Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, on Thursday June 6, 2013 charged Nigerian youths who are
aspiring to leadership positions to be good followers as well, noting that the
problem of Nigeria
is not entirely that of bad leadership.
Lamorde who spoke through Mr. Osita Nwajah, Ag. Deputy
Director, Public Affairs at the ongoing Young Aspirants Leadership Fellowship
programme at Bolingo Hotel & Towers Abuja, stated that by being law abiding
and shunning all forms of corruption, Nigerian youths would emerge as worthy
leaders of tomorrow.
‘’Be alive to your
environment, monitor the people you relate with and do things within the ambit
of the law’’, he charged.
The EFCC boss urged the youths to identify themselves as
potential force in the fight against corruption and help in the re-invention of
Nigeria
as a corruption-free nation. Citing the famed writer, Chinua Achebe who had
posited that the problem with Nigeria
was squarely that of leadership, Lamorde added that the followership also has a
key role to play in nation building as one cannot be a good leader if he fails
to be a good follower.
Giving examples of failures of leadership of the political
class as exemplified by the incarceration of James Onanefe Ibori former
Governor of Delta state, and the ongoing prosecutions of other past governors,
ministers and public servants across the nation, Lamorde said, corruption
violates human rights, distorts public expenditure pattern of the society, and
reduces the effectiveness of public administration as it impoverishes the poor.
In his remark, the organizers of the youth fellowship, and
Executive Director, Young Stars Foundation, Kingsley Bangwell, said that the
first edition of the Young Aspirants Leadership Forum is designed to identify
young people of high leadership pedigree.
“This workshop is to help youths understand political
leadership, run for office and the dangers of corruption in political
aspiration and its impact on the citizenry,” he said.
Wilson Uwujaren
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
7th June, 2013
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