Former President Obasanjo rubbishes Buhari on lack of educational qualification to rule Nigeria

 PARIS, FEBRUARY 07, 2018: (DGW) 

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo  again rubbishes President Buhari on educational qualification to lead Nigeria. In what is a clear case of ridiculing Buhari, the former President who recently bagged a Doctorate degree said many of the country’s leaders lack basic economic skills which is one of the reasons why Nigeria has not made any progress. He made the disclosure on Tuesday at the 15th annual leadership symposium organised by the Center for Values in Leadership (CVL) in Lagos, Nigeria. The former President who was the special guest of honour said: “The three ingredients of success are leadership, governance and development. Leaders should understand the world we live in; they should not live their lives in ignorance of what is happening around them. “Any leader that wants to be successful must have a good knowledge of the economy but some of our leaders do not even understand what demand and supply, which is the most basic aspect of economics. In Nigeria, we are not there yet, but, we would be deceiving ourselves if we do not speak home truths. “What are these home truths? The first is that diversity must be acknowledged and be appreciated. We should make diversity an asset and not a liability. “The second is infrastructure and the basis of our development must be adequate provision of infrastructure. We should also be able to transition peacefully from one government to the other or one party to the other. We must transition to a popular movement and give the people the feeling that power is in their hands,” 

 On the ongoing insecurity ravaging the country particularly the killings being carried out by Fulani herdsmen, Obasanjo said ''security issues should not be emotional and, in any decision taken towards security, the changing times must be considered.'' “You cannot use the security methods that were used in the colonial times and assume that it would be effective in the 21st century. Adapt modern security techniques and don’t say that it is not your culture. Culture is dynamic. It changes. When we ordered motorcycle riders to ensure they wear crash helmets for safety, the late Abubakar Rimi objected and said it was not their culture in the North to wear helmets.'' ''I responded by telling him that riding a motorcycle is not their culture, either; it is a western culture. And, I also told him that if he wants to retain the cultural means of transportation in the North, then, everybody should be riding a donkey or a camel because motorcycles were invented by the West.”


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