Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has blamed the current socio-economic challenges bedeviling the country on poor leadership decisions by the nation’s leaders.
Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said that as an investment banker, he foresaw the hardship Nigerians are facing today as a result of bad economic decisions by leaders of the country, and severally raised the alarm on the need for corrective measures, but was ignored.
He said that as governor, he understands that Nigerians are passing through tough and difficult times, urging them to be resilient and not lose hope.
The governor said: “I know as a governor that we are all going through sufferings in the land. I understand how the economy works and saw this ahead of time. I have been shouting, since I became governor, that the way we are going and the kind of decision many of us politicians were making will bring about hardship.
“Nigeria was never like this before. God in his mercy endowed our country like no other in the world. How many countries in Africa have 100 million people not to talk about 200 million? God designed us as the biggest market in Africa. God gave us all and the problem we are facing as a nation is the one created by us, particularly our leaders.
“If you are a leader and you are not ready to sacrifice yourself, then you are not ready for leadership. Leadership is not how much you can get for yourself. Nigerians are suffering today due to bad leadership. Nigeria is rich in terms of resources and has no business with poverty and suffering. We can grow and produce all we need to consume in Nigeria; so why are we not doing it?”
Source: The Guardian
