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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo described politics in the country as being dominated by people who steal money, reports ThisDay.
Obasanjo said this in the speech titled "Leadership in the African Context - How to Affect Transformational Changes in African Countries" delivered to the Oxford University School of Economics at Blavatnik School.
The event was organized by the African Initiative of Governance (AIG), of which Obasanjo is the president, panel consultant.
The former president, describing corruption in Africa and releasing the continent, said the fight should be included.
He gave an example to Nigeria, saying that the corruption of the monster hydrangea, deeply rooted in the system. He said:
The man on top must be above board and be seen to fight corruption. Those around him must also be upright and various institutions such as the police, judiciary, the executive and other bodies must make it an all-inclusive affair because it is an endless process.
He also lamented the amount of money needed in politics, saying something must be done about it.
He described the National Assembly in Nigeria as consisting of godfathers and “even drug barons,” and the youths will have to pull resources together to become politically active. He said:
Politics in Nigeria has been dominated by people that have stolen money, that have godfathers or even drug barons, the type we have now at the National Assembly. So youths should pool resources to become politically active in order to replace the present crop of leaders and provide better alternative.
The former president was after the event asked by ThisDay if he would be putting his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari for a reelection in Nigeria, and was said to have retorted that the time is not ripe to answer such a question.
This man did a good work during his regime
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