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Veep calls on people in leadership
positions to be morally upright
Accra, July 25, GNA- Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on
Wednesday called for the need for people in authority to
exhibit moral strength founded on the values of respect,
honesty, fairness, tolerance, thrift and self-sacrifice.
"Even a very talented leader cannot expect to be trusted by
others without moral strength," he observed.
Vice President Mahama made the observation, when he
addressed the closing ceremony of a four-day workshop for
Muslim Leaders in West Africa, organised by the Saudi Arabia
based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and the Al-hudaibiyya
Relief Services Centre.
It was attended by 100 participants drawn from Ghana, Cote
d'Ivoire, Benin and Togo, who were exposed to topics such
as: "Self Management," "Success Planning," "Practical
Thinking" and "Speech Delivery."
Vice President Mahama said: "The ability to inspire and
motivate other people requires vision, initiative,
perseverance, courage, confidence and knowledge; for these
principles to work however, there must be a solid moral
foundation."
He noted that it is time for a new generation of leaders to
join hands to lift the quality of leadership to a level of
confidence where their subjects will be empowered with
visionary initiatives to courageously battle poverty and
hunger.
"Such a partnership that bridges generations of leadership
will inspire and motivate our people to take their destiny
into their own hands and bring about fundamental changes in
their lives."
Vice President Mahama called on the participants to be part
of the future and allow their voices of change to be heard,
adding; "Serve your people and participate in governance...
to consolidate the practice of democracy in Africa.”
Dr. Khalid Al-Ujiami of WAMY said the workshop would be
extended to Nigeria.
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