A stalwart of the Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engineer Olufemi Babalola, has warned Nigerians to shun politics of the highest bidder, if the country is to move forward.
Babalola who was one of the governorship aspirant of the PDP in the state urged professionals to get involved in politics so as to push the bad politicians out and replace by the people of good antecedents.
He spoke as the guest speaker at the 50th anniversary lecture of the Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan on Monday on the theme: “Population, Power and politics: Necessary Tools for Development.”
He stated Nigeria politics must be capable of throwing up the right leaders if the right people get involve in politics.
Babalola identified population as one of the tools of development but however warned government to check mate the level at which Nigeria population is rising.
“Nigerians can help themselves to this utopia by shunning politics of the highest bidders. But it takes an enlightened population to achieve such feat.
“Politics throw up leaders who exercise power. Hence, our politics must be capable to throw up the right leaders. Politics will drive development if we have at the helms of affairs people who can predict future because they have taken time to study the trend in the past and the present, people who will not mind sacrificing their personal comfort for the wellbeing of the nation, people whose focus is building the legacy not festering their own nest.”
The Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Professor Temitope Alonge, in his remarks noted that the principle set by the funding fathers of the institution in 1952 is still maintaining till date.
He challenged the acting head of the college Dr. Modupe Oyetunde to improve productivity in terms of scholars in the department adding that it is the high time to developed the department than ever before.