Osun Club of Emerging Leaders honours Bisi Akande at 84

The former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi,  the Chief Whip, State of Osun House of Assembly,  Babatunde ‘Lekan Olatunji, and the Former Osun State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives, and Empowerment, Dr. Bode Olaonipekun have been billed to grace the maiden edition of The Annual Bisi Akande Leadership Symposium organised by Osun Club of Emerging Leaders holding on Saturday, 14th January at the Banquet Hall of Chief Bisi Akande residence, Osun State.

He said that the birth of this annual symposium is to create a platform for qualitative discourse about important national issues, celebrate an exemplary leader (Chief Bisi Akande), and democratize his leadership core values, which are largely ideal to build a desirable Nigeria.

He noted that this idea of an Annual Bisi Akande Leadership Symposium was conceived by a team of young emerging Nigerian leaders, who are passionate about seeing the birth of a New Nigeria in their generation.

“His visionary leadership, which has produced an array of exemplary leaders in Nigeria and beyond is worthy of emulation.

“The Symposium will provide a platform for young people to connect and engage in creating trans-generational change in Nigeria.

“The programme is expected to consciously remove existing barriers to emerging leaders’ political participation.

“It will foster emerging leaders’ collaborative participation and intellectual engagements with other stakeholders, wherein young people will effectively take part in regular political decision-making processes.

“The Bisi Akande Symposium is neither a one-off nor a short-term intervention, but a long-term engagement amongst emerging leaders to ignite a consciousness amongst the vast majority of Nigerians.”

Opeyemi Oye-Oke posited that the programme “will help the youth understand and redefine their roles in the community.

“Prepare the youth to become responsible citizens and contributing members of their communities.

“Empower participants to be actively engaged in addressing issues of concern in their schools and communities upon their return home.”

Source: Vanguard