The former lawmaker said the faulty process of their emergence was responsible for the leadership problem facing Nigeria.
Na’Abba said accidental leadership brings about trial and error in governance, which he said had been Nigeria’s experience since 1999 till date.
Claiming that the leadership recruitment process in the country has been hijacked by a few politicians, Na’Abba called for regular ‘tutorials’ for political leaders at all levels.
He urged more Nigerians to participate in politics with a view to opening up the political space.
“I believe that not just the Legislature, every arm of government that is serving the purpose of governance must invest in exposing democracy to the people. It is a sad commentary on our political life that today recruitment into leadership has been subverted by a few politicians because they deny Nigerians opportunity to contest elections and achieve their aspirations through the systematic appropriation of political parties to themselves.
“These politicians have stopped the growth of democracy. And it is true that unless democracy is allowed to grow, we cannot achieve the desired political growth, we cannot achieve the desired economic growth and we can also not achieve the desired social growth in our country. And that is why we are still in political, economic and social duldrums. We have been having successive accidental leaders since 1999.
“It is time for us to begin to understand that the more participation Nigerians enjoy in politics, the more political development we attain. And consequently economic and social development.
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