First Bank has pledged to continue to work with Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) to promote leadership development in the country.
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Managing Director/Chief Executive, FirstBank Nigeria Limited, Mr. Adebisi Onasanya said this at the Guest Speaker's Forum of the NLI on Tuesday.
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Represented by the the Head, corporate Social Responsibility, FirstBank, Mr. Ismail Omamegbe, Onasanya noted that the NLI's mission of bridging the knowledge gap between NLI Fellows and the young associates of the Future Leaders programme buttresses a core focus area of FirstBank's corporate responsibility programme, namely, youth empowerment.
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"We have partnered with the Nigerian Leadership Initiative since 2008 and are proud of our association with patriotic Nigerians who are committed to drive positive changes in Nigeria as well as promote the development and sustenance of value based leadership among Nigerians. Our partnership with NLI is geared towards promoting leadership development and supporting emerging young leaders in Nigeria as well as Nigerians in the Diaspora.
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We trust that this forum will enable NLI Associates who have exhibited outstanding leadership skills in their various professions to be better prepared to lead in every capacity, while they imbibe a deeper understanding of the necessary but rewarding sacrifices and qualities of great leadership."
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The forum featured the Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Ibrahim Shema as Guest Speaker. Shema, who was represented by the Head of Service of the state, Alhaji Ali Muhammed, presented a paper titled, "The Challenges of Political Leadership."
Leadership development is something very important in times like this so I support this wholeheartedly...This makes a lot of sense to me.