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Gov. Udom Emmanuel's Two Years of Visionary Leadership

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By Ekemini James

Vision is said to be the capacity to see beyond one natural eyes; it is a composite picture. Invariably, it serves as the signpost, pointing the way for all who need to understand where a leader is and where he intends to go. Indeed, it has the compelling ingredients that serves to inspire, motivate and engage people offering leverage in the change process,from one administration to the other.


To be gleaned from this is that leadership success always start with vision. There is practically no way one cab separate vision from Leadership. This is why an American Scholar Warren Gamaliel Bennis posited that "leadership is the capacity to translate vision i to reality and that great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them".

Governor Udom Emmanuel no doubt exhibited these trappings of visionary leadership and accentuated good governance by giving a new lease of life to Akwa Ibom State and her people through giants strides that are hinged on Five point Agenda of job creation, poverty alleviation, wealth creation, economic and political inclusion and infrastructural consolidation and expansion.

Already the wind of industrialization is blowing across the strata in the State as evidenced in massive rehabitation of moribund industries, roads constructed, youth empowerment through technical and vocational skills acquisition and entrepreneurial training (AKEES), transformation of health sector as well as investment in agriculture.

Interestingly, his germane efforts and passion for good governance and leadership have not only ranked him as the beat performing governor by the Leadership newspaper but also a truly genuine leader of our time, strongly committed to eradicating unemployment and poverty by getting the teeming youths off the street and into work through his brainchild scheme - Akwa Ibom Enterprise and Employment Scheme (AKEES) which was established to reawaken the spirit of enterprise; bringing out the entrepreneurial spirit of an Akwa Ibom person through the Dakkada creed.

In 2015 when he was elected governor of Akwa Ibom State, he observed that idleness especially across the youth population was fast becoming a norms with the attendant culture of begging and holding swag as a way of life.

The scheme has the mandate to structure vocational skills acquisition as well as boost entrepreneurial capacity through a robust enterprise development programme, the government is using scheme to empower our teeming youths through hands-on training packages.

When the scheme was established, there were furry of reactions while some people say it was another deceptive initiative by government to deceive the public others taught it was all about white collar job.

AKEES has worked to get young people off the streets and into organised work through trainings, partnerships, franchise schemes, and targeted enterprise development scheme. Today, the scheme represents a documentary of progress and resounding success. AKEES, has leveraged on this global industrial exception and engage our teeming youths positively through its platform, which covers a broad range of SMEs, and common facilities.

Governor Udom Emmanuel has also come with the crees and philosophy of greatness, "Dakkada" which has changed the psyche of Akwa Ibom. This is why Udom deserves our commendation and support. Just like the Senior Special Assistant on Technical Matters and Due Process, Elder Ufot Ebong's view of the governor, he is indeed, one to be studied. Here is one sane governor with a strong conviction that entrepreneurial development can reposition Nigeria economically ,while feeding its populace.

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Gov. Udom Emmanuel's Two Years of Visionary Leadership Reviewed by sirealsilver on October 27, 2017 Rating: 5 By   Ekemini James Vision is said to be the capacity to see beyond one natural eyes; it is a composite picture. Invariably,...

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