The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s leadership challenges, stating that the country has long suffered from a lack of quality leadership.
Speaking at the second edition of the Kano International Poetry Festival (KAPFEST) held in Kano on Saturday, the Emir lamented that Nigeria has, for many years, been led by individuals he described as “lousy,” rather than competent and visionary leaders.
Emir of Kano also maintained that the country would have been bankrupt if the federal government not removed fuel subsidy.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, stressed that good governance is key to salvaging the country from its current condition which the country has not been lucky.
“You rise and fall with the quality of your leadership and Nigeria has had lousy leadership for a long time. You cannot give what you do not have until we begin to look at the people who we choose to lead us.
“And that’s the truth. I mean, in most parts of this country, you look at people who are leading you and you say, oh God, is this really the person? How did we end up here? You see it every day on the newspapers.
“You see it in the news. You see what happens in the legislature. You see the kind of debates that we are having, the kind of arguments that we have, the kind of time we waste on issues that are totally unimportant, the pettiness,” Emir of Kano said.
Emir of Kano, however, challenged the youths to rise up and take over the country from the old people that have been managing it, saying with will, the youths could easily retire all them and take over.
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