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Bose Adelaku |
36 State Governors in Nigeria will be participating in a three-day leadership retreat organised by the United Nations Development Programme.
The programme slated for August 24-27 in Kigali, Rwanda is fully funded by the UNDP.
In an invitation letter to the participants dated Wednesday, August 23, 2023, made available to newsmen by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the same day, the agency said the retreat is part of its commitment to raising the level of governance in Africa and other parts of the world.
It read, “In today’s dynamic world, the multiplicity of megatrends – ranging from invisible threats to democratic governance, the impact of an increasingly digital and innovation-driven society, a looming job crisis, a growing youth population with an elusive youth dividend, the rapid pace of urbanisation, a highly globalised world, to rising climate change, pose tremendous challenges for African countries,” Lealem Dinku of UNDP said, adding that “A new leadership approach is required to transform these challenges into opportunities.”
The official also added that “The programme is designed to provide a transformative platform for public officials to collectively reflect, learn and exchange insights on effective leadership and complex challenges. By focusing on experiential learning, exploration and reflection, the distinguished participants will be equipped with the necessary skills and competencies to lead in highly complex and uncertain environments.”
Respected facilitators according to the letter, have been pooled from around the world to facilitate sessions such as “Re-imagining and Exploring the Future of Nigeria”, “Opportunities and cfhallenges of contemporary leadership in a ‘New’ World”, “The future of development as influenced by digital transformation, big data, disruptive innovation and emerging technologies”, “Ensuring Socio-economic Transformations: Industrialisation, agriculture, climate and green transition”, “Revenue generation and resource mobilisation” and “Effective leadership communication in a fast-changing world”.
Other sessions include “The future of pan-africanism and integration in a changing world”, “Managing diversity and enhancing social cohesion for socio-economic transformation”, and “Personal mastery: nurturing leadership from within.”
