Pastor Tunde Bakare
Ahead of the 2023 election, the founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has asked Nigerians to consider the capacity of the candidates of political parties, in choosing whom to vote for 2023 elections.
Bakare said this while delivering the 10th-anniversary lecture at the Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State entitled “The lecture was titled ‘ Nigeria beyond 2023: the human capital paradox’.
He identified human capital development as a catalyst to Nigeria’s development.
According to him, human capital refers to investment in people as a critical component of the assets of society, such as a nation.
“We have an opportunity as a nation to address the state of our public institutions and make this the decade of the Nigeria of our dreams; the decade of the new Nigeria
“This is why, even as we approach a decisive juncture in our national development trajectory, namely the 2023 general elections, topmost on our list of criteria for leadership suitability must be the capacity of candidates at every level and arm of government to respond to the human capital deficit constraining Nigeria’s development.”
“Human capital development begins at the level of the individual and brings to the fore the skills, , training, and experience of the individual. It is the idea that the individual’s investment in capacity building can bring economic returns to the individual in the short- to long term.
However, human capital as a national economic concept entails converging the individual capacities of a nation’s citizens towards the national interest. This is why the concept of human capital is closely linked to the theory of the social contract.
“For citizens to commit to deploying their individual earned capacities towards the national interest, there must be a highly compelling national vision.
“A compelling national vision will give our young people the best quality education; it will facilitate innovative solutions to Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges.
“Bakare maintained that there is a need to reverse Nigeria’s human capital paradox through a compelling National vision for all-round development, lamenting over the poor performance of the country in terms of education, life expectancy and income per capita.
(Vanguard)
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