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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says adults and societal leaders beryllium it to the younker to supply truthful, transparent, transformational, and selfless leadership.
Obasanjo spoke successful Abeokuta connected Saturday astatine the expansive reunion and maiden lecture bid of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), United Kingdom Alumni Association, Nigerian chapter.
The erstwhile president delivered a lecture titled “The Challenges of Youth successful a Fractured World.”
Obasanjo, represented by the Deputy Director, Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, Prof. Samuel Daramola, defined younker arsenic a play betwixt puerility and adulthood marked by vitality, idealism, hope, expectation, dreams, and a interaction of escapade and naivety.
He observed that today’s leaders erstwhile passed done these phases marked by fancy, energy, quality and fantasy, but present the younker look galore challenges successful a fractured world.
“Some of america were younker instantly aft the Second World War; I was. Most of you were youths astatine the tallness of the Cold War.
“The satellite was not cleanable but determination was immoderate order, respect for planetary law, rules and regulations.
“There were threats but nary impunity. They talked of equilibrium of panic successful those days with tenable stability, predictability, bid and communal information with shared work and prosperity among the starring nations of the world.
“The processing nations could respire reasonably freely. The superpowers negotiated and consulted among themselves. Today, the younker look herculean challenges which they indispensable not beryllium near to grip alone,” helium said.
Obasanjo called connected leaders to prioritise the aboriginal by investing successful it, alternatively than depleting resources meant for generations to come.
He stressed that the younker indispensable beryllium incorporated into each aspects of the family, backstage and nationalist lives.
Obasanjo, the association’s expansive patron, encouraged youths to make a pugnacious and resilient character, indispensable for self-reliance and breakthrough successful a fractured world.
“Youth are not leaders of tomorrow; they are leaders today. Let them beryllium portion and parcel of enactment contiguous successful mentation for tomorrow,” helium said.
Earlier, the President of the Association, Maj.-Gen. Oluwaseun Oshinowo (Rtd) explained that the relation was inaugurated 8 years ago, saying that portion of this year’s gathering was to sermon captious issues that would determination the federation forward.
“Our main purpose is to archer the satellite that we are present and we are disposable for immoderate they privation america to bash erstwhile it comes to strategic-level treatment and debate,” helium said.
Oshinowo underscored the value of younker to nationalist development.
In his goodwill messages, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama, said the lawsuit was an important gathering for reflection, reconnection and renewal for those who had passed done 1 of the finest institutions of strategical learning successful the world.
Maitama, represented by a Director successful the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Mrs Abosede Awolola, said that RCDS occupied a peculiar spot successful the architecture of planetary enactment formation.
“The medication of President Bola Tinubu is committed to a overseas argumentation that is citizen-focused, economically driven, and globally respected,” helium said.
The Special Guest, Gov. Dapo Abiodun, represented by his Special Adviser connected Security, Olusola Subair, said breakdown of household values remained a menace to nationalist development.
Abiodun urged each stakeholders to play their portion successful reshaping the minds of the youths to much productive ventures.
NAN reports that RCDS was established successful 1927 successful the United Kingdom.
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