Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has lamented the high cost of governance in the country.
The former vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said government at all levels need to address the rising cost of governance and initiate policies to create
According to the PDP chieftain, addressing the high cost of governance will translate to curbing waste and corruption in the public service sector.
Obi opined that public officials should be committed to ensuring good governance and responsible management of public resources for the development of the country
He made these known while addressing participants of course 4 of the strategic management and policy course at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja on Wednesday.
Obi stated that Nigeria needs to ensure that the right and committed people are in leadership positions for the country to develop and asked the citizens to put the right and committed people in charge of the affairs of critical sectors.
He said: “Public wealth enriches everybody, but private wealth impoverishes the people and the nation.
“Whether we agree or not, failure of leadership is taking a huge toll on us as a nation and it could be worse if we do not put the right and committed people in charge of the affairs of critical sectors.
“Education, health and provision of basic infrastructure were my main goals and I was able to record success because we planned our programmes using a universally certified development formula.”
