Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the
house of representatives, says Nigeria’s major problem is lack of leadership.
He said Nigerian leaders have
mastered “the art of political witchcraft” that sustains them in politics.
Dogara was speaking at a
conference of young lawmakers organised by the “Not Too Young To Run” movement,
in Abuja.
“Our so-called leaders have
mastered the art of political witchcraft so much so that if you are independent
minded, you are automatically disqualified,” he said.
“If for any reason you are
picked, then you have to surrender your soul for them to eat in small bites
until you become their worshiper.”
The speaker said apart from being
ranked the third most dangerous country of the world, Nigeria is also plagued
by a lot of challenges including insecurity, unemployment, and inadequate
healthcare.
He said the country’s challenges
are hinged on poor leadership and not corruption as is believed.
“Nigeria’s real disease is lack
of leadership; I disagree with all those who say our major national disease is
financial corruption; rather, the real disease has been the absence of true
leadership,” he said.
“This in turn breeds moral
corruption and wickedness. Get a true leader that solves moral corruption and
wickedness; when that happens, you will search for financial corruption to no
avail.
“Unfortunately, the leadership
model we have practised so far is the kind of leadership that produces
sycophants who are expected to serve their political godfathers and not the
people.”
The speaker also took a swipe at
the “so-called (political godfathers) in the country whom he said “expect the
children to fit in and not to stand up to make a difference in the midst of
this pandemic sycophancy.”
He told incoming young lawmakers
that “if you are ever going to get there, it must be on the wings of discipline
that produces character.
“This is because without
character, you cannot be men and women of influence and without influence, you
cannot change anything. Character means that you cannot be separated from your
word; a quality no godfather in history has ever possessed.”
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