Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega has cautioned Nigerians against
establishing bad government via the 2023 general elections.
Jega, who spoke during the pre-Ramadan lecture at the
University of Lagos Muslim Alumni, UMA, said there is need for Nigerians to
develop consensus that political leadership is not for the rich who must have
embezzled public fund.
According to him, if the current method of leadership
recruitment in the country continues, the numerous problems bedeviling the
nation would also remain.
He urged Nigerians to find ways of character, capacity, and
competence as determining factors for persons to occupy elective positions in
the country.
Jega, who conducted the 2015 general elections, expressed
optimism that if Nigerians can stop supporting politicians based on their
wealth, the country may be good again.
He said, “We must develop an overwhelming consensus that
political leadership cannot remain the only job for which no qualification
appears necessary except to have a lot of money which is usually, stolen money.
“It is for this reason that we must find a way to bring
relevant criteria to bear on the selection of leadership in our dear country.
We have got to find a way of making character, competence and capacity to
determine who leads us.”
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