LAGOS, Nigeria(VOICE OF NAIJA) – Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says that public service should not be limited by titles or official positions, citing that he does not need a title to serve in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Lagos State University, Ojo, on Tuesday, Fashola claimed that the Tinubu administration is birthing the next generation of leaders.
The former Lagos State Governor, who also served as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff when the President was governor of the state, was responding to a question on his role in the present administration at the federal level and the possibility of an appointment.
Fashola called for broader participation in nation-building, urging all citizens to play their part, regardless of their positions or titles. He also stressed the importance of including young people in the country’s current leadership.
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He said, “I do not need a title to serve: the president can only appoint at least one minister, for example, from each state which he has done that.
“There are just enough places in parastatals; they are doing that. We are estimated to be 200 million, so there are not enough offices to take everybody.
“All of us must play our roles as citizens, and a citizen does not need a title to serve.
“The biggest title you need is that of being a citizen and playing our role; we are also talking about the next generation.
”If some do not move on, where is the place for the next batch?”