The Leaders we need in Nigeria

First and indeed foremost, I would like to state the purpose of writing this article.

It is an attempt to highlight the leaders we need in our society.

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This becomes more relevant as election season comes and goes.

We ought to know the leaders that are the best for us if we only want to succeed.

I am a Nigerian and I am part of her in every situation, no matter how it may be.

Be it good or bad, we share the feelings altogether.

It is sad that at this age of Nigeria, things are still happening upside down.

Things are still falling apart. It is shameful!

Today, in Nigeria, any person can aspire to be a leader and be chosen either legitimately or illegitimately; but mostly illegitimately as asserted by Dr. Usman Bugaje (2018) in a paper he presented during Dr. Sulaiman Kumo Memorial lecture at Gombe High School.

This is one of the reasons that made me pen this.

Prof. Salisu Shehu, sometimes back, however, stated in his book ‘Social Justice Leadership Responsibility in Islam’ that,  “It is because of the so-called democracy…”.

I agree with him because even I, as young as I am, I still observe that some of our leaders are  incompetent/unjust but they are still there to lead us.

Some don’t even know where to start. Some still need to be trained and disciplined.

You can find some few qualities of a leader in the subsequent paragraphs.

Dear Nigerians, do you vote for good leaders or looters with your eyes widely open?

Do you vote for competence or richness?

Do you vote for your future well-being or for your present well being that can perish in less than a day?

Do you vote for the prosperity of your children: for them to enjoy the dividends of democracy i.e. one who if voted, would build schools, hospitals, construct roads, develop our infrastructures?

Do you give somebody the mandate to rule you without paying special attention to his qualities?

Is it somebody that kills our economy, gives stimulants to our youths, destroys our society that you want to represent us?

I think something is wrong with you in your heads.

Do you vote because we can or because it is an obligation and a right at the same time?

Should we sit and fold our arms and watch them continue with their ruination, plundering, looting/embezzlement and squandering of public funds?

Here, the last but not the least question comes; what can we do and how can we start?

Think carefully about these questions.

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim 

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