Accountability Touch Light for Leaders

Leader’s words are bond, it gives relevant to the impact a leader can make. Does who lead well does not compromise standard in other words the maintain their ground even if it takes them to be standing alone. When leaders keep to this he enjoy leadership charisma, confidence and trust from the follower. It takes sacrifice, self-denying to act differently as a leader especially in the corruption nations where irregularity is taking as normalcy and leadership taking as avenue for exploitation of the citizen.

As a young leader we must standout now to reclaim the dignity of leadership. Youth must not allow anyone to buy their right by desperate politicians but should demand for accountability from their leaders. From the desk of The Leaders Hub mentoring and or pitch your ideology contact whatsapp number +2347039368729

Inclusive Governance Ticket for Holistic Development

Inclusive governance is a holistic approach in sharing responsibility in government without sentiment to religion, culture, group interest and race, or gender bias rather competency and merit based process are adopted to recruit, employ, and to give out opportunities to the target beneficiaries.

There is need for our leaders to balance power sharing, this will enable the nation attain to fast human capital development to support the economy of the nation. Often leaders neglect this, it will entails on their mandates and spoil the already existing development plans. Every aspect of governance system is crucial and most be give the required attention and resources to deliver it set goals. Our nation can only develop in a sustainable plan through inclusive governance structure to give people who deserve position to come in to contribute their quotas. Nations who has attained robust growth understood the power of even power sharing, which will give room for health competitors among the stakeholders which result in efficient and effective serve delivery. Inclusive governance make route for due promotion, rewards, and punishment for failure leaving the concern arms with options. This further spells out process and stages of punishment and reward for the its official. Of course this scene will give room for ethical work conduct, morale in the society and promotion of transparency act. In Summary: Growth and Development are anchor on Inclusive Governance Structure, hence leaders needs to carry every of his team along in taking position in decision making as way to maintain and sustain it developmental plan.

Author: Emmanuel Igwe - For The Leaders Hub

Advocacy for Inclusive Social Accountability

Transparency is an essential tool of governance as it enables the government to interact openly with the people and creates room for accountability. The Federal Government sought to deepen institutional and policy reforms, which led to Nigeria joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in July 2016 as the 70th country, to combat corrupt practices, and make data more accessible to her citizens. Flowing the commendable commitments of various initiatives such as the Future Project initiative- YMonitor through the Freedom of Information Project, youths have been part of the change process. The FOI project designed to further increase awareness & interest in the Act. It served as a benchmark towards sustaining the increasing culture of demanding transparency in governance. To be equipped with social accountability tools, during a rigorous capacity building workshop on the Freedom of Information Act, 2011. I began to recognize the critical importance of peace and justice, following the complexities the country face in respect to corrupt practices and mismanagement of public funds. Serving as an impact contributor, tagged an FOI Ambassador, I began engaging young people in my immediate community in Kano. Along my leadership journey, I had learned to approach challenges using compassion, collaboration and commitment. Tasked to amplifying the awareness of the FOI Act to at least 300 young people using the request guide, I engaged change makers from Enactus and Rotaract Club of Bayero University- Patience Obande, Abdullahi Agbem Abdulrahaman and Faruq Ahmed.

As impact contributors, primarily engaging at risk youths in tertiary institutions about their rights to open access of public financial information, 188 copies of the FOI guide were distributed to Rotarians of Dala-Sunrise Kano, District 9125, and students are the Federal college of Education, Kano. 73 copies were distributed to members of the National Youth Service Corps during their Community Development Service session, with further copies donated to the Kano State library.

