There’s never been the need for transformational leaders who have the will and determination to be change agents. Men who know where they are going before asking for the hands of others. I am not talking about unprepared men who have no business leading others here, but a crop of exemplary leaders who are passionate about others. Leaders like Martin Luther King, Obafemi Awolowo, and Nelson Mandela just to mention a few.
But I can hardly find the leaders anymore, everyone is playing the blame game but no one is taking responsibility. The average person is more concerned about himself than what he can do to help another. Now everybody is talking, even those who are suppose to be listening, leaders listen first. I see people searching earnestly for titular leadership, when they can start from where they are in their classes, school, and community. Where have all the leaders gone?
I agree with Governor Babatunde Fashola when he says that, “ I argue that by sowing for an early crop the capacity to lead particularly in our youths, we can guarantee for this nation a harvest of exemplary leaders that our people so clearly expect and deserve.” So, I stopped my search for the leaders I desire in the Senate and other Government houses, I suddenly began to focus on young people in secondary schools. But that was until I came across an article in the newspapers, I that gave me a lot of heartache. It’s the story of 18 years old Jagi (not real name) a secondary school student in Ibadan who was the alleged armourer of a 14-member gang that held the city of Ibadan spellbound after a bank robbery, leaving on its trail corpses, broken limbs, damaged vehicles and property. The shocking story of Jagi left me with a lot of questions. Where have all the leaders gone?
Finally I resolved to start looking within, after all it was A.A.Allen that said, “You cannot travel without, if you do not travel within.” I realised that I had been counting on other people to make the change our country needs. Ironically in the same vein many other people are counting on me, what a puzzle. Eventually if every one would play his/her part in our quest for national transformation, the results will be outstanding. Here is the conclusion of the matter, “I cannot do everything, but I will not allow what I cannot do stop me from doing what I can do.”
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Ii fink we got somefin in comon here.........wen i llook at the situation of our great country.......it not dat we do not have the resources or man power .But one thing Nigeria lacks is VISISONARY LEADERS..........like America where it is country first and them Urself........Most leader have turned Politics into a money makin venture and i begging to ask my self so many questionn.......where does the future of Nigeria stand today where trhe youth , the so clled future are still hawking on the street while those people sit up there and kall themselves leaders.........its a very sad situation in Nigeria........as long as the youths still remain uneducated Nigeria's future is in a dilemaa!!!!
ReplyDeleteDayo thanks for your comment, it's very encouraging to know that people are actually reading my blog. I think this country stands a chance with u and I . Start from where you are, discover your area of saltiness and make all the difference you can.
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