Leaders blamed for economic woes
FORMER Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa’s leaders are to blame for many of the continent’s economic woes.
Speaking at the launch of the book Making Africa Work, Obasanjo warned that if leaders continued to fail, the continent’s young people would rise against them. He said this would be catastrophic.
“We have heard enough talk. We have had enough of the blame game. Yes, the colonial powers did not do it right – but we have been independent now for almost 60 years. What have we done? The fault lies with our leaders,” he said.
Obasanjo recommended that for solutions to the challenges, young people should read the book that he co-authored with three international economics researchers, Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst and Dickie Davies.
ANC MP Makhosi Khoza and former Zimbabwean industry and trade minister Nkosana Moyo agreed.