Bad leadership has turned Nigerians to beggars – Afe Babalola

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has
said bad leadership is fast turning Nigerians to
beggars.

Saying the culture of begging was alien to the Yoruba race,
Babalola lamented that it had become a common thing to see
Nigerians begging on the streets “because of poverty caused by bad
governance.”

The founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, said this
in Ado Ekiti on Monday when the leadership of the Pharmaceutical
Council of Nigeria paid a visit to the institution.

The PCN was on an assessment tour of the Pharmacy Department of
the newly-inaugurated 400-bedded Afe Babalola University Teaching
Hospital.

He said, “Today, Nigeria is at the crossroads. The Yoruba were
not used to begging in the 40’s and 50’s, they used to stone
beggars because they viewed it as a shameful act.

“But today, go to occasions and see how well dressed people beg
for money. That was why we want to join the change agents using our
university as a model, even ABUAD is synonymous with change.

“In our school here, we do not concentrate alone on academics,
we are into farming. Our moringa tree is used to produce eight
products that are consumed and provide jobs for our people.”

The President of the PCN, Prof. Mbang Femi-Oyewo, said the
mission of the regulatory body in ABUAD was to assess the Pharmacy
Department and to guide on how to give the recommendations to the
university on how best to run the department.

She said, “We want this university to have an excellent Pharmacy
Department that will serve as a reference point just like every
other department in the hospital and that can meet international
standard.

“This is a regulatory body that gives recommendations based on
facilities we see. We want to ensure that the department is not
left behind, and that is why we are here to give professional
advice, because we don’t want people to be travelling to India for
medical treatment when we have a facility like ABUTH.

“Pharmacy department is very essential and it requires special
expertise for its operations. We want the best practice here that
aligns with the global best practices and that is why we are here
as a regulatory body,” he said.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has
said bad leadership is fast turning Nigerians to beggars.

Saying the culture of begging was alien to the Yoruba race,
Babalola lamented that it had become a common thing to see
Nigerians begging on the streets “because of poverty caused by bad
governance.”

The founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, said this
in Ado Ekiti on Monday when the leadership of the Pharmaceutical
Council of Nigeria paid a visit to the institution.

The PCN was on an assessment tour of the Pharmacy Department of
the newly-inaugurated 400-bedded Afe Babalola University Teaching
Hospital.

He said, “Today, Nigeria is at the crossroads. The Yoruba were
not used to begging in the 40’s and 50’s, they used to stone
beggars because they viewed it as a shameful act.

“But today, go to occasions and see how well dressed people beg
for money. That was why we want to join the change agents using our
university as a model, even ABUAD is synonymous with change.

“In our school here, we do not concentrate alone on academics,
we are into farming. Our moringa tree is used to produce eight
products that are consumed and provide jobs for our people.”

The President of the PCN, Prof. Mbang Femi-Oyewo, said the
mission of the regulatory body in ABUAD was to assess the Pharmacy
Department and to guide on how to give the recommendations to the
university on how best to run the department.

She said, “We want this university to have an excellent Pharmacy
Department that will serve as a reference point just like every
other department in the hospital and that can meet international
standard.

“This is a regulatory body that gives recommendations based on
facilities we see. We want to ensure that the department is not
left behind, and that is why we are here to give professional
advice, because we don’t want people to be travelling to India for
medical treatment when we have a facility like ABUTH.

“Pharmacy department is very essential and it requires special
expertise for its operations. We want the best practice here that
aligns with the global best practices and that is why we are here
as a regulatory body,” he said.