Obi: African Leaders Have Turned Their Countries into Gigantic Criminal Enterprise
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that African leaders have turned the continent into a gigantic criminal enterprise, insisting that poor leadership, and not colonialism is responsible for Africa’s problems.
Obi, in a statement issued Saturday by his media aide, Michael Jude Nwolisa, Obi argued that the accumulated salaries of a professor for 30 years cannot buy a Nigerian legislator’s official vehicle.
He explained that the problem of Africa, and indeed Nigeria, rests squarely on leadership, adding that unless it is tackled the continent will continue to stagnate.
The LP presidential candidate said the challenges being faced in most parts of Africa stem from the failure of leadership, stressing that this has continued to burden the continent and slow down its developmental journey.
Obi, who spoke at the 12th Zik Annual Lecture Series in Awka, Anambra State capital, at the weekend, explained that Nigeria, and indeed Africa, cannot be continuously complaining of colonialism, and alleged exploitation from the Western powers for many years without addressing their own challenges.
Obi: African Leaders Have Turned Their Countries into Gigantic Criminal Enterprise
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that African leaders have turned the continent into a gigantic criminal enterprise, insisting that poor leadership, and not colonialism is responsible for Africa’s problems.
Obi, in a statement issued Saturday by his media aide, Michael Jude Nwolisa, Obi argued that the accumulated salaries of a professor for 30 years cannot buy a Nigerian legislator’s official vehicle.
He explained that the problem of Africa, and indeed Nigeria, rests squarely on leadership, adding that unless it is tackled the continent will continue to stagnate.
The LP presidential candidate said the challenges being faced in most parts of Africa stem from the failure of leadership, stressing that this has continued to burden the continent and slow down its developmental journey.
Obi, who spoke at the 12th Zik Annual Lecture Series in Awka, Anambra State capital, at the weekend, explained that Nigeria, and indeed Africa, cannot be continuously complaining of colonialism, and alleged exploitation from the Western powers for many years without addressing their own challenges.
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