Foundation charges Nigerians on new re-orientation campaign

The Global Excellence Foundation (GEF) has charged Nigerians to make the best of the ‘Change Begins With Me’ national re-orientation campaign recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Director, Yemi Ola, said yesterday Professor in Abuja that the body noted that the president had given the key to good governance to Nigerians who must leverage on it to demand accountability from the current and subsequent administrations.

He said the previous models whereby those in office dictated the national direction without input from the populace had resulted in the erosion of many promising initiatives but the “Change Begins With Me” would thrive as a national movement.

“We must now as conscientious Nigerians improve on the way we do things so that those in office have no option than to follow the dominant mindset and prevailing national attitude that would arise from such. The less than optimistic reception to this campaign from a few quarters is understandable considering that many Nigerians have never known of a well articulated national ethos in their entire lifetime. Those who have such mindset must realise that this is an opportunity they must snap up as there may not be another government that would leave citizens with the initiative for change in the immediate future.

“By cashing in on this invitation to drive the change Nigeria needs, we would be able to set standards for those in public offices in accordance with the personal benchmarks we are willing to impose on ourselves in our individual capacities. The major task therefore is for us to do critical stock taking that will ensure we upgrade our national psyche to beat even the best of global standards.