Ghana needs exceptional leaders – Rev. Joyce Aryee

General News of Friday, April 12, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-04-12

Ghana Executive Director for Salt and Light Ministries, Rev. Joyce Aryee, has stated.

According to her, the country's socio-economic development can only be improved.

Rev. Aryee who was a Minister of State in the PNDC made the statements at the maiden edition of the GRASAG Entrepreneurship and Leadership (GEL) Summit 2019 held in Accra last Friday.

The summit was organized by the Central University Branch of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG).

Exceptional leaders

Giving the attributes of essential leaders, she said they were vision bearers, creative, result oriented and courageous among others.

She, therefore, advised the youth to inculcate the qualities of exceptionalism since they were future leaders.

Rev. Aryee, who is also a Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, said she believed in the youth of today.

She is committed to embracing challenges of great leadership, acknowledging that the rate of change has been increased.

"As technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, global trade also continues to expand and social, political and environmental problems. Exceptional leaders are needed in business, government, education, health and our communities. "

Will you accept the challenge to grow these six roots of integrity, vision, concern, creativity, results-orientation and courage? Will you do whatever it takes to grow your business, offering its shelter and strength to those around you, "she asked.

Call to aspire

The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines used the California Oak Tree (Odum tree) to urge the undergraduates to aspire to be outstanding leaders in society. "Great leaders grow deep roots," she said.

For his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Quente Africa and the Director of Enterprise Development, Dominion University, Dr. Daniel Agbeko underscored the importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to the development of the country.

According to him, the only way to resolve the economic challenges that the country was facing was to make TVET a priority in the country's educational system.

He stressed that it was high time graduates acquired additional knowledge in TVET in order to create jobs for the next generation.

Dr Agbeko also advised the graduates of the Ministry of Education on the subject of the establishment of at least 20 technical and vocational institutes.

He also wants to think critically and innovatively. "The youth in this country should be critical thinkers and innovative. "He added." The world is looking for people who would offer solutions to current challenges.