By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Vice Chancellor of Lead City University, Professor Kabiru Adeyemo on Tuesday said the next Nigeria president come 2023 must be proactive and ready to pioneer people- oriented programmes that will rescue the economy.
The Vice Chancellor stated this while speaking at the 6th L.L. Ali Annual/2nd Memorial Lecture, organized by the Oyo State Branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (N.I.S) at Ibadan.
According to Professor Adeyemo,
Nigeria presently needs leaders that will be proactive but not the selfish types, saying, it is time for Nigerians to be wary of politicians whose interests are not for the progress of the country but for selfish gains that could bring more economic and social crisis to the country.
Professor Adeyemo noted that most of the politicians jostling for the post of NIgeria’s presidency in 2023 have been seen not to be worthy of the role and that they have shown selfish attitudes in public offices they have earlier held.
” We expect leaders who will be proactive, not the selfish types that will be only interested in their own selves and their families, look at the problem we are having in Nigeria, most of our leaders are failures because they have put selfish interests above the collective interest. We are not blaming the leaders alone, the followers also have their own portions of the blame”, he said.
The Vice Chancellor added, ” in my recommendations, I said we need leaders who are committed to the progress of the nation. The followers should rededicate themselves, be focused, do not vote for people because of money, vote for that who is credible, the one with good vision, that can deliver the bigger future that we all dream, not the one that will give you ten thousand naira, We are saying the future should be paramount to us”.
” We are today saying that our future leaders should be people that believe in pioneering people – oriented programmes, they should be people with integrity and have strong believe in good governance and ensure that things work how they should be”.
He emphasized that Nigerians should be careful of politicians that cannot specify their programmes of action, but would rather sway the interest of voters to their favour with money.
On late Surveyor Lasis Lasupo Iyanda Ali, Professor Adeyemo said he was the oldest Surveyor that pioneered transformational and pragmatic leadership in the surveying profession during his lifetime.
The Vice Chancellor urged Nigerian youths to emulate leaders that prioritize progressive values above materialism.
President, Nigerian Institutions of Surveyors, Surveyor Dr. Kayode Oluwamotemi disclosed that the occasion was a clear manifestation of the interest of the institution to celebrate its leaders who had contributed to the development of the surveying profession, saying, ” it is an opportunity for me to be here to honour Baba Alli, one of the oldest surveyors in Nigeria, during his time, he was the oldest Surveyor in Nigeria, he was a pragmatic and transformational leader.