During this processes, I discovered a deeper understanding of an injustice such as corruption is not enough, but taking action to reflect, inspire others to join you in tackling the injustice is fundamental to one’s journey to meaningfully contribute towards better outcomes, for peace. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 have set a course for all active global citizens, one that ensures inclusiveness of young people not as a matter of mere justice and rights but as well as of necessity. This has continued to strengthen the commitment to uphold accountability, transparency and ultimately the fight to not ‘leave anyone behind’. Presented by Olumide Areo who is a changemaker committed to contributing positively to the challenges of poverty and inequality in Africa and beyond. As a Project Pakati changemaker; he contributed to the development of a proposed mandate of political structure for global best practices on advisory councils of young leaders in Africa. The results convened recommendations for the African Union’s Office of the Youth Envoy ‘Greater Inclusion of African Youths in Public Service and Governance Report’ August 2020. He is a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award recipient, recognized with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for humanitarian efforts. He is from Nigeria.

Mr Emmanuel Igwe FOI Ambassadorial Report

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act is key transparency gadget to be use by the citizen of any nation to hold the government accountable, request for details from public offices and to assess the performance of elected leaders. Ymonitor have rose to undertake these responsibility through training and empowering Ambassadors from the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria.

This innovative and transforming excercise is coming out this recent time in Nigeria to curb out sharp practices and irregularities in public offices and promote cordial relation between the government and it citizens. The future project chose to invoke Freedom of Information Act 2011to enable Nigerians understand what is happening in the three (3) arms of government and get them prepare to take position in enforcing law and order that promote synergies and overall growth and development of Nigeria. Mr. Emmanuel Igwe CEO The Leaders Hub was selected along other 29 Ambassadors to serve a year tenure in promoting this project from grass root within the 6 Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria. Mr Emmanuel is particularly overseeing this Act is adopted in Ebonyi State.

Mr Emmanuel Igwe is FOI Southeast Ambassador

Following the recent efforts of The Future Project to curb out bad governance and instir trust between Nigerian citizens and their leaders. A motion by Y_Monitor to select 30 Ambassadors across six geographical location was adopted and here are the Ambassadors who will be the changemaker in bring to fruition Freedom of Act 2011 from grass root. Meet the Ambassador using this link https://monitor.yafri.ca/foi-ambassadors

Read more

Session Outcome of Some Mentors of The Leaders' Hub and Representative of We For Change Organization on Zoom

The Leaders Hub is platform where successor generational leaders are groomed and empowered to succeed in entrepreneurship development, business and good governance system. Mentoring and coaching are tools we consider very important in achieving the above goals for raising emerging young leaders globally. On 4th February 2021 12:13PM Nigerian time the Leaders Hub received a request from We for Change (WFC) a well known organization at Nepal for leadership and business coaching. We quote the chat

I am Bivuti Basnet, a 22 year old youth activist from Nepal. I am currently working at a youth-led youth NGO (16-24 age group) situated in Kathmandu, Nepal. I checked out The Leader's Hub and find it very inspiring. I would love to learn more from you regarding youth employment and transformational leadership strategies

