A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, Alhaji Mustapha Sule Lamido, has said that the quest for experience in the leadership of the country has not provided the needed solution.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, the son of the former Governor of Jigawa, challenged past leaders to show what their experience has brought to the country in terms of development and impact on the lives of the people.
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The governorship hopeful, therefore said, what the country needs is politicians with passion for leadership and those who understand the pains and yearnings of the people.
Mustapha said, “People always talk about experience, but I ask, those that have ruled with their so-called experience where have they taken us? Where are we today? The current administration that people claimed to have so much experience that would take Nigeria out of poverty, and make Nigeria stable, where have they taken the country to?”
“What we need is passion for leadership. In Jigawa we need people that are committed to leading down to the grassroots, leadership that has a passion for people’s welfare. Most of the leaders that have this so-called experience, if you look at their profile they have been there for decades recycling themselves while they have taken Nigeria back to the Stone Age with their greed.
“What have their experiences done to change the narratives? We that have been brought up from the house of leadership, have been at the grassroots level. We can communicate with the masses, we understand their pains, we visit them, know what their troubles are. We are the people that can communicate with them hence we are the right people to take over leadership for the right governance.”
On insecurity he said, “People are being killed in the Northwest, what has the government done about it? If you look at the past leaders of this country who are still in circulation at various positions, what have they done for us? They have bastardized the system to the extent that we don’t now have a future. So people like us have been guided, we have been groomed when it comes to leadership, we have been connected. You don’t have to hold political office before you have the experience,” he said.
