Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has warned that Nigeria is facing serious challenges due to the rise of bandits in positions of power.
Speaking on Saturday in Abuja during a public lecture titled “Weaponisation of Poverty as a Means of Underdevelopment: A Case Study of Nigeria”, El-Rufai said Nigerians continue to make the mistake of electing unqualified individuals into leadership roles.
The event was held in honour of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as part of his 60th birthday celebration.
El-Rufai emphasized the need for Nigerians to actively support and vote for leaders who possess the competence, capacity, and commitment required to advance the nation.
โNigeria is in its biggest trouble since 1914, and that is why we are together working and conspiring to build a coalition to take Nigeria back on track because it is off track.
“It has turned to this level because we have allowed bandits, not the ones in the bushes, but the ones in the urban area, called the urban bandits, to take over leadership.
“I believe that the problem that we have is that we just get incompetent people, and we hand over leadership to them. Most of them donโt really know what to do. They just know how to grab power but donโt know what to do with it.โ
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