Well, Nigeria's problems are Africa's problems too. Looks like we're none of us getting the competent leaders that we need. Nigeria cannot and should not fail. What happens in Nigeria affects the rest of us in Africa too much ... read full comment
Well, Nigeria's problems are Africa's problems too. Looks like we're none of us getting the competent leaders that we need. Nigeria cannot and should not fail. What happens in Nigeria affects the rest of us in Africa too much.
In Ghana, akufo-addo's supporters are touting the man's incorruptibility. Many people do not buy that. Even if he were incorruptible (and he's not) he would have around him people whose main purpose in being in government would be to make money for themselves.
Oyeyemi raises an important issue. Even if our leader is corrupt, it should be in his interest to be competent. When competence leads to proper governance, the deleterious effects of corruption will be minimized and the corrupters will have more resources to steal (to their benefit with leftovers of size for the rest of us).
But to be corrupt and incompetent is the worst deal. In Ghana, Akufo-Addo's competence is unproven whiles Mahama's incompetence has been proven beyond doubt. But it's still early days for Buhari. He is still learning and if he has the guts, he may learn the right things and do right by Nigeria.
The two good stories we hear from Africa are from Rwanda and côté d'ivoire where competence seems to be at work. Ouattara seems to be turning a difficult country around and Kagame is using brutal methods to get his countrymen toe the right line.
Question is: what have Nigeria and Ghana got to learn from these?
Well, Nigeria's problems are Africa's problems too. Looks like we're none of us getting the competent leaders that we need. Nigeria cannot and should not fail. What happens in Nigeria affects the rest of us in Africa too much ...
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