Nigeria’s struggles: Former president Obasanjo reveals root cause
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that the country’s self-centred leadership has hindered its progress, preventing it from achieving its full potential and earning global respect.
Obasanjo also criticized Nigerian leaders for their lack of knowledge, which he believes has further contributed to the country’s stagnation.
He made these remarks on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while addressing the 2024 Leadership Empowerment International Conference.
He stressed that if Nigeria can can get the leadership right, then the country will get all other things right.
Obasanjo said, “There is no end to leadership and service to your community until you breathe the last. And you can never be too old to be a leader and to give something to the community in which you lead and serve as a leader, to serve your state, your country, the continent and the world.
“And if you asked me in one word, what is the bane of Nigeria today? I will not think about it twice. I will say it is leadership. Leadership that is self-centred, leadership that is a deficit in knowledge and understanding and leadership that does not see service as the centrepiece of what leadership is all about.
“If we can get the leadership right, we will get all other things right. That is what Prof. Olusesi Obateye is doing, which is commendable and very good. We must encourage and inculcate good leadership into every level of our national life,” Obasanjo said.
