Nigerian leaders selfish; don’t care about citizens’ survival, health of nation – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that disunity is staring Nigeria in the face because many leaders are more concerned about their selfish interests than the survival and health of the nation.
This is just as he regretted that appointments in government are skewed and lopsided on basis of nepotism and mediocrity and disregard for merit and competence.
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He said politicians and political parties were trampling on many of the things put in place to give all groups in the country a sense of belonging.
Obasanjo made this known while delivering his speech titled, ‘The Quest For Unity In Nigeria And The Role Of Unity Schools,’ at the 50th anniversary of Federal Government College, Kaduna, on Saturday.
He said: In addition to the economic hardship is political mischief. Never have we been so politically divided along religious, ethnic and other fault lines and deliberately so. Appointments in government are skewed and lopsided on basis of nepotism and mediocrity and disregard for merit and competence. Elections are here and may compound the problem.
Political parties and politicians have now been emboldened to discard some of the things that were put in place to give all groups a sense of belonging. Exclusion is being taken as normal. Disunity stares us in the face and many of our leaders are more concerned about their selfish interests than the survival and health of our nation.
