U.S, Gordon Barrett task corps members on innovation

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By Vera Samuel Anyagafu and Prisca Sam-Duru
The United States Public Affairs Section in partnership with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Gordon Barrett have charged Corps members, who have been identified as potential leaders, to build a prestigious network of young African leaders at the forefront of change and innovation in their respective disciplines.
US Acting Consul General Dehab Ghebreab, who spoke at an event organised for corps members,  enjoined them to remain steadfast in their exemplary leadership skill, so as to withstand the constantly changing technology that continues to change the way people live, learn, and work.
She said, “In Africa, considerable progress has been made in developing leadership in support of national development. You are 22-23 years now, and in ten years, if you plan it well, you could be directors, vice presidents of companies, successful politicians, judges, professors, and so, I urge you all to dream big.”
Ghebreab noted that Americans of Nigerian descent have achieved extraordinary successes noting that; some are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators at various Universities across the US, and given the same opportunities, young men and women of Nigeria would attain similar successes.
“Although, challenges of globalizations, such as transnational crime, terrorism, trafficking in persons, and regional conflicts are dampening economic growth, they should not deter efforts to grooming 21st century leaders, who posses the knowledge, skills, discipline, integrity and wisdom to solve global challenges, Dehab said, stressing that, “I am hopeful that beneficiaries of these and other programs will be the effective leaders who will transform Nigeria in the next twenty years.
The US Acting Consul General who strongly believes that through in-country programs and exchange opportunities, such as Fulbright, Humphrey Fellowship and a number of International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Nigerian youths leadership skills will have no match across the world, disclosing that, a number of outlined U.S embassy programs in 2014, intend to bring more than 500 young African leaders to the United States each year for leadership training and mentoring.
“These proposed programs intend to create unique opportunities in Africa for youths to use their new skills to propel economic growth and prosperity in the country.” She said.
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