Leadership Criteria for Our Leaders

Like it or not, we are entering a political year. In the lead-up to 2024, increasing announcements of political “safaris”, consolidation, and presidential bids as political maneuvers are crowding the public sphere.

The movement of political parties to form alliances has produced surprising revelations, and they are starting to put forward the names of potential candidates. Unfortunately, the political dynamics are rolling without any direction towards a new breakthrough to confront the more advanced era.

What bothers people most is who are the candidates for the country's leader. They leave little room for substantive debate over what a candidate envisions for the life of the people. What makes this more crucial is that the development priorities are coming up against the complexities of global dynamics during their realization. We may have become too used to this unfortunate situation from one election to another. It's time for reflection. If the nation’s future is truly a concern, all practices heralding the power transfer based on democratic principles must not smack of deficit in their substance.