A former Minister of Education , Oby Ezekwesili , has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop being a sectional leader and take the moral high ground.
Ezekwesili , who supported Buhari during the 2015 presidential election , urged the President to act as a true leader by showing love to all .
The former minister said this in a series of tweets on Twitter while reacting to the recent deployment of soldiers in the South – East codenamed Operation Python Dance 2 .
She stated , “ It is tragic that you , our President , Muhammadu Buhari, have deliberately or inadvertently alienated a segment of the people you lead . It is tragic . ”
Ezekwesili said it was wrong of Buhari to punish an entire geopolitical zone because of the actions of a few.
She added , “ The leader of a country cannot be friends only of those he /she likes . No . That is not leadership . The leader builds up groups . Not divide . You cannot lead only those that worship and swear by you . You are the leader . You must carry the burden even of those that detest you .
“ It is the lowest form of churlishness that is unbecoming of a leader to send signals that you dislike anyone of the groups you lead . A leader is a winner. When a winner acts like a loser , things go wrong in their kingdom . Real leaders build a bond with all their people .
“ Worst is when a leader makes enemies of most because he abhors the action of one or a few. That is not leadership! That is ethnic prejudice. A real leader does not suffer from the destructive disease of ethnic prejudice. It endangers his/her people and real leaders cannot bear such . ”
