SOME GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS IN KWARA ARE NOT FIT TO BE MESSENGERS – MUSTAPHA AKANBI Former chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practises and other related offences Commission, Justice Mustapha Akanbi yesterday decried politicians who are seeking political offices for their own benefit alone rather than seeing public office as an opportunity to serve the people. Akanbi, who spoke at the annual Daily Trust Dialogue, condemns the self-orientation that reigns supreme among the political class in Nigeria. He said, “The reason is that we don’t make service to the people our goal. Take Kwara for instance, for the governorship election for one party, 14 people wanted to be the governor and if you look at the curriculum vitae of some of them they are not even qualified to be messengers.” The retired justice noted that Nigerians could “make or mar our future through this election. The die is cast. The challenge is true. There can be no retreat, no surrender. The history of our generation can only be the measure and of our loyalty and devotion to the right ideals of our nation”.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:37:29 +0000
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