Goodluck Jonathan, a former president of Nigeria, urged his countrymen to stay away from politicians who would buy voters’ consciences now and sell them off later.
In a paper titled “Lasting legacy: Key to Nigeria’s development concerns” that he presented at the one-year memorial lecture for the late Captain Hosa Okunbo in Abuja on Saturday, the former president of Nigeria made the call, according to Newsmen.
He argued that the First Republic’s regional and non-nationalistic leaders prevented Nigeria from being united.
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He asserted that the leaders did their utmost to set up the nation for economic success.
Jonathan said, “I believe that the legacy of nationhood and roots of unity were weak at Nigeria’s independence and not much has been done since then to strengthen the base of the union.
“The decision to shift away from the regional arrangement to a national focus, where Nigerians will begin to see their country as their common heritage, need a different orientation, planning, strategy and adaptation.
“My charge to Nigerians is to be circumspect in the exercise of their voting rights. We must shift away from the politics of bread and butter and ensure that we do not elect leaders that will buy our conscience today and mortgage the future of our children and grandchildren. We should endeavour to elect only those that will leave legacies of unity, peace and development.”
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