Vice President Kashim Shettima has challenged graduates to embrace their potential and contribute to building a brighter future for Nigeria instead of jolting out of the country in search of greener pastures.
He gave the charge when the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House Of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, led the graduating class of the second cohort of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative on a visit to him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Vice President struck a chord of empowerment when he urged the graduates to reject disillusionment and embrace their potential within Nigeria, saying “Let no one deceive you that the grass is greener at the other end”
The Vice President acknowledged the country’s current challenges, offering a resolute vision for overcoming them.
He praised the graduates’ digital prowess, encouraging them to leverage their skills for national development as he also urged them to remain in the country and join efforts towards national development.
Shettima further challenged their perception of leadership, shifting the focus from physical strength to intellectual agility, even as he stated that “the hallmark of true leadership is not the ability to lift a bag of cement, but the ability to come up with robust solutions to a nation’s problems.
The Vice President called on the LMI graduates to become active participants in shaping Nigeria’s destiny.
Responding, the founder of the LMI programme and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila said the generation of young men and women in the cohort is a generation like no other.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
