NIPSS Visit: Obasanjo proffers solutions to Nigeria’s problems
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria needs a passionate and visionary leader that can steer the boat of the country to the promised land.
Obasanjo said such a leader must be devoid of greed, non-challant and unpatriotic characteristics.
Obasanjo spoke while playing host to the delegates of National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, (NIPSS), Senior Executive 44, group 7, who visited him on a study tour to Ogun State.
He said Nigerians should look out and seek for good Presidential candidate, who has good intentions for Nigeria masses, saying a visionary, courageous and brilliant leader who would not shy away of tackling corruption and banditry is Nigerian needed now.
“Indeed, Nigeria is secular state, which is very difficult to governing but with courageous and visionary leader, we will take the bull by the horns in tackling our problem, you see, when you are able to do ordinary things that others is not able to do then you will do extraordinary person”, he said
The former president stated that Nigeria is created by God and to be a leading county, especially in African continent, but collectively everyone needs to make it happen through focus, determination, commitment and visionary leaders.
He reteirated that local government is the closest tiers of government to the people, which must have all the paraphernalia of good governance in its legislation, function, resources to fund itself and also means of providing security, provision of basic services to the people as these would guaranteed the reform local government system.
The former president said NIPSS is an avenue for acquiring education, teaching and learning, saying participants should be given more years to impart their wealth of experience before they were retired.
Earlier, the Director General of the Institute, Prof. Ayo Omotayo who led the participants on the visit said meeting with the icon is a rear privilege, thereby enjoined them not to only tap but fetch bucket from his wealth of experience