Nigeria Lacks Visionary Leaders – PDP Chair

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo yesterday blamed the challenges confronting Nigerians on the dearth of visionary leaders. Oyedepo noted that there are many Nigerians in positions of responsibilities today, but have no vision for the country as most of them just found themselves in politics accidentally. He said the electorate are becoming more enlightened as elections are now getting more credible. He said democracy must start from the State Houses of Assembly where the lawmakers needed to checkmate the excesses of state governors. This, he said, would stop the executive from being dictatorial in the handling of state issues. The PDP boss opined that the only way to curb terrorism in Nigeria was through intelligence services and called on the Federal Government to embark on training and retraining of those responsible for intelligence gathering. He expressed support for the creation of state Police as advocated by delegates at the National conference. He appealed to politicians and their followers to shun violence before, during and after the 2015 general elections. He advised Nigerians and Kwarans in particular to vote for candidates who are people friendly.