Nigerians with questionable characters shouldn’t be leaders –Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says that the country will not achieve her developmental objectives with questionable characters in the leadership position stressing that such characters should be avoided

The former president said that most of the political office holders in Nigeria deserve to be behind bars or in the gallows for the crime they commit against the nation.

Obasanjo, who stated these while speaking with some members of the House of Representatives, particularly expressed worry over the current state of the country, adding that it is pertinent that while choosing leaders, characters must be taken into consideration and questioned.

He noted that the major problem of Nigeria is Nigerians, stressing that unless and until the people take care of themselves, it would not matter what system of government or tenure of office the nation may practice.

According to him; “We may have one term of four years, one term of six years, one term of seven years, if it’s the same people and same mentality and the same way we do things, then it won’t change.

“Yes system, yes democracy, we have to rethink democracy, we have to rethink the form of government.

“If these are the people that are ruling us, then what do you expect? So, the point is the character of the people that are coming to the government. Their attributes, the sort of people they truly are.

“We need to really think about how we select leaders, what should be the character of a leader we select? What should be their track record? Where should we find them? Are they role models? And I think those are the first things we have to think about,” Obasanjo said