2027: Change technique of choosing leaders – Jonathan sends message to Nigerians

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigeria is not going to transfer ahead till it stops selecting its leaders primarily based on tribe, faith, language and different slender sentiments.

Jonathan gave the warning on Saturday on the Herbert Macaulay Colloquium in Lagos, held to mark the 162nd anniversary of the start of the nationalist pioneer.

The warning is coming because the nation and its residents put together to elect a brand new set of leaders come 2027.

He described the current means Nigeria picks its leaders as primitive, saying the nation will proceed to battle with improvement if it doesn’t abandon it.

The former president additionally listed corruption, insecurity, weak establishments, poor infrastructure and poor training as main issues holding Nigeria again.

He mentioned till the nation offers with these challenges and adjustments the way it selects leaders, actual progress will stay troublesome.

Jonathan urged Nigerians, particularly the youthful technology, to be taught from Herbert Macaulay, who he mentioned fought for a united Nigeria above tribal and non secular strains.

“Nigeria will continue to struggle with development until it abandons what he described as primitive methods of selecting political leaders based on religion, ethnicity, language and other narrow considerations,” Jonathan mentioned.