A leader must be strong-willed and unyielding, according to Vice President Kashim Shettima, who claims that soft-spoken people would be more at home in the candy aisle than in the Oval Office.
“One of the leading oil palm producers in Malaysia came to my office just last week,” Shettima remarked in an interview with Channels TV. I dialled Pastor Umo Eno’s number to reach the governor of Akwa Ibom State. He answered the first ring. They intend to begin with 10,000 acres in Akwa Ibom and have a $500 million investment in oil palm. Giving the order to “let them come and start work at once” is a prime example of leadership. To lead is to demonstrate. Leadership entails making decisions with far-reaching consequences. Plus, good guys don’t belong in leadership roles. Kind folks ought to be peddling ice cream and chocolate, he remarked.
Shettima took use of the opportunity to make a broader call for Nigeria to return to its agricultural legacy and alleviate widespread poverty and unemployment. He reminded his audience that the nation was founded on farming and that this tradition held the key…See_More
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