Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North

Two Nigerian governors, Babatunde Fashola and Sule Lamido, Tuesday, examined the nation’s polity and concluded that the major problem facing the country was misplaced attention being paid by the leadership on wrong values.

The two governors, who made their observation at political discourse organised by the Kukah Centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, noted that the country needed to place more premium on values that have propelled other nations to greater heights.

Fashola lamented that although  Nigeria was blessed with a rich reservoir of laws, which were adequate to provide good governance and prosperous system for all, the propensity to pay selective attention based on political expediency of the leadership had stalled national advancement and cohesion.

“There is nothing wrong with Nigeria,” the governor said. Nigeria as a system has not changed but the people and leadership have been changing over the years….

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