Muhammad Bello Buhari has cautioned Nigerians in opposition to seeing elected officers as job suppliers, describing the mindset as a serious distortion of democratic governance.
He mentioned public workplace holders, particularly lawmakers, have been by no means elected to share jobs however to serve particular constitutional roles.
Buhari made this identified in a social media put up shared on Wednesday, the place he warned that the rising stress on politicians to safe employment for supporters is damaging establishments and weakening requirements.
In response to him, such expectations distract public officers from their core obligations.
In his phrases, “they’re meant to legislate, to supply oversight, to carry energy accountable.”
He defined that when politicians are handled as employment brokers, governance is diminished to patronage moderately than service.
He additionally criticised the present state of recruitment within the public and civil service, blaming it on favouritism and connections. Buhari argued that competence has been pushed apart, resulting in declining effectivity throughout authorities establishments.
“We’ve diminished each public and civil service into an incompetent area, sustained by an much more incompetent and irresponsible employment tradition,” he mentioned.
Buhari famous that the scenario displays a deeper nationwide downside. He mentioned the obsession with who you realize, moderately than what you realize, exhibits “how unserious we’ve change into as a nation.” He added that this tradition harms each governance and the way forward for younger Nigerians.
Whereas acknowledging the truth of unemployment and weak programs, Buhari expressed concern over the rising normalisation of job-seeking by way of political affect. He mentioned he typically struggles to grasp why younger folks select that path.
“I’ve by no means discovered something dignifying or admirable about begging for what must be competed for,” he acknowledged.
Regardless of his criticism, Buhari provided phrases of encouragement to unemployed youths. He urged them to spend money on abilities, competence, and private progress moderately than ready for political favours.
“Might you develop extra competent, extra assured, and extra ready not out of pity or connection, however since you actually deserve them,” he added.