Olusegun Obasanjo claimed on Monday that most Nigerian leaders are devoid of information and understanding of the positions they seek.
“You will weep for our nation over their level of emptiness in terms of development issues,” Obasanjo added.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: ASUU Lawsuit: Court Upholds CONUA And NAMDA As Trade Unions
The senior statesman stated that he supports appropriate adjustments, as absolute deconstruction would be regressive and dangerous.
While tasked with removing the nation’s barriers, Obasanjo regretted that most of the leaders in positions are eager to support the nation’s progress.
This was said by the former president in his keynote talk, which was provided through video recording at the launch of the book, ‘Reclaiming The Jewel of Africa written by former minister Olusegun Aganga
In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo agreed with the author’s call for improvements, but added that “total dismantling is destructive and retrogressive.”
On Monday, at the presentation of Olusegun Aganga’s book “Reclaiming the Jewel of Africa,” Obasanjo remarked that most persons seeking jobs in the country had a limited idea of what they can offer the country.
He stated that in order for Nigeria to achieve huge economic and political status, the country’s “new leaders must “unlock and remove the impediment” restricting Nigeria, adding that entire destruction of the country’s reforms would be retrogressive and harmful.
You will mourn for your country over its state of emptiness in terms of development difficulties, Olusegun said.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: NDLEA And South Africa’s HAWKS Combat Drug Trafficking
The key to unlocking and removing the hindrance to Nigeria’s attaining divine stature and rank and remaining a lilliputian is leadership.
“If you ask why they want to be in the position they crave, you will weep for your country over their level of emptiness in terms of development issues.”
