1. Vision is the basic ingredient for creation. Hence, the creation of a new Nigeria must begin with a new vision. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
2. To create a new vision, we must engage our imagination. Imagination is powerful. Whatever picture we see of ourselves and circumstances in our imagination controls our lives. Ultimately, it becomes our reality. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
3. Our imagination is our God-given opportunity to shape the future. There is nothing that man has created that did not exist first as a mental picture in somebody’s mind. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
4. Therefore, the constituent parts of Nigeria have to agree to create a new Nigeria, and it must become a reality first in our minds. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
5. The picture of a new Nigeria must be one where everyone, be it Itsekiri, Fulani,Tiv, Ibo, Ibibio, Hausa, Yoruba or Nupe can dream & where the legal, educational, political & economic systems will empower citizens to fulfil their dreams #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
6. The fact that our culture has not been shaped to value and utilize intangible resources to our advantage has set us back by centuries. It's time to unleash our creative imagination, by so doing, uncap our potential to develop Nigeria #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
7. Great leaders have the capacity for imagination. They see farther and further than everyone else. They see things, not just the way they are, but the way they could be. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
8. Therefore anyone who occupies a leadership position and does not possess the quality to see possibilities in any situation, no matter how worse, is a disaster waiting to happen. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
9. Nigeria is obviously in a ditch in terms of development. The only way to have a better future as Nigerians is to open our eyes. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
10. The beauty of our future is in our dreams. Our future is in our picture. And once we have this ability to see, we must stop following those who lead us into a ditch. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
11. Many young Nigerians are running out of the country because they cannot see the beautiful future for the country, neither can they see one for themselves in it. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
12. Until an average Nigerian is empowered and his or her potentials are unleashed, our leaders will not be respected on the global scene. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
13. A recent report shows that Nigeria has the highest number of people living in extreme poverty. However Nigerians have to come to terms with how their lives are being literally wasted by our lack of development #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
14. Nigeria is not poor. It is richly loaded with some of the world’s best mineral and human resources. Our poverty is that of the mind. The creation of a new Nigeria that is prosperous must begin with a new vision. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
15. We don't need each administration or party that is in power to create a new vision for us. Our dream should be the basis for choosing those who represent us. It will no longer be those who give paltry sums of money to buy our votes #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
16. Government should only be a vehicle that will take us to the destination. And if the vehicle develops a fault, we should change it for a better one. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
17. Until we capture and pursue our own vision, we and our resources will be used to fulfill other people’s dreams. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
18. As soon as we decide on the Nigerian Dream, it would determine our policy decisions, the quality of our educational system, law and order, justice system, financial system, manufacturing and technological advancement. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
19. With the dream of a new Nigeria, our cultural diversity will become an asset as we stop our age-long tribal wars and move in the same direction. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
20. We must fight and overcome the mindset and behavioural patterns that have set us back. For example, selfishness, tribalism, mediocrity will have to give way for a new Nigeria to emerge. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
21. The causes of our slow development are deeper than what most people think. Most of them are cultural and were developed over centuries. For development to occur, we need to change some of our beliefs and value systems. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
22. The lack of value for human life is one of the most fundamental issues we must deal with if our country will ever experience development. We must enact and enforce life protecting legislation. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
23. We must rise above self-centredness & put aside our ego so we can work together to build our communities. That way the principle of synergy will help us to achieve much more together than we can individually. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
24. We must start to place value on our time and that of others; be punctual for appointments, get the best out of each day, and be determined not just to spend our time but to invest it wisely. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
25. Poor management of resources; not lack of money, is the reason for Nigeria’s poverty. Hence, we have to deal with our inclinations to excessive socializing & wastage; it has kept our nation in dire poverty #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
26. We need to create a culture where people love to study so as to change our mass ignorance problem, understanding that people’s earning power is proportional to their level of mental sophistication. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
27. We need to encourage individual’s initiative. Government and the financial sector must encourage people to start businesses. We must make it easy for people to start and run their businesses. It is business that creates jobs. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
28. It is a new generation. It is the dawn of a new day for this nation. I believe that God will use you and me to create a new Nigeria and we must take responsibility for its development. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
29. There is hope for a better Nigeria, if only we can arise and take responsibility for it. Please, stand up to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign. #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
30. I have good news. I see a new Nigeria evolving, a beautiful future for us and our children. With hard work and God’s help, our dream shall come to pass! #glsnig #leadershipdiscourse @GLS_Nigeria
