The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has chided Nigeria’s ruling class for being self-centred.
The former Central Bank governor, speaking at an award ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, regretted that most Nigerian leaders only thought of their pockets and families.
“The bane of leadership in Nigeria is that the leaders are selfish; they only think of their families,” he said.
According to him, most leaders no longer think of those that elected them into office but their families and interest.
“Those of us who think that public office is a place to enjoy ourselves should think again.
“Poverty, lack of education is violence; it breeds violence because many segments of the society are denied access to basic amenities,” Sanusi said.
He berated those in power to start thinking of how to empower other persons instead of enriching their pockets, saying the security challenges being experienced in the country to poverty and lack of education, among other factors people.
Sanusi asked the Federal Government to tackle other forms of security challenges, as in his view, security is a big challenge in the country.
“Once a state cannot provide security, it is not fit to be a state.”
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