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Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Ruling elite stiffle Nigeria�s growth, say Iyayi, Kelechi   By Bamidele Osha, Reporter and Rafiu Ajakaye, Special Correspondent, Lagos   After a critical review of the political growth of the country since independence, two university dons on Tuesday agreed that Nigeria could have been one of the most successful nations in the world but for the unpatriotic attitude of the ruling elite that have had their strongholds in all spheres of national life since 1960. The dons, University of Colorado Professor of Political Science, Kelechi Kalu and former President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr. Festus Iyayi, spoke in Lagos at a lecture organised by the Centre for Constitutionalism and Demilitarisation. They said the ruling elite are opportunists who instead of transforming the nation to an enviable position by virtue of its numerous endowments are colluding with western powers to inflicting socio-economic hardships on Nigerians. In a lecture entitled Echoes of Instability: Implication for State, Society and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria, Iyayi said it was regrettable that the government now serves as a tool for the actualisation of a policy of Western globalisation, which he argued is anti-Africa and an attempt to subvert African economy to the advantage of the West. He argued that Nigeria is indirectly being ruled by the Britain, adding that it had connived with the Nigerian elite to decide who rules the country even to the detriment of the masses. On his part, Kelechi said efforts to build a greater Nigeria are being halted by �lack of visionary leaders, corruption, political sycophancy and extractive leaders,� adding that it was this same elite who are working against the economic fortunes of Nigeria. Said he: �The central problem in Nigeria has been the lack of public leadership nurtured by the core values of a settler elite across the national landscape.�   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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