Some Leaders Were Imposed by Devil, Not God, Says Obasanjo

Some Leaders Were Imposed by Devil, Not God, Says Obasanjo 

…Also Wants Fight against Corruption to Start from the Head

• Chief Obasanjo

Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that not all leaders are made by God, stressing that some are imposed by the satan (devil). Speaking on Sunday as quoted by Channels TV, the outspoken leader said:

“So I will say most leaders are prepared by God and they are put in place by God. And when that happens, the chances of success are higher than when you make yourself a leader which may not be the act of God,” he said. 

“And again people saying all leaders are made by God, I don’t accept that. A leader can also be made by Satan.

Chief Obasanjo said the best approach to tackling corruption in government is to start from the top. The former Military Head of State made the remark on Sunday during a programme titled ‘Boiling Point Arena’, hosted by a private radio station in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

Chief Obasanjo also called for a change in the recruitment and appointment of leaders into public offices in Nigeria.

He added that curbing corruption requires continuity and political will. 

“The best way of fighting corruption is starting from the head, that is where corruption has to be fought from. Corruption is very hydra-headed and eats deep,” he said. 

“I think it was the Sultan of Sokoto, the father of the present Sultan, who said corruption is like a ‘Babariga’. If you are folding it on one side, it’s falling apart on the other side.

“When you carry it on both sides, you cannot hold your hands up and as soon as you put your hands down, it’s falling apart.

“It’s not a one-day affair. It’s not a one-regime affair. It’s not even a two-regime affair. It has to be consistent. It has to be continual. It has to be a daily affair. Once one regime is let off, it spreads.”