The former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati has lamented that the process of recruiting leaders to position of power in Nigeria had been corrupted and bastardised by people who call themselves “godfathers.”
Abati who spoke as a keynote speaker at a “Public Dialogue and Empowerment Programme”, organised by “The Believe Movement” in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the greatest threat to the survival of democracy in Nigeria is “godfatherism”.
The Believe Movement is a socio-political movement and advocacy group put together by a two-time Governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (GNI). Abati stressed that leaders should be chosen on merit, insisting that until the process of recruiting leaders into position of power is changed in Nigeria, the country may not experience any meaningful change, stressing that leadership must be on merit and purpose driven.
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