The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and different earlier heads of state as leaders who discovered themselves in energy accidentally.
Kukah famous that it was evident none of them have been absolutely ready earlier than assuming workplace, particularly in a world the place the calls for of management are quickly evolving.
The bishop made these remarks whereas delivering a keynote tackle on the official commissioning of Begin-Ceremony Faculty’s new constructing and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja.
Kukah lamented that the elemental component lacking in Nigerian management is data.
Whereas acknowledging the nation’s embrace of the democratic precept of ‘one man, one vote,’ the cleric expressed concern that democracy seems to be malfunctioning underneath successive administrations.
He said, “If we’re to start out from the start, you’ll discover that just about each chief who got here to energy in Nigeria did so because of one accident or one other. President Tinubu, who stated he was ready for the position, is struggling. We’re nonetheless making an attempt to get off the bottom. He took over from Buhari, who had already given up.
“Buhari succeeded Jonathan, who thought he would retire after being deputy governor, however circumstances thrust him into energy. Jonathan succeeded Yar’Adua, who had deliberate to return to instructing at Ahmadu Bello College after his governorship.
“Yar’Adua, in flip, succeeded Obasanjo, who was unexpectedly launched from jail to develop into president. Obasanjo took over after Abacha, who was being positioned by 5 political events to rule indefinitely till nature intervened.
“Abacha succeeded Shonekan, who was a enterprise government at UAC earlier than being known as to function Head of State. We are able to go on and on, however the basic situation in governance is data. Leaders want a deep understanding of their surroundings.”
Kukah burdened that whereas the world has modified, the expectations of management haven’t.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa burdened the significance of instilling management qualities at an early age.
Marwa attributed the nation’s struggles with varied societal vices to failures in management and accountability.
He additionally raised issues a few rising syndicate of
visually impaired people concerned within the illicit drug commerce in Nigeria.
“As Chairman of the NDLEA, we’ve got encountered many challenges from drug traffickers. Just lately, we uncovered an intriguing cartel involving visually impaired people.
“We arrested a blind man transporting a big consignment of hashish from Lagos to Kano. Upon interrogation, he claimed ignorance of the contents, saying he was merely delivering a bundle.
“When requested who gave him the consignment, he offered a reputation, which led us to a different blind particular person in Lagos. That particular person revealed a associate, who was additionally blind. Finally, we traced the last word handler, who turned out to be blind as effectively,” he defined.
Marwa declined to offer additional particulars in regards to the cartel’s chief, stating, “I received’t inform you the remainder of the story.”
In his closing remarks, Marwa counseled Senator Ndoma-Egba, Chairman of the Board of Advisory for Begin-Ceremony Faculty, for organising the memorial lecture in honour of his late spouse, Amaka Ndoma-Egba.
He stated, “Amaka Ndoma-Egba was a visionary who based this faculty to equip college students with the abilities wanted to thrive in an ever-changing world.”
The late Amaka’s 17-year-old initiative, Begin-Ceremony Faculty, started with a modest class of seven pupils in 2008 and has since grown into a number one establishment with over 800 college students throughout nursery, major, and secondary ranges in Abuja.
