A Leader’s Job Is Not To Complain – Peter Obi to Tinubu, Others

Posted by Lawal Munirst on November 5, 2024 0

EterHe criticized the common practice of some leaders who deflect responsibility by blaming predecessors, saying that this mindset hinders genuine leadership and progress.

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 election has sent a message to President Bola Tinubu and other elected government officials.

He called on them to work for the people and stop shifting blame or making excuses.

He stressed that true leadership demands accountability and effectiveness, not complaints about past administrations’ failures. Obi shared these thoughts during his appearance on The Honest Bunch Podcast, released on Monday.

Obi said, “Singapore is owing almost a hundred and twenty something of their GDP to debts, but Singapore has a law; all borrowed money must be used for investments.

“For example, Singapore today is building a port that might start functioning in 2050 because they found out they are very small, they have the land and one of the busiest ports, but in order to expand that port, they are now building the first port under the sea which is going to cost billions.

“These are the things people are doing but in our case, borrowing money and telling stories, when being asked the next thing they are going on holidays or start giving excuses, oh everybody before me spoiled everything.

“We didn’t hire you to remind us of our pasts. If it was good, we wouldn’t hire you. We hired you to move us forward not to remind us of where we are coming from because we know it’s not good that is why we hired you.

“You came for the interview, it’s not as if we appointed you. You said I will do this.

“The job of a leader is not complain or to remind people of how difficult things are but to find solution to it.”

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