The Leaders Hub team of Mentors carried out research which shows that We for Change was established in 2012, is a non profit youth-led organization based in Kathmandu, Nepal. We for Change is the only youth led organization of Nepal that is entirely led by 16 to 24 age group of young people highly committed in engaging and empowering young people of Nepal through leadership and capacity building initiatives through; group learning, sports, meditation, yoga, music and dance to solve issues of leadership, livelihood, environment sustainability, health, disaster management. It is amazing to know its sponsors have always make fund available as when needed for projcet execution that have led to a milestone success of; 21,035 young people reached; 13 Districts Covered; 5 Projects Implemented; and 31 Programs Organized for the youths. Its on this background that The Leaders Hub are coming to support this youtful organization to do more by coaching them on how to be self-reliants productive and creative to support the efforts of they sponsors in developing the organization further. In surmouting the above challenge, the Leaders Hub and its mentors held introductory meeting to chat way forward. Here are the resolution from the first meeting; On the 17th of February 2021, mentors from Leaders' Hub held a Zoom meeting/mentoring with some leaders of WE FOR CHANGE Organization from Nepal, with 75% male and 25% females, on the challenges facing the Organization. The meeting was held in order to find a lasting solution to some of the challenges that the Organization is faced with and how to be relevant in the country. The representatives complained of noninclusion of youth, the inability to get their projects sponsored by other international Organizations and the challenge of getting a direct contact of the Organizations they intend getting sponsorship from coupled with lack of innovation. During the course of meeting, lots of challenges were raised and possible solutions were given. Introduction was done by the Amb Emmanuel who talked about leadership and what leadership entails. He also spoke about mentorship and how to be a good mentor through transformational leadership. Leaders who can pass on what they learn to their society and also other youths. In addition, the floor was given to Ambassador Dr Uzoma to profer solutions to the challenges faced by WE FOR CHANGE. Dr Uzoma started by introducing himself and went further to say that the reason why youth are not taken seriously was due to the non inclusion of youthfulness expressed by the Nepalese National Anthem, That "There is no single phrase or line in the National anthem inclined to the youths". This he said is the main reason why the youths are not so considered in Nepal coupled with the lack of resourcefulness. He gave example with Nigeria and also Ghana where the national anthem captured the youth, stating that a national anthem is not just a song but a well articulated bundle of vision. And as matter of rule, a vision fuels one with confidence to take action in the right direction. After Dr Uzoma Chigozie spoke, the next to speak was Ambassador Umar Ibrahim Adamu who introduced himself and went ahead to ask the Representatives of WE FOR CHANGE if they understood the full meaning of SDGs and how many goals it encompasses. The WE FOR CHANGE leader answered the question and Ambassador Umar went ahead by congratulating the organization and also commending their efforts for setting up such visionary organization with such age range of 16 - 24 years. But he stated that he feels the age limit is part of the problems that's making the organization not to gain more relevance and recognition in the face of government. He stated also that it will be better to make the age limit up to the standard of United Nations and also he advised that they should embark on projects which are sustainable and impactful, and he also pointed that they should try to work with the SDGs goals where he mentioned Goal #1 (Poverty elevation), Goal #2 (Zero hunger), Goal #3 (Good health and well-being), Goal #4 (Quality Education), Goal #5 (Gender equality), and Goal #17 (Partnership to achieve the goals). The best way to alleviate poverty is to adopt the culture of entrepreneurships - skill acquisitions and more. He also advised that they should get partners and sponsors for their projects according to SDG Goal #17 stating that they can't do it all by themselves if the mission of the United Nations is to be achieved before 2030 through partnership. Lastly he stated that they will keep mentoring them and help them achieve their mission and objectives. After Ambassador Umar Ibrahim Adamu was Comrade Ayo who is an economist and an entrepreneur. He encouraged them to capitalize on their available resources and advised that they should utilize their resource locations by converting them into centre of attraction. He stated that the organization should look inward on what they can generate from available resources and also focus more on entrepreneurships. He also said that the organization should collaborate with the government for better results and effective activities in the nation. Follow-Up Mechanism There should be proper data gathering, effective and efficient management and Monitoring. The Leaders' Hub mentors are to develop checklists for follow-up on various aspect of programs under the organization. The meeting/Mentoring ended at exactly 2:20pm Nigerian time. Names of Mentors of Leaders' Hub are: 1. Amb Emmanuel Igwe

2. Amb Dr Uzoma Chigozie

3. Comrade Ayo

4. Amb Umar Ibrahim Adamu

Names of representatives from WE FOR CHANGE organization are: 1. Prayas K.C. - Secretary

2. Bivuti Basnet - Senior Finance Officer

3. Sanif Kandel - Executive Member

4. Srijana Gautam - Finance Officer

The leaders hub and its mentors will liase with We for Change representatives by engaging them with series of meeting, workshop to groom them up. This will be fully launch in the coming weeks.

Building a Global Green Economy is Possible? - Mr. Emmanuel Igwe

We live in the world of uncertainties; everyone has a role to perform to safe guard the nature for future.

