The Permanent Secretary of the FCT Administration, Mr. Olusade Adesola, has been conferred with the prestigious Thomas Sankara Leadership Prize for Integrity and Transparency Award, for his contributions to the advancement of the cause of young people in Nigeria.
The award ….by the Youth Partnership for Africa’s Development, YOUPAD, is premised on Adesola’s administrative astuteness and impeccable leadership traits.
YOUPAD is a Pan-African Organization with headquarters in Kigali with the mandate of equipping youths with leadership and entrepreneurship skills so as to raise the crop of dynamic youth force Africa desperately needs.
Conferring the award on the permanent secretary in his office in Abuja, the Secretary of YOUPAD, Daniel Kewul, the leadership award is also in recognition of Adesola’s zero tolerance for corruption in public service.
In his words, “Our terms of reference in conferring this honour to your esteem person include your hard work and dedication to national service, high administrative acumen and selfless leadership ideology. You are a team player and a passionate youth developer, which is evident in your all-inclusive leadership style, which has contributed immensely towards the development of your subordinates.
“You are a team player who carries everyone along in your decision making, irrespective of tribe, religion or gender. You are a public servant with zero tolerance for corruption, nepotism or favouritism and your exemplary lifestyle which promotes the African moral values, which is worthy of emulation by the youth-including others too numerous to be mentioned in prints.”
In his responds, the Permanent Secretary thanked the leadership of YOUPAD for singling him for the recognition, adding that the award will spur him up for greater exploits.
Adesola recalled his stay Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports where he facilitated the review of Youth Policy, which has been recognized and adopted as credible document.
He further revealed that he was equally instrumental to the coming onboard of the Nigeria National Youth Day, as well as playing an active role in the resolution of the internal crisis that engulfed the Nigeria Youth Council.
He also called on the youths to brace up and harness their political, economic and entrepreneurial potentials so they can take their rightful positions in the development of Nigeria in particular and the Africa continent in general.
On the FCT Administration’s achievement on youth development, the permanent secretary said the Administration has over the years been engaging the youth in the areas of skill acquisition and entrepreneurial empowerment, sports development and leadership development, amongst others.
