By 
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has tasked the one thousand graduands of the Abia Leadership Academy to act as role models, good ambassadors of the academy and the state.
A post on Thursday morning by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, revealed that Governor Otti gave the charge at the combined graduation ceremony of cohort 3 and 4 of the Abia Leadership Academy training held at the Government College Umuahia.
During the event, the Governor challenged the 1000 young people who benefited from the leadership training to proffer solutions to challenges wherever they find themselves.
Otti in an address titled “Role models and Pathfinders” reminded the graduands that their success depends on the lives they change, the new ideas they inspire, and the courage they instil in future generations.
The CPS quoted the Governor to have said that the founding philosophy of the Abia Leadership Academy, is that leaders are made through mentorship and conscious decisions to separate oneself from the crowd.
He said, “This academy is, therefore, set up to give a 360-degree view of leadership to all who pass through it, providing intelligent answers to practical life questions, offering clarity through the shared experiences of mentors, and redirecting those who may have missed their way to the path of self-rediscovery.
“The State has invested princely sums in your training, but that will be a great bargain if you commit to living out and sharing all you have learned within your sphere of influence.
“Our conviction is that 1,000 of you can start up a movement that will change the destiny of millions. My charge to you will be to go and make great leaders of yourselves, family members and friends, for that is the only way to show your gratitude for the opportunity the State has offered you,” Gov. Otti stated.
The Governor congratulated the one thousand graduands for successfully scaling through the rigorous and intense training, expressing optimism that the graduates would individually and collectively return to their communities to ignite the fire of self-discovery among their peers.
He announced that he has directed the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Kenneth Kalu to set up a digital community for the alumni, offering continuing mentorship and identifying those qualified for further training opportunities and discussions within and outside the country.
In his remark, the Chairman of the Abia Leadership Academy organizing committee and Secretary to the State Government, Professor Kenneth Kalu while appreciating Governor Alex Otti for putting up the leadership programme which has positively reshaped the belief, knowledge, and skills of the younger ones and urged the graduands to make all they were taught an integral part of their daily lives.
In her welcome address, the Chairman, Civil Service Commission and member of the leadership organizing committee, Pastor Enoh Jerry-Eze while welcoming all to the graduation ceremony of the 3rd and 4th cohorts, said the Governor has through the programme laid a strong foundation for an enduring tradition of grooming and empowering young leaders.
According to her, the Governor has equally through the programme proved that leadership is not a privilege reserved for a select few, but an opportunity that must be democratized and extended to all young people who dare to dream and commit to serve, noting that participants have been grounded in values of integrity, empathy, discipline, service, creativity, and resilience.
In their presentations, some participants, noted that the programme has transformed them into critical thinkers and effective problem solvers and has equally instilled in them discipline, and thanked Governor Otti for envisioning the programme which has groomed them into potential leaders.
Comments