Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, criticised the present administration, saying there are more “Yahoo people” in government than those outside.
Obi said this in his keynote address as a guest speaker at the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University.
At the event themed “Lead the change; ignite your future,” Obi stressed that the country is at the mercy of corrupt officials milking from the government coffers.
“For governance, don’t think when we talk about vices, it is only Yahoo boys. There are actually more Yahoo people in government than there are outside because we have turned the entire country into a crime scene where people inside are stealing and people outside are stealing,” he said.
Peter Obi emphasised the need for quality leadership to manage the affairs of the country, urging the graduates to become positive change agents in their communities.
“It is about leadership and igniting the future. It is not rocket science, but it is difficult. It is being able to have a strong character and the ability not to do the wrong thing.
“It is for you to help to bring a better change in that society that you want to live in. You have acquired knowledge today.Use what you have learnt to help us change society.
“You are a victim of Nigeria because our age and the age before have refused to do what is right, and you are suffering it,” he stressed.
The former Minister of Solid Minerals, Obi Ezekwesili described service as the bedrock of leadership, urging the graduates to engage in services that impact positively in both their workspace and the country as a whole.
“Service is the best of leadership. We hope that you see graduation as the opportunity for service to the work.”
“The world of work you are in is different from our world of work. This whole world that you are in, you have to master it,” she said.
The institution’s founder, Fadl Al Tarzi, highlighted that no fewer than 1200 students graduated, earning both first degrees and Master’s.
He said the institution is poised to improve education with the aid of technology, attributing it to the support of the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support learning.
