Adebutu Attributes Nigeria’s Failure to Leadership Reputation
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…Says One Must be true to power
The 2023 gubernatorial candidate of the People Democratic Party in Ogun, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, has berated Nigerian leaders with tainted reputations, noting that they contribute to the failure of the country.
He stated this on Thursday, while speaking as chairman of the occasion at the 2025 NIPR Colloquium, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Adebutu posited that Nigeria should be greater than where it is today, but the leadership is not.
He argued that leadership cannot distil away reputation, but people live Ms and behave as if there’s no reputation to worry about.
Adebutu called on the leaders and all stakeholders to be true to power, maintaining that those leaders in past were successful because they believed in their reputation, which made them true to power.
According to him “For certain, we know Nigeria should be greater than where we are today, but the problem is about leadership.
“You cannot distil away reputation and leadership, but unfortunately, when people proceed as if there’s no reputation to be worried about now, where leadership fails, it is impossible for anybody understanding the heritage where it comes from, more and more likely to be a bad leader.”
“All our leaders who have succeeded are because they have a reputation, when all these failed, we end up in a country that fails. One must be true to power”.
In his welcome address, the National President of NIPR, who was represented by Mr Tope Adaramola, emphasised the role of public relations in building reputation, adding that Nigeria cannot be more hacked than now because of the disconnect that exists between the leadership and the led.
He posited that PR builds trust through authentic and consistent communication, reputation management, and strategic stakeholder engagement with the intent to foster positive relationships between organisations and the public, without trying to take the wind out of the sale.
Also, speaking, the Ogun NIPR chairman, Mrs Seun Boye, stated that without integrity, transparency and accountability, leadership uses credibility and reputation suffers.
She asserted that PR is not propaganda. It is not manipulation. It is a profession of truth, engagement, service, and trust, which is the gap between leaders and the people, between institutions and their stakeholders.
Boye noted that reputation cannot be purchased. It must be based on consistency, honesty and transparency.
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