A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has mentioned that Nigeria needs competent leaders and not necessarily strong leaders.

According to Jega, an incompetent leader who is strong will end up destroying institutions.

The former INEC boss said this at the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja on Monday, The Punch reports.

He said:

“What we require most are the competence and capacity of leaders to take decisions and be assertive in ensuring that those decisions are actually implemented. So, we have to be very careful in thinking that a strong leader can really help.

“Just like a weak leader can wreck an institution, a strong leader, who has just that power and courage, but lacks the capacity, ability and competence to lead, can also wreck strong institutions.

“Competence of leadership is a very important variable in bringing about the stable political transition, good governance and deepening of democracy.”

The former INEC boss, who superintended the 2011 and 2015 general elections, said politicians must stop treating elections as a do-or-die affair.

He recalled that a former President once said elections must be do-or-die, an incident he described as most unfortunate.

Jega also said there was a need for agencies of government to shun partisanship as this weakened institutions and eroded public confidence.

He added:

“We must emphasise professionalism, impartiality and non-partisanship. This is because quite too often, you have good and strong institutions, but once partisanship is introduced and partiality become the norm, as many public institutions in this country, then those institutions would not be able to deliver effectively on their mandates.”

The former INEC chairman said there was a need for law enforcement agencies and the judiciary to be alive to their responsibilities, adding that the integrity of the electoral process must be preserved and protected.

Jega added:

“From my experience, I am convinced that electoral integrity is key to stable political transition and to ensuring that there is a framework for good governance and societal development. Electoral integrity is not just about the integrity of the election management body. It is also the integrity with which the key stakeholders engage with the electoral process.”

In his remarks, a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, lamented that elections in Africa are always characterised by violence.

He said even the recently concluded NBA election was not without its own controversies.

“The genesis of Africa’s political problems is the action of sit-tight leaders who do all they can to amend the constitutions in order to perpetuate themselves forever. These leaders manipulate very vital democratic organs particularly the legislature and even judiciary to suppress any dissenting voice,” he added.

Source: http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/08/nigeria-does-not-need-strong-leaders.html

You can't be Lifeless and Competent!!

But you help in giving us a lifeless president.

When and for how long.shall we continue to search for one...all we've gotten so far are leaders,conpetent in corruption.whose lifelessness has dragged and relegated nigeria,into a lifeless state...jega,talking of conpetency,as if he was conpetent in 2015

"Aturu Jega" shebi na all of una conspire and rig this lifeless dullard to lead people wey dey alive...abi!

It will not be well with you and that brown teeth man from Waste side.

According to Jega, an incompetent leader who is strong will end up destroying institutions.

This statement is for Jonathan,if you believe click like,if not click share

.tell them the truth prof.jega..Gej & obj were all "strong" during their tenures,yet they are the worst presidents who constitunalized corruption in this country..but buhari is just and competent,yet some ppl are saying he is nt "strong"...among these ppl saying this, some have died while some will die b4 buhari..everything is in d hands of God.

Baawaa:

This statement is for Jonathan,if you believe click like,if not click share

click like, if u know this zombie is as lifeless as it's leader.

Prof Jega would agree with me that Bubu is incompetent..
What a shame of a president

Ok

So Nigerians should now elect lifeless beings that will

travel round the world the later start frolicking London because of thier health eh

Indirect way of expressing his regrets after 2015 elections. If you know u know!

99miles:
click like, if u know this zombie is as lifeless as it's leader.

But he said the truth na... Jonathan is the most stupid president we ever had in this nation, check the records

Why are you guys castigating jega for conducting a relatively free and fair election, he did his best to be transparent. On the other hand, Oboy I prefer a rigged election that can give me a competent leader than a fair election that can give me a lifeless one like in 2015.
Warri boys go say "who naked nor dey shook hand for pocket"

Well spoken But.

Jega, the rigging you started with PVC registration is still ongoing. Its always a heculean task to register down south but almost like house to house up North with numerous underage voters.

History wont forgive you and IG on how you killed that Kano Family till you repent.

Do us a favour. Call Buhari and tell him this straight instead of side talks. We know you are refering to him.

Obviously PMB is not competent, Assertive and lacks Capacity
Let's look for another

Help me tell these wailers the hard truth.
See the youngest and the dumbest that is trying to rule.
I weep for ignorance

Buhari is neither strong nor competent, so what do we do?vote the bastard out come 2019.

Is this Jega Man okay at all?
You are even lucky Nigerians have forgotten about how you brought in Hardship.
You had to raise your Ugly head again!

In other news, you all need to have watched Femi Adesina (Buhari's Spokesperson) on Channels today. So irritating!

Now, I can conclude that whoever still supports Buhari, is indeed Lifeless too.

Coming from a crook who used 80b to import substandard card readers from chuna

Sai Baba

SHUT UP...AFTER GIVING US THE LIFELESS BEAST

Competence doesn't exist in our dictionary

vecman22:


But he said the truth na... Jonathan is the most stupid president we ever had in this nation, check the records

So tell me the records my man

That's one heck of a true




Sai Baba

JudasNaCarrot:
"Aturu Jega" shebi na all of una conspire and rig this lifeless dullard to lead people wey dey alive...abi!

It will not be well with you and that brown teeth man from Waste side.

And all that happen under the leadership of the incompetent GEJ. That was a costly mistake of a president.

Be careful for ahat you wish others will surely come back to you many folds. It is the law of nature.

The present one lacks both

Ekez:
But you help in giving us a lifeless president.

He did his job

Honestly, I feel Buhari should go home and rest. This is not about politics, religion or ethnicity. It's all about public morality. The good of all should not be sacrificed on the altar of self aggrandizement

Meanwhile thel man you helped rigged into power in 2015 is not only clueless & incompetent but also lifeless.