The Founding Executive Director, Centre LSD, Dr. Otive Igbuzor has said that for Nigeria to make steady progress in terms of economic development will depend on good leadership as many people in positions in governance are without leadership skills.
Igbuzor made the assertion at the Bi-Annual Leadership Lecture organized by African Centre for Leadership Strategy and Development in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stifung with a theme, Leadership, Social Protection and Poverty Eradication in Abuja.
He added: it is clear to us that this is a major challenge across the world especially in Africa and there were no schools to train leaders. Indeed, we were conscious of the fact that everything rises and falls on leadership and it is one of the most important variables.
“Study after study, superior financial and organisational performance, as well as other forms of success, have been linked to the head. Scholars have opined that the success or failure of countries depends on leadership excellence and not managerial acumen,” he stressed.
The Founding Executive Director further stated that it has been documented that a remarkable phenomenon throughout history is that humanity, it would seem performs worse on government than on almost any other human activity. Nigeria is a classical case.
Also speaking,Lukas Laibe of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung stated that they have been working together with Center LSD for the past fifteen(15) years as our partnership and leadership is required to create a system with reliable social protection to eradicate poverty.
He therefore maintained, “If leaders use their power to create jobs and environment, where the economy can thrive, more people will be employed and get a sufficient income. This will, in turn lead to more tax revenues. More money can be used, again under good leadership.”
“This week a survey of the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that private Nigerian Household need to spend up to 58 percent of their income on food alone. This comes while we all experiencing long queues on filling stations, with fuel prices up to N1,000 in some areas.”
Earlier, Executive Director of Centre LSD, Monday Osasah said, “our aim of setting up the school was to develop the leadership capabilities of individuals and prepare them to be dynamic, visionary and strategic leaders in organizational settings in Nigeria.”
Osasah declared that “our partnership has been instrumental in the success of producing 2,601 graduates who are now agents of change within their communities and beyond.
“We are profoundly thankful for their continued collaboration and commitment to our shared goals.”
