Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s number two man in the senate, is not
pleased about the quality of leaders in the country. So pissed is he
about it in fact, that he launched into a scathing criticism of some of
his fellow national assembly members.
Ekweremadu bared his burdened heart in Awka, Anambra State while
delivering the 2012 Zik Lecture Series organised by the state council of
the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The lecture was entitled, ‘True
Federalism and the Political Ideology of the Great Zik’.
In an unveiled criticism at the educational quality of some of his
colleagues in the National Assembly, he disclosed that some of them
could barely write their own names.
He was particular about those of his colleagues from the South East,
wondering how an “educationally advanced” zone like that could “still
send to the National Assembly some people who can barely write their
names.”
Ekweremadu said that without knowledgeable leadership of the mould
exhibited by the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the country was heading
nowhere.
According to the lawmaker, the country needs leaders that are
patriotic, selfless, knowledgeable, incorruptible, who have a lot of
integrity and who will always put country first.
He said without transformational leadership, not even an error-free
constitution or a balanced federal structure can help Nigeria.
“Even the best constitution or federal structure in the world cannot
yield the best of democracy dividends or drive the lofty dreams of a
nation unless there is a general commitment by the leadership and
citizens alike to live by the principles and letters of that
constitution and the norms that promote development.
“Leaders who cannot think beyond their immediate environment have nothing new to offer their people,” he said.
Knowing national Assembly members and how they do not like being called out, expect a battle royale soon.
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