Nigeria’s real problem is lack of leadership, not corruption –Dogara

Nigeria real problem has been diagnosed to be lack of leadership in all facet of the economy rather than widespread corruption, Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the country's House of Representatives has said.

“Nigeria’s real disease is lack of leadership; I disagree with all those who say our major national disease is financial corruption; rather, the real disease has been the absence of true leadership.
“This, in turn, breeds moral corruption and wickedness," Dogara who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at a conference said.
According to him, if Nigeria could get a true leader that could solve moral corruption and wickedness, financial corruption will disappear from the country's lexicon.
“Unfortunately, the leadership model we have practiced so far is the kind of leadership that produces sycophants who are expected to serve their political godfathers and not the people.
“Our so-called leaders have mastered the art of political witchcraft so much so that if you are independent minded, you are automatically disqualified.
“If for any reason you are picked, then you have to surrender your soul for them to eat in small bites until you become their worshiper,’’ Dogara said.
He said that in the midst of “this pandemic sycophancy, the so-called godfathers expect the children to fit in and not to stand up to be counted or make a difference.’’