By Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta
A former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has cautioned political leaders in the country to avoid making frivolous promises to the people in the face of the prevailing difficulties facing the country and for the credibility of the fledgling democracy.

Abdulsalami also said that the only solution to the country’s myriad of challenges is for all to unite and pursue collective solution to the   problems.

Chief Ernest Shonekan, General Abdul Salam Abubakar, and Hajia Fati Abubakar at of Crescent University 8th convocation in, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The military leader gave the   advice, yesterday, at the 8th Convocation ceremony of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

According to him, keeping of promises by political leaders enhances the credibility of leadership and raises the integrity profile of such leaders.

“Promises unkept often act as poisonous seeds that eventually germinate into chronic public frustration, which ultimately goes to destroy the political environment”, the former Nigerian leader said.

He further explained   that, in times of difficulty, leaders would be measured by the promises made   and kept.

Abdulsalami, however,   admonished the people to be moderate in their expectations, stressing that there can be no quick fixes to all the   national challenges.

“We must accept that Nigeria has always had social, economic and political problems and it will continue to have them to varying degrees of intensity; and the real joy lies for us in our determination to pursue them and solve them as brothers,” he advised.

The former Head of State, who was honoured with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in Public Administration of Crescent University, also called for continued monitoring of academic performances of all tertiary institutions, especially the privately owned institutions in order to improve the quality of education and make our certificate competitive on the global scene.