Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the country needs leaders like President Bola Tinubu to achieve the \u201cNigeria of our dreams\u201d.<\/p>\nWike said this in his 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture, titled, \u201cThe Nigeria of our Dreams\u201d presented at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Wike pointed out that the greatest challenge confronting Nigeria and militating against its development was the plague of bad leadership<\/p>\n
He agreed with Chinua Achebe, whose seminar, \u2018The Trouble with Nigeria\u2019, graphically captured the challenge, when he stated that \u2018the trouble with Nigeria is fairly and squarely the absence of proper leadership\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis statement, damaging as it may appear, is extremely difficult to controvert.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur leaders have, in the main, emerged through self-serving conspiracies that have little or nothing to do with national interests and development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been the case in both military and civilian contexts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He, however, said that Tinubu had stood out as the leader the people need to drive Nigeria to progress and prosperity.<\/p>\n
He explained that Nigeria needs a leader that was prepared to lead with sound character and resilience in the face of challenges.<\/p>\n
He added that the leader must also be a person who believes in the infinite possibilities that the Nigerian nation exemplifies, while taking solid, proactive, logical and well-informed decisions that would maximally actualise her potential.<\/p>\n
This leader, he said, must have the courage and audacity to act, build, innovate and generally expand the frontiers of development with a hands-on approach that would emphasise excellence over mediocrity.<\/p>\n
He added that more importantly, the leader of Nigerians\u2019 dream must create a society of free and responsible citizens whose potentials flow freely and free enterprise thrives.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me make bold at this juncture to state that today, in our country, we have such a leader in the person of Tinubu.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has shown in several ways and at different times, a stout commitment to the enthronement of democracy in our country, to the extent of even putting his own life on the line in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has shown great capacity for engendering development as captured in the unprecedented rapid and exponential development of Lagos state under his watch and even beyond,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also said that Tinubu has demonstrated a rare courage by removing fuel subsidy on his first day, upon being sworn in as President.<\/p>\n
According to him, leaders before him all spoke about the evil of fuel subsidy, but none had the courage to dare the blackmail of removing it.<\/p>\n
\u201cTinubu did and is fittingly grappling with the inevitable, unintended and sometimes orchestrated consequences of this removal.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, our states have far more resources to develop, the debts are no longer piling and the price of petrol is gradually but steadily adjusting downwards in tandem with the forces of demand and supply and the strict implementation of regulatory conditionalities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, the overwhelming cry of over-centralisation of power and resources at the national level and the attendant abuse of the doctrine of federalism is being systematically addressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is being addressed through the creation of zonal\/regional commissions empowered to devolve developmental impetus to the respective zones and regions, so that power can truly return to the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
On security, Wike said the situation was being addressed through proper funding and the training and retraining of security forces.<\/p>\n
The minister added that Tinubu\u2019s approval for the recruitment of forest guards across the country to take charge of the nation\u2019s forests, bandits and terrorists would no longer find incubation points and free territories to operate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPut simply, the era of banditry and terrorism would soon come to an end.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese and many other policies and measures are being put together by Tinubu to reposition our country on the path of progress and development,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, described Wike as a straightforward politician, adding that his wealth of political experience and leadership style was exemplary.<\/p>\n
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi, the governor said the minister\u2019s infrastructural transformation in the FCT was visionary.<\/p>\n
Also, the Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof. Adebayo Bamire, said the theme of the lecture, \u2018\u2019Nigeria of our Dream\u201d was timely and thought-provoking.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a critical juncture when our nation\u2019s democratic journey, when the challenges of governance, civic trust, and equitable development are at the forefront of public discourse, this lecture offers a vital platform for reflection, engagement and forward thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt calls us to interrogate the structures that uphold democracy, the principles that guide responsible governance, citizenship and the strategies that can unlock Nigeria\u2019s development potential,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Royal Father of the Day, Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, said he has deep respect for Wike because of his fearlessness.<\/p>\n
He described the minister as an \u201cupright politician\u201d who \u201csaid things as they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cHate him; like him \u2013 what will be will be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: Daily Post Nigeria<\/b><\/p>\n
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