Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says the
culture of citizens-centred governance should be encouraged in the country, to
drive even development.
NAN reports that El-Rufai spoke on Sunday at the launch of
an autobiography and retirement programme of Ishaq Akintola, a professor at the
Lagos State University (LASU).
Akintola recently retired from the university having
attained the statutory retirement age of 70.
El-Rufai, who was the keynote speaker and awardee at the
event, said Tinubu’s administration is on the right path to make Nigeria work
with its decisions so far.
The former governor noted that the sound footing with which
the administration started has deflated the ranks of those that did not see any
good in the same faith ticket.
“As a people, the earlier we distil ourselves from the
primordial ethno-religious perception of things, especially as it concerns
national leadership, the better for us,” he said
“The way with which the present administration at the centre
is changing things for the common good of the Nigerian people within a short
period shows that leadership should be hinged on merit and not entitlement
basis.
“We must de-emphasise
religion and ethnic colouration for us to build a society where no one should
be discriminated upon on the basis of ethnic nationality, religion or political
leaning.
“As members of the two major religious groups in the
country, if we find ourselves in public positions, we should ensure we practice
the basic principles of leadership as encapsulated in both Christian and
Islamic religions.
“Both religions espouse the culture of good leadership, but
some individual persons tend to do that which is at variance with the
scriptures.”
El-Rufai said leadership choice based on entitlement in
Kaduna plunged the state into protracted crises in the past years.
However, he said a recent change in the old tradition of
leadership choice had changed things for the better in the state.
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