Most Nigerian leaders should be behind bars, gallows – Obasanjo

Most Nigerian leaders should be behind bars, gallows – Obasanjo

Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday,
expressed disapproval at the current state of the country, saying that the
majority of its leaders should be behind bars or gallows instead of public
offices.

 

Obasanjo, who spoke while addressing six lawmakers from the
House of Representatives, maintained that in choosing good leaders, characters
must be considered and questioned.

 

The former president asserted that until leaders changed
their mentality, the country would never see the change it desired.

 

“Our main problem is ourselves and until we take care of
ourselves, we may have one term of four years, one term of six years, one term
of seven years, if it’s the same people and same mentality and way we do things,
then it won’t change.

 

“Yes system, yes democracy, we have to rethink democracy, we
have to rethink the form of government, but what is the character of the people
in government?

 

“With all due respect, most of them should be behind bars,
some should even be in the gallows and that is the truth.

 

“Now if these are the people that are ruling us, then what
do you expect? So, the point is the character of the people that are coming to
the government. Their attributes, the sort of people they truly are.

 

“We need to really think about how we select leaders, what
should be the character of a leader we select? What should be their track
record?

 

“Where should we find them? Are they role models? And I
think those are the first things we have to think about,” he stated.

 

The lawmakers’ entourage included Abdulmalik Danga from
Kogi, Dr Usman Midala from Borno, Matthew Nwogu from Imo, Peter Aniekwe from
Anambra, Kama Nkemkanma from Ebonyi and Ugochinyere Ikenga from Imo.

Source: Most Nigerian leaders should be behind bars, gallows – Obasanjo

 - NigerianEye
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