The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has described President Bola Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, and former Nigerian leaders as merchandise of an “unintended management cycle,” mentioning their unpreparedness for the complexities of governance.
Talking on the inauguration of Begin-Ceremony School’s new constructing and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja on Sunday, Bishop Kukah criticized Nigerian management for missing important information.3“None of them had been totally ready earlier than assuming workplace, particularly in a world the place the calls for of management are quickly evolving,” Kukah acknowledged.
He argued that this ongoing pattern prevents Nigeria from successfully addressing its political and financial challenges.
Whereas noting Nigeria’s democratic progress, symbolized by the precept of ‘one man, one vote,’ Kukah expressed concern that the nation’s democracy is malfunctioning underneath successive administrations.
Kukah’s remarks come amid ongoing debates about governance and the preparedness of Nigerian leaders to deal with nationwide points resembling financial restoration, safety, and social improvement.
“If we look at our historical past, virtually each chief who got here to energy in Nigeria did so by way of an unexpected flip of occasions,” Kukah mentioned. “President Tinubu, regardless of claiming preparedness, is struggling to stabilize the nation. He inherited a troubled nation from Buhari, who had already resigned himself to failure.”
He traced Nigeria’s management historical past: “Buhari adopted Jonathan, who unexpectedly grew to become president after initially planning retirement as a deputy governor. Jonathan changed Yar’Adua, who had meant to return to academia. Yar’Adua succeeded Obasanjo, who was launched from jail to guide the nation. Obasanjo’s tenure started after Abacha, who was poised for indefinite rule till his sudden demise. Earlier than him, Shonekan was a enterprise govt thrust into governance.”
Kukah emphasised that whereas world challenges evolve, the basics of efficient management—resembling deep information and understanding of the surroundings—stay fixed.
On the occasion, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), Chairman of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), mentioned the significance of growing management qualities from an early age. He linked lots of Nigeria’s societal points, together with crime and drug abuse, to failures in management and accountability.
Marwa shared a case from his company’s work: “We lately dismantled a drug trafficking cartel involving visually impaired people. A blind man was caught transporting hashish from Lagos to Kano, claiming ignorance of the bundle’s contents. This led us to uncover extra blind people in Lagos and past, all linked to the identical operation. Apparently, even the final word handler was additionally blind.”
He selected to not reveal additional particulars concerning the cartel’s chief, including, “I gained’t inform you the remainder of the story.”
