OKOWA URGES LEADERS TO WORK FOR INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE,BETTER NATION
OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO /RACHAEL IGBIVWIE
Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called political leaders to work for the
interest of the people and for a better country rather than self.
The Governor made the call on at the annual re-union of Class 81 of
the Nigeria Airforce Military School, Jos which featured the delivery of
a lecture on the topic, Path to Purposeful and Legacy Leadership by Mr
Gbenga Oyebode in Asaba.
Dr. Okowa who decried the situation where money is becoming a
strong determining factor in who holds what position observed that
there should be emphasis on health, education and good moral
upbringing for children to enable them become good leaders, and
better citizens.
According to the Governor, “I hope one day our politicians will be
futuristic in their actions, put the interests of the people first and not
what they stand to gain as individuals; that way, our country will be
better, we hope that one day, we will have leaders who will be
compassionate about our people and about the nation.”
“The perception concerning politics and the way it is played is a great
challenge in our country, if only we can start to rework our thought
process to positively think more about how the people feels, how our
actions and inactions are affecting the people, it will be good for us
because, the politicians in Nigeria can do things right.”
Dr. Okowa added, “the question is, are the emerging political leaders
ready to play by the rules? Most of those who want to do the right
things are constrained by money, so, the way politics is played in
Nigeria does not encourage the eradication of corruption. People are
made to spend money the way they ought not to in the political arena,
someone who is running for an election must have a deep pocket
otherwise, someone with a deep pocket will sponsor him and at the
end, will be pulling the strings from behind. There is a new trend where the leaders take over the Assemblies and the governor has to obey the leaders; our youths also want the immediate gratification; the current drive in the society is not good for our nation as we now have more youths that wants to make quick money, engage in thuggery.”
He also decried situation where population is used as determining
factor for allocating resources to states by the federal government, he
commended Class 81 of the Nigeria Airforce Military School for
organising an annual reunion which creates opportunity for them to set agenda for themselves and for the good of the country.
Earlier, Mr Oyebode in his lecture described Governor Okowa as a man with strong faith who is committed to leaving legacies.
Mr. Oyebode called on leaders to innovate, stay updated, keep
learning and encourage more Nigerians to acquire education and give
back positively to the society.
