ABEOKUTA — FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declared that African countries stand the chance to benefit from quality transformational leadership.
Obasanjo, who spoke during the visit of a fellow at the University of Navarra, Dr. Greg Mills, emphasised the importance of transformational leadership for the progress and development of the African continent.
Mills, who was the National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs from 1994–2005, stated this during the Executive Syndicate Class for Top CEOs, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, OOLI, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The former President, who is the founder and Chairman of OOLI’s Governing Board, said: “Africa needs leaders who are committed to the infrastructural, human, and capital development of Africa.”
In his remarks, Dr. Mills drew on insights from his acclaimed book ‘The Essence of Success’ and other publications to demonstrate how leadership traits.