Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, has bared his mind to Nigerians about voting the right leaders in the 2023 elections.
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| Former President of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan |
The former first citizen of Nigeria cautioned Nigerians against voting leaders who will pay for their “conscience” as well as go ahead and “mortgage the future of our children”.
Jonathan made the statement while he was delivering a keynote address at the one-year memorial summit in honour of late Captain Idahosa Okunbo on Saturday in Abuja.
He said: “Ahead of the 2023 elections, we are getting ready to be wooed and wowed at campaign grounds by various politicians seeking different offices.
“But these thoughts are beyond 2023. It is about Nigeria and the kind of leadership it deserves now and in the future to ensure that our country assumes its rightful place among the comity of nations.
“My charge to Nigerians is to be circumspect in the exercise of their voting rights.
“We must shift away from the politics of bread and butter and ensure that we do not elect leaders that will buy our conscience today and mortgage the future of our children and grandchildren.
“We should endeavour to elect only those that will leave legacies of unity, peace and development.”
