The people have themselves to blame for leadership woes in Nigeria, Africa – MbekiBy Wale Odunsi on November 10, 2013@waleodunsi
Former South African President, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, says although elected officials should be blamed for bad governance, the people, including trade unions, civil society and religious groups, should take greater responsibility for leadership problems in Nigeria and other countries in Africa.

Mbeki, in an interview with The Guardian, said the leaders were guilty for “the big inequality in society,” adding that only an active and informed citizenry could put a stop to bad leadership.

Mbeki expressed regrets that the so-called liberation, and independence of African countries, including Nigeria, have to some extent, “de-mobilised” the people.

He said: “They would be engaged in actions, struggles of one kind, or another, to bring about their independence and when it finally comes, they relax.

“It now becomes a question of: ‘this is our own government; now, our fate is in our own hands, these are people that were elected’ and so on.


“I’m saying that, in many instances, this is what has happened as a consequence of which the leadership doesn’t feel the pressure from the people because the people, as I’m saying, are demobilised. As a result of not feeling this pressure, the leadership does whatever it likes. To that extent, you can also say that part of the problem is also the fault of the ordinary people.

“Before they became senators and all of that, in Nigeria, for instance, they were members of political parties. The first place to start is with the ANC, in South Africa and other parties; with the PDP, in Nigeria and other parties, to say: what are your policies, in all these things, do we all agree that this inequality is wrong? Yes, we do.

“Therefore, what are the policies that you are going to put in place? We’re going to elect you into government, then you become senators and presidents and all of that, but when you get into positions, you must carry the party policies with you. That is the starting point.”

The former president further stated that, “the people have to get “the ANC to define its policies – the ANC would have its own processes, as the PDP would have its own processes, too – but that’s your starting point.”








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True talk, wot is d way forward now

I am tried of hearing our problems over and over again. We know this is the problem an we have marked it.

If you don't have an answer or a path to solve it, kindly STFU. Imagine this bullcrap is coming from the dude who lost control of his party to Jacob Zuma

Mynd_44: I am tried of hearing our problems over and over again. We know this is the problem an we have marked it.

If you don't have an answer or a path to solve it, kindly STFU. Imagine this bullcrap is coming from the dude who lost control of his party to Jacob Zuma

take your own advice