Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr Mudashiru Obasa, has urged Nigerians to elect leaders in 2023 based on their competency and previous success.
Obasa was cited as saying this at the Anchor University’s first Distinguished Public Lecture of the faculty of Humanities in Lagos, according to a statement released on Thursday.
“And, as you are aware, the first things that are asked for when someone applies for a job are the person’s qualifications and experience,” he stated.
So, when deciding who will be our leader in 2023, we must consider who is competent and has done something close to what we want.
“We can still remember that not long ago, we had someone in Lagos State who laid a solid foundation, particularly in relation to revenue. We know that without revenue, there is hardly anything we can do.
“We had that person who used his intelligence to move the revenue from just N600 million to billions of naira and today, the state gets multi-billion naira revenue for development. See the infrastructural development in Lagos State now and you will agree that we need people who are experienced and highly exposed for leadership positions.”
Obasa further explained that the kind of leadership that will bring development is not based on age.
“Leadership is not about who is old or young. We have had some young governors who have no positive thing to show about the development of their states.
“If you place our country side by side some countries and compare developments in the last 50 years, you would agree that we have challenges. However, we are all leaders in our various spheres. Leadership has to do with the roles you play in your various communities.
“Today, China is a super power because of its growth and development. That is why we have to talk about leadership and the most important thing for us now is to have a leader who understands and can handle our situation such that a man living in a corner in Ipaja, who does not have interest in who the leader is, enjoys what should be simple amenities of life,” he added.
A Professor of History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos, Ayodeji Olukoju, also commended the Lagos State government for the giant strides that have been recorded so far.
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