We Must Get Rid of Corrupt Leaders For The Future- Olusegun Obasanjo

The Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo

The Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that future of most African countries may be in jeopardy  if  reckless leaders taken are not gotten rid of.
Obasanjo issued this warning last Wednesday while a sppech was delivered in his place by Ambassador Adebola Labiran who spoke on Africa and value-laden leadership at a conference of the Department of History and International Studies of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State.


He said: “I have stressed on different platforms that leadership in Africa must be marked and extolled not on the basis of achievements alone, but also on the values they embrace. If all that our youths can imbibe from the leaders of today is inordinate and reckless pursuit for money, fame and popularity at the expense of great and enduring values and virtues, the future is bleak and certainly unsustainable.

“If Africa will be saved from the putrefying and destructive tendencies coming from other regions of the world, we must anchor our development and progress on direction of our youths on enduring values of hard work, integrity, truth, love, humanitarianism, patriotism, equity, human dignity, service and fear of God. These are some of the values that leaders of today can deny the successor-generation to the peril of the future of Africa.”

. He also said: “No nation can truly attain any meaningful political, social and economic development without its people. People must imbibe and assimilate the principle of accountability in their private as well as public lives. A government that is not trusted by its citizens will definitely not get the cooperation and confidence of the generality of the citizens.”
In his goodwill message, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, described the theme of the conference as timely, praising the organisers for the initiative.
While declaring the conference open on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olugbenga Ige, commended the department for what he called its “usual intellectual engagements”.
Prof Ige noted that the management would continue to show interest in programmes that would increase the knowledge and capacity of staff and students.

In their separate remarks, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and the Head of the Department of History and International Studies, Prof Olu Alana, and Dr Kikelomo Olugbemi, expressed the hope that the conference would give birth to the desired leadership in Africa.


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