Ahmed Lawan, senate president, has blamed Nigeria’s economic struggles and insecurity on lack of focused leadership.
Lawan, who spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the fourth cohort of Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship – a leadership mentorship programme for young people initiated by the Kaduna State government, said the leadership gap must be bridged at all levels of government, if the nation is to make headway.
“For us to reach the level of development that we need in our country, every part, segment and strata of the society must have a developed, deliberately focused leadership, so that what we do at the local level compliments what we do at the state level and from there, terminating at the apex – at the Federal level,” Lawan stated.
He argued that “no matter how hard we try to develop our country at the Federal level, if our states are not able to provide the kind of leadership and complementary development, then we cannot achieve the kind of goals and targets that we feel we must achieve as a country”.
The senate president explained that there is a need for government at all levels to come up with a deliberate policy to sustain leadership through mentoring young people on leadership skills and public service.
While describing the security situation in the country as alarming, Lawan charged security agencies to redouble their efforts and rid the country of bandits.
He also called for the support and collaboration of all citizens to be able to overcome the security challenges.
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