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By Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa OFR Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, OFR There can never be a perfect Leader. Most leaders do well in certain respects and fail in other respects. Also we may never all agree even on one area the leader has done well or has not done well. It all depends on the criteria for assessment. As example, For some people, a political leader has not done well except he has given them an appointment, a contract or put money in their individual pockets. He can kill himself, but as far as they have received no personal benefit he is no good. For some others, a political leader can only do well if he is from their ethnic enclave or he is from their Political Party. Therefore, he can commit 'harakiri', they will ignore and still commend him because of their narrow and myopic prism of assessment. Of course such assessment can be very biased and injurious. Nevertheless it is their own criterion for assessment. And yet for the enlightened others, they use specific and obj...

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH COUNCIL YOUTH CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIOLENCE (Y-CAEV) STORMS NIGERIA Commonwealth Youth Council preaches violence-free polls-  The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) has called on Nigerian youth to eschew violence in the coming general elections. Addressing youth groups from different parts of the country on Tuesday in Abuja, Chairperson of the Council Mr. Ahmed Adamu said Nigeria youth must resist the temptations of being used as tools in the hands of selfish politicians to perpetrate violence during and after the polls. The event marked the formal launch of the CYC’s Youth Campaign Against Electoral Violence (Y-CAEV) campaign which had also been launched in some other commonwealth countries. “It is our responsibility at the level of the Commonwealth Youth Council to preach peace in every election. As Nigerians, we create negative images for ourselves by our constant resort to electoral violence. “Every Nigerian has the constitutional right to vote f...

Engr. Nkereuwem Ekanem, Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government By Emmanuel Nicholas Humility is defined as the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance. Words that are considered synonymous include humbleness, meekness, diffidence and unassertiveness. We are well aware of the perils of hubris, we are taught from an early age that pride comes before a fall, but is there not an inherent tension, or indeed contradiction, between being truly humble and being a leader? How does humility square up with leadership? Is there a place for humility in the practice of leadership? And can a truly effective leader be truly humble? Too many people remain enamoured by the view that leadership is really about control, but in fact great leaders demonstrate again and again their humility by influencing, inspiring loyalty and providing support. They do so however from positions that are not necessarily to the fore. In fact they lead from behind, putting others in front esp...