G-18 Inauguration/Public Lecture...Call for Responsive Good Leadership

 

Nigerians have been reminded the need to have responsive, quality and purposeful leadership in positions of authority as solution towards development.

Speaking at the inaugural/public lecture of the G-18 group held at Advic garden and events centre, Alagbaka Akure,the coordinator of the group,Hon. Akin Akinbobola said time has come again when the citizens of the Sunshine state and Nigeria shall see reasons at electing responsive leaders into position of authority.

While congratulating all present  at the epoch making event at formally inaugurating the group, G-18  which he said is essentially giving birth to wake all right thinking stakeholders the need to move the sunshine state in the path of good governance.

According to him, Ondo state has always be at the fore-front of development in the country, Nigeria,hence can not just be allowed to suddenly nose-dive into the mukky mud of political jobbers and opportunist sect of individual or group.

Akinbobola, a former aide to Governor Olusegun Mimiko makes a clarification that G-18 is neither a political party affiliation, while it is just like a pressure group with various interest that believes in good governance, right leadership that can deliver the best for all, with membership cut across the whole eighteen local government areas of the state.

Adding that it should also be noted that the group stand for  excellence in governance, irrespective of political leaning and with main focus of making welfare of the people priority and development of the land as a key factor.while leadership of impeccable characters and status are main ingredient for sustainability of any policies of government.

 While he informs that ,there have been some foundation members that have been piloting the affairs of the group, while the group door is widely open to all that believes in ideal, just, equitable, progress and development for sunshine state, irrespective of political party, religion or professional calling.

The theme of the public lecture titled GOOD GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP... Relevant Solution to Development and Good Followership was delivered by Hon. Shalom Olaseni, State Coordinator Atunluse socio cultural/polical group.

Olaseni in his lecture posits that the context of good governance, leadership and Followership are intricate demanding the collective attention and commitment of all citizenry.

Noting that as the people stand at the crossroad of nation's destiny, calls for breaking the chains of sycophancy, empowering the citizens to be active contributors and build a Nigeria where governance is not a distant concept but, a lived reality, responsive to the needs of all.

Adding that this requires a mental shift,one where leaders and followers recognize their mutual responsibility for national development.

Climax of the carnival like ceremony witnessed inauguration of interim executive officers of the group led by Hon. Akinbobola as the Coodinator amongst other executives.