Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has criticized the country’s leaders for prioritizing politics over problem-solving.
He contends that rather than earnestly tackling pressing issues, Nigerian leaders are engrossed in political maneuvering, rent-seeking behavior, and the patronage of unqualified cronies for sensitive positions.
In a post on his X handle on Monday, Moghalu emphasized that Nigeria’s problems can be solved through the combination of knowledge, competence, and expertise, along with political will.
Moghalu said: “The tragedy of Nigeria is that many of its leaders are not truly interested in solving the country’s problems.
“They are more focused on politics, rent-seeking, and picking sycophants and ethnic journeymen for jobs they can’t perform. But problems can’t solve themselves.
“It’s knowledge, competence and expertise, plus political will, that solves problems. To bring these factors together to fix Nigeria’s problems requires real #Leadership.
“This is a concept that can incorporate politics, but goes well beyond it. #LeadershipMatters.”