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| Former President Olusegun Obasanjo |
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to cease electing transactional leaders if the nation is to progress.
Speaking at the Leadership Empowerment International Conference in Abeokuta, he criticized the prevalence of self-centered leadership that lacks a genuine understanding of effective governance.
Obasanjo emphasized that for Nigeria to advance, it must embrace transformational leaders committed to service and integrity, rather than those driven by personal gain.
He asserted that meaningful change in leadership is essential for the country's development and stability.
The former president said the country is presently plagued at all levels by a band of “self-centred leaders” who lack the idea of what a true sense of leadership style entails.
According to him, these kinds of leaders must loosen their hold for Nigeria to move forward.
“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,” he said
“And if you ask 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 of knowledge and understanding and leadership that does not see service as the centerpiece of what leadership is all about.
“If we can get the leadership right, we will get all other things right. This is what LEIC is doing that is commendable and very good. We must encourage and inculcate good leadership into every level of our national life.”
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