The 2016 Leadership Awards held today, October 6. The event which was chaired by former Head of State General Abudulsalami Abubakar (rtd) was attended by top dignitaries. President Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, were honoured with the ‘Leadership person of the year’ award.
Buhari delivered the closing remark and below are some takeaways from his speech.
1. About the political actors in the 2015 election
Those of us who were participating actors in the elections were led by the higher ideal of the future of our great country and the well-being of our people rather than the mere desire of politicians to win elections.
2. Prophets of doom were disappointed
It is, therefore, our commitment to this ideal, the patriotic zeal of President Jonathan, the impartiality of the electoral umpire, INEC and exemplary conduct of the political parties, foreign pressure and other actors that we collectively disappointed the prophets of doom who had predicted the disintegration of the country after the 2015 general elections.
3. 2015 election strengthened democracy
Our democracy has been strengthened by the outcome of the 2015 elections as our people now have more faith in the electoral system in the sense that their votes would count when choosing political leaders at various levels. We, the political class should build on the experience of the 2015 elections to nurture our democracy.
4. Nigerian media urged to support the government
He called on the Nigerian media to join his government in pursuit of its goals and not just to criticize to prove their independence. The goals are to defeat terrorism and violent extremism in the country, fight corruption and diversify the economy to create jobs for our teeming population and generally improve the standard of living of Nigerians.
source:naji
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