Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the political system in the country produces sycophant leaders who serve godfathers and not the masses.
Dogara said this on Tuesday at a conference organised by the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement.
The conference was tagged “The Convergence 2.0: Leadership, Power and Politics for Democracy Renewal.’’
“Nigeria’s real disease is lack of leadership; I disagree with all those who say our major national disease is financial corruption, rather, the real disease has been the absence of true leadership,” Dogara said.
“Get a true leader that solves moral corruption and wickedness; when that happens, you will search for financial corruption to no avail.
“Unfortunately, the leadership model we have practiced so far is the kind of leadership that produces sycophants who are expected to serve their political godfathers and not the people.
“Our so-called leaders have mastered the art of political witchcraft so much so that if you are independent minded you are automatically disqualified.
“If for any reason you are picked then you have to surrender your soul for them to eat in small bites until you become their worshipper,’’ he said.
Dogara urged the young politicians to stand for the truth regardless of who was for or against it or even when the consequences were dire.
“For you, trailblazers who carry the burden and the promises of a generation that must not fail, if you are ever going to get there, it must be on the wings of discipline that produces character,” he said.
