Government Appointments Lacking Merit and Based on Nepotism – Obasanjo

He urged Nigerians to actively participate in the upcoming elections in order to change the country’s political climate.

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, says that nepotism and mediocrity are used to appoint people to government jobs without taking their skills or abilities into account.

When congratulating the old students’ association of the Federal Government College, Kaduna, on its 50th anniversary, the former president made the statement over the weekend in Abuja.

He also said that Nigeria has problems because many of its leaders care more about their own goals than about the country’s survival and well-being.

Obasanjo says that the state of the country’s economy has made suffering and fear worse and has made it harder for leaders to do their jobs.

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He urged Nigerians to actively participate in the upcoming elections in order to change the country’s political climate.

““Political mischief is also present, in addition to economic misery,” he stated. Never before have we been as intentionally divided politically along racial, religious, and other fault lines. Government appointments are biased and uneven due to mediocrity, cronyism, and a disregard for ability and quality. The upcoming elections could make the situation worse.

“Political parties and politicians are now more willing to abandon some of the measures put in place to foster a sense of community among all people.” Exclusion is accepted as commonplace. We are faced with disunity, and many of our leaders are more focused on their own self-interests than the continued existence and well-being of our country.

“I want to make it clear that the worries people have about the choices we have, like in the presidential elections, are real and shouldn’t be brushed off.

“Nigeria belongs to us all, and no portion of the nation should be in any way uncertain about its place in our union based on ethnicity, religion, language, region, culture, or social standing.”