Selfish management, private ambition, biggest Nigerian political issues – Duke

..Blames management failure for Nigeria’s financial, safety crises

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has recognized egocentric management and extreme private ambition amongst Nigeria’s political elite as a few of the nation’s greatest issues.

Duke, a former governor of Cross River state, mentioned Nigeria had ample human and materials sources to change into a affluent nation however had repeatedly been held again by management that positioned private pursuits above the nationwide good.

Speaking in an interview Tuesday in Abuja, he argued that most of the nation’s issues weren’t brought on by lack of sources however by the way by which these sources have been managed.

He mentioned: “Leaders who see public workplace primarily as a possibility for private development will discover it troublesome to make the troublesome choices required to remodel the nation.

“Political leaders must be prepared to make decisions based on what is best for Nigeria rather than what is politically convenient.”

He linked Nigeria’s downside to the repeated failure to sort out main points akin to insecurity, unemployment, power shortages, infrastructure deficits and poor public providers.

“Leadership requires the capacity to put the national interest ahead of personal ambition. Nigeria’s political class must also learn to work together where national interests overlap, rather than allowing competition for offices to prevent cooperation.”

Duke said that the identical downside affected opposition politics.

“Politicians who genuinely wish to change the nation have to be keen to sacrifice particular person ambitions the place mandatory to attain a bigger nationwide goal.

“The obsession with who would occupy political places of work had typically overshadowed the extra essential query of what these places of work needs to be used to perform.

“Nigerians wanted management able to making long-term choices even when such choices won’t produce fast political rewards.

“The country could not continue to move from one administration to another without addressing the structural weaknesses that had kept millions of citizens in poverty,” he mentioned.

He referred to as for a brand new political tradition based mostly on accountability, accountability and repair saying that: “Public office should be regarded as a trust rather than a personal entitlement. Nigeria’s leadership crisis is ultimately a crisis of priorities: whether political leaders choose to serve themselves or serve the country.”

Duke additionally mentioned the nation was going through severe financial and safety challenges and that the opposition had a accountability to current a coherent programme for addressing them.

He added that his participation within the presidential contest was a part of a broader effort to contribute to the seek for political options.

The PRP candidate acknowledged that a number of opposition candidates might doubtlessly divide votes, however mentioned the reply was not for politicians to withdraw from politics with out first constructing an alternate construction able to uniting them.

He argued that what Nigeria wanted was a course of by way of which opposition politicians might determine areas of settlement and ultimately work in the direction of a stronger widespread platform.

“The goal needs to be to present Nigerians a real selection on the poll field. My political expertise has given me a clearer understanding of the challenges concerned in governing Nigeria.

“The country needed leadership capable of making difficult decisions, managing resources responsibly and creating an environment for businesses and citizens to prosper,” he mentioned.

He added that his return to the presidential race was not merely about occupying the presidential seat.

“It is about serving to to reshape the political dialog and demonstrating that Nigeria may very well be ruled in another way. Opposition politicians ought to focus much less on particular person ambition and extra on the nationwide curiosity.

“If political leaders could overcome their differences and work together, the opposition could become a serious force,” he mentioned.