Rep laments leadership failure in Nigeria

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Wednesday that governance in the country was failing to meet the aspirations of Nigerians and their desire to have a country that would provide for their welfare.

She explained that the development was partly responsible for the exodus of Nigerians to other countries in the hope of getting a better life only to be caught on the wrong side of the law.

Dabiri-Erewa spoke in Abuja on the findings of her committee, which recently visited Brazil over the plight of 457 Nigerians held for various alleged drug offences.

She noted that were adequate provisions made for the welfare of the  governed, the citizens would not have had to go to less-endowed countries in search of greener pastures.

She said, “About 15 years ago, Brazil was not better than Nigeria. They faced challenges, but it took the will of only one leader to transform that country.

“For us in Nigeria, we are not where we should be as a country. Nigeria is getting richer as a country, but Nigerians are getting poorer.

“There is leadership failure in Nigeria; let us get our leadership right.”