line with what is happening in the global arena,’’ he said.
Kilani warned that the development is another lesson for upcoming leaders in Nigeria, stressing that they have to sit up and work harder to develop the country and also fulfil their electoral promises.
He said that there was the need for Nigeria to buckle up and make the economy vibrant to stand the test of time rather than depending on other nations for assistance.
He, however, expressed doubt if Trump would carry out all threats made during the campaign stressing that campaign was different from governance.
“ He is going to be guided and regulated by the constitution.
“You can see from his speech that he said he was going to be the president of everybody. The speech is loaded, and his policy may not affect Nigeria or Africa negatively as we thought,’’ he said.
Dr Tanko Yunusa, Chairman National Conscience Party, in his submission said that Trump’s victory was a big lesson for Nigerian leaders.
“For the Nigerian leaders I think there is a big lesson for them to learn.
“Those who think that they could not be defeated when in power should have a second thought, if you cannot fulfil your promises to the electorate you can be voted out at anytime,” he said.
Yunusa, said that Trump’s victory would be an advantage to Nigeria because it would help the nation to develop and reduce overdependence on other countries.
While saying he believe Trump’s policies would help Nigeria as a nation he called on the Nigeria’s leaders to make the nation more promising by developing all key sectors to ensure economic prosperity.
He added that there was the need to develop the nation’s resource for the benefit of its teeming population.
Yunusa, said that anyone that does not have anything doing in U.S. should not bother to go and if there is need to go such a person should have all his documents complete
Rep Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma said that Trump’s victory spelt a doom for the world entirely.
Agbonayinma, who represents Egor/Ikpoba-okha Federal Constituency, Edo, said Trump’s victory would “bring anarchy division and problems without progress’’.
“I have not seen any positive thing coming from Donald Trump’s mouth other than castigating and abusing people, dehumanising and molesting women and having no respect for women or men
“ A man that said he was going to ship all Africans out of America, a vote for him is a vote for destruction and I stand by what I said.’’
He, however, urged the newly-elected president to reconcile with all those he has offended to unite U.S. and have a smooth government.
Prof Gani Yoroms a professor of international relation at the BirminghamUniversity, said the result was very critical for U.S. because it was going to affect international politics and trade.
Yoroms described the development as unfortunate for the U.S. because the victory would make Russia to dominate the U.S. and give it opportunity to emerge as a bigger power in the international system.
“I don’t think the victory of Trump can make America to have any serious impact in the world
“In the international politics I believed that U.S. will be pocked because Donald Trump in government will be much more interested in business.
“If Putin organises business activities for him he would be interested in the money.
“He won’t understand the political implication of what Putin is putting across to him so it will be very critical for the U.S.,” he said (NAN)
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Edited by Hawa Lawal/Yusuf Zango