We always look at state house and Aso Rock for leadership,
we are the leader. In democracy people are the leader (Democracy is the government
of the people for the people and by the people). In the definition, Government
appears once and people appear three times. It’s in your hands and it has to be
value driven culture and value system, because you have a position does not
make you a leader. People who had make impact in the world people like Martin
Luther King Jr. did not have position, people like Mahatma Gandhi did not have
a position, even Nelson Mandela was influencing from the prison without a
position, Mother Theresa rule the world from Calcutta. Don’t let them tell you
that you are leaders of tomorrow, that is balderdash, rubbish, you are leaders
of today (Now) because there is nothing like tomorrow. I realize that when you
step into tomorrow you called today yesterday and tomorrow you are talking
about, it becomes today.
When you step into leadership watch out for this, there are
some people who have skills but lack attitude, Mobutu messed up, Kabilah chased
him out and Kabilah sat down and messed up. IBB messed up the people chased him
out and many other who rule with draconian law. They went in with good
intention, with degrees (Dr, Phd, MBA), they get the skills. In leadership
skills is not enough, that is why David said I led the people with the
Integrity of my heart and the skillfulness of my hands, the two goes hands in
hands. That is why Chinua Achebe said “things fall apart the center cannot hold
mere anarchy is loose upon the world” when you see anarchy it means center
cannot long hold and the center I am talking about is not the skills is the
attitude, it’s the selflessness that runs down our world..
Those who are selfish, you may gain everything now but in
the next 15 years, you will know why there is a difference between success and
significance, you can become successful by making money but you only become
significant by making people. When you make people, the people will turn around
and make the money for you. So have a selfless attitude, selfishness have taken
over the atmosphere. Money cannot be compare with good name; good name is
rather to be chosen rather than silver or gold. Money gives you prosperity but
a good name gives you posterity, it goes beyond you, it goes into your lineage,
family. I want a situation that people will look into my children and tell them
God bless you and say what do we do and they say not because of you but because
of your dad, not because of you but because of your grandfather. Consider Awolowo,
my father and almost elderly people that I met werecrazy about this man, Awolowo
brought civilization to western Nigeria, everybody in western Nigeria then had
free education, he left a name. When I see the children, grandchildren I treat
them with respect not because of them but because of the name they carry. The
best inheritance you can give your child is a good name, there is no how Osuji,
Abacha, Wabara, IBB,etc, can be a good name.
Mother Theresa died a pauper but she was so much influential
than Warren Buffet, Dangote. In Calcutta in Indian she decided to sacrifice her
life in poverty. It’s not by your wealth and it’s not by your birth, Prince
Charles was born in a royal of family but compared to Princess Diana, even in
death she was more influential.
Leadership begins now and the better we are able to raise a
new generation of leaders now and also individually we can begin preparing now
for the kind of leadership that is missing in Nigeria.
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