Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C-Don Adinuba, has identified poor leadership as the problem slowing African growth and development.
Commissioner Adinuba stated this while delivering a lecture at the 2019 Ogbakoha lecture at his country home, Ihiala.
The Commissioner, explained that Africans have to develop the right consciousness about leadership right from the lowest unit of organization in society to the highest.
He said “there are many concepts and practices like transparency which can help create the right leadership consciousnessness among African leaders and their followers”.
Speaking on the theme “Leadership Desiderata for Africa” Mr. Adinuba identified Five leadership desiderata that will be necessary for Africa’s development both in private and public sector, to include simplicity, humility, working for the common good, competitiveness, and service above self.
He said that African leaders have over the years failed to appreciate the true challenge of leadership in the 21st century, Commissioner Adinuba noted that leadership failure in Africa is not only caused by the political class alone but also the followers and called for paradigm shift in the leadership structure of Africa andcallef on African leaders to set competitive targets on development to reverse the increasing acute development crisis.
In his speech, the Coordinator of Ogbakoha lectures, Dr. Chijioke Agbasiere noted that the lecture is apt as it focused on five fundamental leadership Desiderata to guide governace.
He said that attention should be given to leadership which is the most challenging problems confronting Africa countries particularly Nigeria, while encouraging the participation of patriotic citizens in politics to champion the cause of development which improves the well-being of the people.
Earlier, the Chairman on the Occasion, Barrister Vincent Ezeaka, while thanking Mr. Adinuba for the lecture, advocated change in electoral system of Nigeria, noting that Africans have failed in their leadership style including the education sector while tribalism has destabilized the whole system.
Questions on how to change the narratives of Africa were asked and tackled while the event was capped with lighting of candle which symbolize bringing of light of information into the community.
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