Nigerian Leaders Are Selfish,Thinks of Their Families Alone-Sanusi

                                           Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II

The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged political leaders in the country to provide selfless service and good governance to the people. Going by his words “The bane of leadership in Nigeria is that the leaders are selfish; they only think of their families, Sanusi made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the award presentation ceremony of ‘Most Security Conscious Governor’ to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi by the Nigeria Police Force.

He said that most leaders in the country only thought about themselves and their families. “Those of us who think that public office is a place to enjoy ourselves should think again.

The Emir attributed the security challenges being experienced in the country to poverty and lack of education, among other factors.

“Poverty, lack of education is violence; it breeds violence because many segments of the society are denied access to basic amenities, “he said.

He urged people in position of authority to prioritise the needs of their people, adding that the lack of allocation of resources had impacted negatively on infrastructure development.

Sanusi also urged the Federal Government to tackle other forms of security challenges, having recorded a huge success in tackling insurgency in the country.

He said that security was a big challenge in the country, generally.

He said that any state that could not provide its citizens with adequate security was not fit to exist.

“Once a state cannot provide security, it is not fit to be a state,” he said.

The Emir advised Gov. Bello to do more for the people of his state, as to whom much is given, much is expected.

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said the police had recorded outstanding achievements in the area of security since Bello became governor.

“He was the first to donate vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force since I became the I-G,”he said.

Gov. Bello said that before his assumption of office, the security challenges in the state were enormous.

“Kogi State would have been worse than the North-East the way we met it ,’’ Bello said.

He said that the state was safer now compared to when investors would runaway because of security challenges.

He dedicated the award to the people of the state and his mother who was once kidnapped for 93 days by kidnappers.

Those who attended the ceremony included traditional rulers, the National Chairman of the APC, Mr John Odigie-Oyegun, state governors and businessmen.