Fashola calls out GEJ & VP Sambo, says Nigeria is worse off under their leadership

In a speech he delivered yesterday August 14th to
mark the 50th birthday of former Bayelsa state
Governor, Timipre Sylva in Abuja, Governor of
Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola said even with the
academic qualifications of both President Jonathan
and VP Namadi Sambo, their leadership skills have
in no way benefited the living standard of the
common Nigerian, insisting that the lives of
Nigerians is worse off now than what it was four
years ago.
"Even recently, we all used to think that our
National development was inhibited by the fact
that we never had a university graduate as
leader of any national government in an
executive capacity. This perhaps alludes only
faintly to some of what I have discussed about
the elite consensus but it is not quite the same.
Thankfully, the myth for graduate leadership,
desirable as it is has now been exploded. We
now have two graduates, a Zoologist and an
Architect at the helm of our National affairs
and I think that the majority of Nigerians
would tell you today that their lives are worse
off today than they were 4 years ago. Clearly in
my view there must be more to leadership than
a University degree and educational
qualification.
There are attributes such as character, vision,
courage, empathy compassion and many more
attributes that you simply would not find in a
classroom or in a school. They are in the
homes, in our communities and they are also
in the value system of our society. Recently, our
leadership has redefined empathy by inviting
parents of abducted children, bereaved people
to the presidential villa for commiseration. I
find this really, really strange. I find it truly
unafrican. How those this sound to you?
"Hello Neighbor, I heard that your children
were abducted. Please come and see me at
home so I can sympathize with you". This is
my way of paraphrasing what has happened.
As if this was not bad enough, the event has
been followed by another rounds of lies, about
whether or not they tried to give the bereaved
parents money. For me, it is a low point for
leadership. It suggest the lack of empathy" he
said.

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