Minister of works and housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has urged Nigerians to use the performance of all the presidential candidates who were governors for eight years to judge who is best for the position of president.
Fashola gave the piece of advice yesterday in Abuja, at the 2022 annual lecture of the Epiphany Azinge Foundation and public presentation of the book, “Azinge: Born to Serve.”
The minister said leadership was about responsibility and as the country prepared to elect new sets of leaders in a few months, the electorate should endeavour to make the right choice by voting someone, who had been tried and tested.
“Azinge: Born to Serve” is a biography of renown Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Epiphany Azinge.
Speaking on the theme, Leadership and Service to Humanity, the minister, who also served as governor of Lagos State between 2007 and 2015, stressed that responsibility was the core of leadership.
Fashola said, “I urge Nigerians to make their choice of candidate from the presidential front-liners by critically assessing the impact of their past performances and responsibilities while in office.
“Since the frontline presidential candidates had been governors for eight years, the electorate should use their performance in judging who was best for the position of president.”
Speaking, on the leadership of president Buhari, Fashola noted that the president has done credibly well for Nigerians.
He said about seven years ago, a journey of 127 km from Lagos to Ibadan, which should take just about 90 minutes, was a venture of trepidation. You were not sure if you set out at dawn whether you would get there before nightfall.
