Pat Utomi, renowned management expert,
says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, whom he described as his friend,
knows that President Muhammadu Buhari is ruling the country with “a
medieval mindset”.
Utomi said the president was not getting the best because of his idea of “exclusion rather than inclusion”.
According to The SUN,
Utomi said this at a breakfast meeting organised by the Redeemed
Christian Church of God (RCCG), Victory Chapel, Province 21, in the
Magodo area of Lagos.
“The problem with Buhari’s
administration is his medieval mindset. He excludes rather than
includes. So, he does not get the best idea,” Utomi was quoted as
saying.
“He is insular. I don’t push him in this
conversation but I am sure that if I put my friend, the vice president
under pressure, he will admit what I am saying. Because of their
medieval mindset, they have created a country that is more divided than
they met it. And that is a problem for leadership that is marching
towards progress.”
When asked how long Nigerians might wait
for the change they voted for, he said: “Everything is based on
context. Take a look at the mismanagement of this fuel thing; the whole
idea is nonsensical.
“It doesn’t have to go on like this; you
are punishing Nigerian people unnecessarily. The sufferings that
Nigerians have endured in the last couple of weeks over this petrol
crisis have reduced productivity. If you throw it open to people across
the world to bring petrol to Nigeria and sell at any price, you will
discover that within a year, the price of petrol will be lower than the
government’s fixed price today.
“You (Buhari) set up a committee called
transition committee. It suggested that you deregulate the whole thing
about crude oil, but no, you won’t. Your ideas go back 30 years and they
are irrelevant to this world. Open up your mind and listen to people
and you can make progress. To lead is to serve.
“To lead, you must be knowledgeable.
People don’t follow somebody who doesn’t know where he is going.
Otherwise, you fall into a ditch.”
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