Sanusi to Ministers: Stop Flattering Presidents
Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has cautioned ministers and presidential aides against becoming sycophants.
Sanusi urged them to tell the President the hard truths necessary to rescue the nation's ailing economy.
He gave the admonition at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference and Book Launch in Abuja, where he and economist Atedo Peterside examined Nigeria's governance and economic management challenges.
Ministers and presidential aides should tell the President the hard truth to rescue the nation's ailing economy.
Author's summary: Sanusi advises ministers to be truthful to the President.