Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has vowed to keep telling the truth to those in positions of power despite the fact that certain bosses might not like it.
The 10th Memorial Anniversary Lecture of Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, which Abubakar presided over and spoke at on Monday in Abuja on the subject of The Leadership and Followership Debate, exhorted leaders to heed his counsel as someone who cares about the welfare of the populace.
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The famous leader commanded all leaders to uphold the truth at all times and urged them to be truthful and open with the people.
“Conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal it. We have to tell our leaders the home truth. Sometimes when we say the truth as it is, some leaders don’t feel so good about it but we will continue saying the truth,” he said.
“When we do so, they should take such comments as just advice from people who are so concerned about what happens to the people the Almighty Allah placed under their care as leaders.
“Discharge and equip yourselves most honourably here on earth because Almighty Allah will ask you, ‘what did you do with leadership I gave you in the world?’ And you and you only must answer. Nobody is going to help you answer any question.”
Professor Patrick Lumumba, the guest lecturer, urged Nigerian leaders to always try to do the right thing in his remarks.
The previous director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, Lumumba, cautioned that there would always be a day of reckoning if they did the wrong thing.
He asserted that it was time for Nigerian and African leaders to rid themselves of colonial remnants and act in the best interests of the African continent.
