Nigeria has been urged to learn from Israel’s type of leadership, agriculture and technology, in order to achieve the desired rapid development.

Prof. David Alabi of the Political Science and Defence Studies department, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, gave this advice during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, December 20.He stressed that without good leadership, all efforts at development might be in vain.

Alabi’s suggestion came after performing the Christian holy pilgrimage to Israel.

He attributed Israel’s success in transforming its desert land into agricultural land as well as being an exporter of food to patriotic, dedicated and committed leadership, describing the feat as “phenomenal”.

“This is virtually a desert; Arabian desert, yet they were able to plant their forest and grow their food to the extent that they export food; I think it is phenomenal.

“Their level of technological advancement is so high when you look at their environment, the topography and how they were able to develop these places.

“Their architectural designs, how they were able to plant trees and create a very beautiful environment, are also very commendable.
“Over the years, they have been able to remodel and rebuild and refurbish many of them and make them look attractive and inviting to people’’.

According to Alabi, with the right leadership to harness God’s enormous endowment, Nigeria can equally be transformed.

“Nigeria is an immensely endowed country; virtually all mineral resources are in Nigeria and if we have all these things and the leadership is not there to harness them, nothing will work”.