A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has decried bad leadership in the country. This is as he lamented what he described as a “lack of compassion” and “exploitative practices” prevalent in the country, which according to him were “both unjust and unsustainable with negative repercussions.” Babarinde, in a statement on Tuesday, said that there was urgent need to consider capital punishment as a strict measure to restore accountability and the integrity of the country.
He said that the ostentatious display of wealth by some public officeholders needed scrutiny. Babarinde, who noted that there should be a regular life audit to assess the legitimacy of assets of public office holders, said many of them could not afford certain luxuries without engaging in corrupt practices. He said such mechanism to monitor, curb the excessive and reckless display of unexplained wealth by public servants was essential to build trust in the citizenry.
Babarinde also said that the present administration needed to be more dynamic and open to advice to address the decline in public character and the increasing difficulty in finding genuinely service-oriented individuals “Leadership by example is crucial. “The substantial budgets allocated for renovations and SUVs, while public servants preach patience to the citizenry, reflect a disconnect between those in power and the public they serve. “This disparity undermines public trust and c.