A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, says Nigeria has greedy leaders who have a narrow vision in terms of how to usher in developmental projects.
Jega said this in Katsina on Monday at the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the Students Wing of Coalition of Northern Groups (SW-CNG).
He also said the country’s leaders lack the intellectual capacity to be classified as leaders.
The former INEC boss attributed the security and economic challenges affecting the country to bad leadership.
He said the northern part of the country is plagued with unemployment, insecurity, high maternal mortality, out-of-school children, early marriage, due to bad leadership.
He said: “Today, we remember the Maitama Sule, the Amadu Bellos, Isa Katais and many others. These were people who led and protected the north and ensured that the north developed in accordance with its ability and their own abilities as leaders. While we cherish the memories of what had happened in the past, what kind of leadership have we got from the Northern part of this country?
“We have so-called leaders who are selfish, who are not selfless, greedy, who have a narrow vision in terms of how this country can develop not to talk about the region where they come from. They really lack the intellectual capacity to be classified as leaders.”