The greatest challenge we face as human comes in our environment that’s caused continues abuse of nature, over grazing and undermining of environmental good practices. Today the negative effects include i)desert encroachment ii) Climatic Change iii)Gradual exist of natural species iv) Global warming. Sadly, it has also confronted us today with numerous illnesses both discovered and hidden ones. United Nations Sustainability Solution Network (UNSDSN) is in the frontline of combating these unhealthy environmental practices, reduction of burning of fossils that have green way to solar energy, hydroelectricity among others. This is a great achievement in building green and sustainable economy, but then we must understand third world countries are yet to get acclimatize with usage, suppose benefit and danger of it if not in use. That’s where the role of leaders sets in.

Setting up, organizing routine sensitization program to educate the masses the need for world to embrace green economy. Also effort should be channel for collaboration with international Non-Governmental Organization and developed nations doing that will go a long way in creating healthy eating lifestyle and conducing environment for all. We must understand what happen in a region also affect other directly or indirect regardless of geographical location. This can be better projected with recent outbreak of Covid 19 which started in Wuhan in China today the world had share from same cup of sorrow. This send a signal, we must stand together in unity to build the future we yearn for with inclusiveness diversity and integration.

FAILURE IS WHAT YOU NEED... - DR. UZOMA CHIGOZIE

In a world where we have all been taught to run away from failure, it would sound almost detrimental to teach that failure is needed. Failure has been made to sound synonymous to giving up and, because of this, many people have been wooed away from the helpful benefits of failing.

Bill Gates once said "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people to think they can't fail." This means that failure does something remarkable to a person. Success makes successful people to think they know it all while failure teaches the teachable soul. Without failure, there is no success story that would have happened

. The morbid fear for failure is what has caused some of the rifts in the world. Ponder on that! Many are frightened to death about failure. The big question is, how does one relate with failure? Here are tips to help you with that. 1. Stay down until you learn. Resilience is not stupidity. Many people keep jumping up without turning inward to learn why they failed. Do all the research in the world. Read all the relevant books on the subject. Learn first why you failed before getting up. Otherwise, you will repeat the failure. 2. Draw up a different strategy. Many people even after some attempts at learning still believe in their old strategy. According to Zig Ziglar, that is insanity. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. If you have truly learned why you failed, it should show in your next move. 3. Build a reliable team. Team up with great minds. Jack Ma said it this way: You need the right people, not the best people. Often, many don't know the difference. Right people talks about attitude while the best people talks about skill. If you partner with the most skilled people who have an unhealthy attitude, you will still fail with time. Keep a healthy attitude yourself if you want to win. 4. Keep in mind that failure can still happen again even if you did everything right. You could get the right team, set up excellent core values and principles in your workplace, draw up wonderful strategies and still fail. Les Brown once said "If life knocks you down, try and land on your back because if you can look up, you can get up." Never give up. Let me say it again, never give up. So I leave you with my original quote: You cannot feed on success alone. You need failure too. Life tastes better like smoothie with both. I am Dr. Uzoma Chigozie, a disruptive thinker and personal development coach. For enquiries and consultation, call +234 8055 6515 42

