A 2019 governorship aspirant in Kwara State, Mohammed Ajia, has blamed the lingering secessionist agitations in parts of the country on bad leadership.
Ajia who made the disclosure in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, while briefing reporters, observed that there wouldn’t have been any need for the sustained clamor in some geopolitical zones to be independent of those at the helm of affairs had fixed the problems facing the nation.
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Ajia, however, urged young people not to be daunted in the face of the current challenges but to unite for the purpose of making rectitude where those entrusted with the collective mandate had failed. He called on the youths to prioritize the existence of the country in their undertakings and shun being used as tools to destabilize the system.
He also challenged the youths to be prepared to take over the mantle of leadership in the 2023 general elections, regretting that the old political class had performed below the expectations of the citizenry.
Ajia, a security expert maintained that the 2023 polls would have to be prosecuted devoid of party affiliations, religious, or tribal sentiments if the country must get it right.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
