2027: Change method of selecting leaders - Jonathan sends message to Nigerians

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigeria volition not determination guardant until it stops choosing its leaders based connected tribe, religion, connection and different constrictive sentiments.

Jonathan gave the informing connected Saturday astatine the Herbert Macaulay Colloquium successful Lagos, held to people the 162nd day of the commencement of the nationalist pioneer.

The informing is coming arsenic the state and its citizens hole to elite a caller acceptable of leaders travel 2027.

He described the contiguous mode Nigeria picks its leaders arsenic primitive, saying the state volition proceed to conflict with improvement if it does not wantonness it.

According to him, Nigerians indispensable statesman to enactment competence and merit supra spiritual and taste considerations erstwhile choosing those who volition pb them.

The erstwhile president besides listed corruption, insecurity, anemic institutions, mediocre infrastructure and mediocre acquisition arsenic large problems holding Nigeria back.

He said until the state deals with these challenges and changes however it selects leaders, existent advancement volition stay difficult.

Jonathan urged Nigerians, particularly the younger generation, to larn from Herbert Macaulay, who helium said fought for a agreed Nigeria supra tribal and spiritual lines.

"Nigeria volition proceed to conflict with improvement until it abandons ...