WHAT IS THE COST? - DR. UZOMA CHIGOZIE

Often, many people do not quite appreciate the cost implication of the things they engage in. If they were to sit down and analyze their life, they would discover that, on many occasions, they made decisions without a full grasp of what it will cost them. For example, I made a decision to study clinical medicine in Nigeria without knowing the cost of that decision. I didn't know that that decision would mean I would have to bury my head in the books even when I wanted to raise it. I didn't know I would have to stick my head into the sand of my books even when I got the radio frequency of an interesting story. Stories kept flying over my head although I caught some. In retrospect, I remember some senior colleagues who wouldn't respond to my greeting when they are reading for a text/quiz. And I used to imagine them been stuck in an inescapable trance. Frankly, the cost of that decision meant an unrefined relationship skill which, amazingly, was supposed to be the crux of my life. That decision framed a world for me. My friends, the few I had, were those in my field of study. I barely knew people around me. I was nearly a lone wolf in a jungle of people. Fast forward to life after school, I knew I had to consciously cultivate a good relational skill if I wanted to become successful. It is helping me now although I wouldn't say I have attained the peak. So I ask, "You, who desire to pay attention to the path of the wealthy, do you know the cost of your desire? You, who want to get married, do you understand the cost of being married? You who want to have a lot of friends, do you understand the cost of having many friends? Do you know that there is a responsibility to show yourself friendly to them all? Can you bear that cost? Very often, we don't sit down to count the cost. The man who wants to travel on the path of the wealthy, does he know that there is a responsibility placed upon him by reason of the affluence to take care of the poor? Or does he think the affluence is there to take care of his own needs only? The man who has been made to believe in the piety of penury, does he understand the cost of that? Does he know that it would mean that he tucked his ego into his pocket to ask and beg? Every decision you make has its cost. Do you know what it is? I recommend that you sit down in a quiet place and ask questions about the cost of that decision you are about to make. When it seems easy just know that the hard is tucked under. When Jesus gave his recruitment pitch, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light," little did his disciples know that the cost of taking his yoke (Matthew 11: 29, 30). However, the beginning of the next chapter told us the first cost they had to bear. They became very hungry. The hunger was so severe that these men who were raised to know the Jewish norms violated the sabbath. Of course, they were following a single man who told anyone who cared to listen that foxes have holes but he has no place to lay his head. When the Pharisees complained, the men were so busy eating that Jesus had to defend them. Imagine that Jesus was not there. Perhaps, the Pharisees would've lashed out at them. My candid advice for you in this new year and new month is to sit down first and count the cost of your decisions.

Action Points: 1. After you have heard the pitch, sit down and count the cost. Ask targeted questions at the recruiter if need be. 2. Check if you have sufficient to finish the cost. Starting is good but finishing is great. 3. When you have checked it and are sure you can win, take action. I am Dr. Uzoma Chigozie, a disruptive thinker cum personal development coach. This year, I look forward to seeing you at the top. For enquiries and consultation, call or WhatsApp +234 805 565 1542

Strategic Leadership & Sustainability is Key to Nations Building - Mr. Emmanuel Igwe

As a leader it’s very important you go extra mile to protect and preserve your ecosystem. This is considered paramount as it will definitely affect the quality of lives, kinds of opportunities and future of your followers that is to say it shapes the world around you.

The world is experiencing climate shift in recent time as results of environmental pollution which should have been control if the concern agency take responsibilities, who know by today certain earthquakes, landslide and exit of our natural species would have been reduce drastically. This write up is wake up call to our leaders to be at vigilant and enforce necessary action that will help regulate and protect nature as it affect everyone regardless of economics status, religious or cultural background. The leaders hub took a research in one of the rural communities in Jikwoyi Abuja, Nigeria to find out while people living in those areas are reportedly been a victim of malaria chlorella and elephantiasis from medical records.

We find out the area is densely populated and without proper water channels as a results a lots of damp water that could harbor dangerous microorganism could be found there. With regards to the above challenge we encourage the concern government agency to double their effort in ensuring:

1)That the people have access to quality drinking water and 2)They communities should welcome collaboration from real estate firm to build quality and affordable houses and it should be adopt in line with SDGs guideline and protocols.

Step Forward: The government should holistically consider partnering with private firm who provide means to quality water supply by granting tax holiday to new company in this regards in doing that the communities will benefit more from social amenities and diversify economic activities. The community heads should work closely with investors to sustain developmental plans The communities should be carry along as well be given opportunities to participates in whatever project initiated in the communities in doing that sustainability of it results will be assured.