We Need People With Effective Leadership Skills – Says Prof Obiora Okonkwo

During the lecture delivered at the Michael Okpara Centenary lectures, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, while speaking on the topic “Quest for a New Nigeria”, said, “Sadly, today, most of our political leaders are obsessed with power and less concerned with acquiring the skills needed for effective leadership. I do not necessarily mean formal education, as American writer and polemicist, Mark Twain, reminds us not to let school get in the way of education”.

“However, it must be made clear that effective public governance requires a basic skill-set that those aspiring to public office must acquaint themselves with.”