Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has issued a dire warning about the current state of Nigeria, stating that “urban bandits” have taken control of the nation’s leadership. El-Rufai made the statement on Saturday during a public lecture in Abuja titled “Weaponisation of Poverty as a Means of Underdevelopment: A Case Study of Nigeria”—an event marking the 60th birthday of ex-Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
According to the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria is in its most dangerous state since its amalgamation in 1914. “Nigeria is in its biggest trouble since 1914, and that is why we are working together to build a coalition to take Nigeria back on track, because it is off track,” El-Rufai warned during his address.
He sharply criticized the current leadership, blaming the situation on a history of electing incompetent leaders who are more interested in gaining power than managing it effectively. “It has turned to this level because we have allowed bandits, not the ones in the bushes, but the ones in the urban area, called urban bandits, to take over leadership,” he said.
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El-Rufai emphasized that the real issue lies in poor leadership choices made by Nigerians. “We just get incompetent people, and we hand over leadership to them. Most of them don’t really know what to do. They just know how to grab power but don’t know what to do with it,” he added.
He called on Nigerians to change their voting patterns and choose leaders with competence, capability, and true commitment to national progress. “We must rise and vote for leaders who have the capacity and the conscience to take Nigeria forward,” he concluded.
The event also featured other political dignitaries who echoed similar concerns about governance and national unity.
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