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I Have Only One Vote To Cast Come 2019 General Elections - --Bishop Oyedepo

 By Leo Ezekiel and Emmanuel Eboweme.

Speaking with Journalists at outer base of African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC) Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, Chancellor Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Dr. David Oyedepo as a Chief Host C-ICADI- 4^th Covenant International Conference on African Development issues with a theme “The Challenge of Leadership: Driving Africans Future says that he has one vote constitutionally to cast for any candidate of his choice adding that he would never vie for any political office(s). He says, that the church has started seven days fast for the rescue of Nigeria (October 22^nd – 28^th, 2018) for the purposes of presenting Nigeria and her entire citizenry to the thrones of God Almighty Father so that the forth coming 2019 General Elections could produce good Leaders with Leadership Streaks that would be elected by the electorate.

Speaking again with the media he discloses that his mandates are meant for the entire globe where leaders with right trainings are raised up for the goodness of all and sundry adding that with good leadership streaks in place that uncommon democratic values would be largely enshrined so that the dividends of democracy will be provided for all and sundry.

Speaking further, Dr. Oyedepo believes that with the Holy Spirit of God in all human beings that Africans must definitely pulled out from the woods, of corruption, poverty, bad Leadership who lined up their pockets with public funds to the detriment of the down trodden masses.

Speaking to the participants the host of the (C-ICADI) 2018 Vice Chancellor of Covenant University Ota, Ogun State. Professor Aaron Atayero said the Current Human Development Index (HDI) of African nations after  decades of independence leaves much to be desired adding that contrary to the lofty post – independence expectation, as several African Countries are still heavily Challenged with underdevelopment fastened by civil wars and undemocratic, political leadership, as well as weak politics, economics and social institutions adding that, both skilled and unskilled young Africans are at great risks to their lives.

Speaking to the participants, Chairman, Conferences Organizing Committee Professor Aize Obayan says, that the theme of C-CADI 2018 “The Challenge of the Leadership: Driving Africa’s Future adding that is really strategic in its focus as it touches the nerve center of the bane of the challenges Africa has been through as this is a challenge of leadership.

Speaking further she says that C-CADI 2018 is coming right on the heels of the anniversary of Covenant University’s 16 Founder’s day, 21^st October 2002 adding that the conference interrogates issues of advancement, leadership and governance on the African Continent, while addressing strategic concerns of important relevance’s to African Development, Hence the theme of the conference aptly describes the real times of the leaders and the followers.

Speaking again, the chairman conference organizing committee professor Obayan told the participant that Dr. Oyedepo, Chancellor Covenant University said that the greatest challenge of Africa in the 21 Century is leadership adding that Covenant University was founded with the compelling vision and mission to make viable contributions  to the leadership development as encapsulated in her motto ( Raising a new generations of Leaders adding that the entire thrust of Covenant University focus is to raise leaders in all fields of human applications thereby seeking to address issues of leadership gaps in all fronts a task which has been driven with uncommon streaks within the CU system right from beginning in 2002.

Speaking again to the participants she says that one of the reasons for this 4^th C-CADI is to look at issues in the African development ambit with a view to proffering solutions as a special feature of C-CADI 2018 is the broad theme addressing “The Challenge of Leadership: Driving Africa’s Future.

Speaking to the participants conference chairperson Miss. Cecilia Akintomide made in inspiring submission where she used several models of nations leadership globally to drive home her remarks.

She made a good submission of whom had seen the Queen of Sheba, Hallie Salasia the civil wars between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the drought that shook the whole globe in the 1980s adding that within six months of assuming leadership position the new prime minister changed all the old order and embraced love, peace and forgave all and sundry as he opened the detention camps and prisons and freed all political detainees as he gave his olive hands to his brothers Eritreans.

She further said that India was one time the world capital of poverty but as this 21^st century that Indians have pulled out from poverty levels to a comfortable levels of economic freedom and progress.

She made a good example of China also, that China was one time backward in the real sense of economy index development, but, today all those hardship eras had become a thing of the past because the leadership thought it right and applied all it takes to bring out good results of administrable economics and all that.

She told the participants that God has blessed Nigeria with natural resources and Manpower, but, very sadly the leadership does not have the political will to carry out right decisions as at when due adding that Nigeria is ruled by corrupt leaders who are always interested in themselves their immediate family members and man Fridays .

She again said if all African leaders would be lovable to the down trodden masses and do the right thing at the right time that corruption, poverty Civil Wars, insurgencies would no longer see the light of day.

Speaking to the participant whom are majorly academic and industry based stake holders Her Excellently, Mrs. Joyce Banda former President of Malawi as the key note speaker delivered a thought provoking lectures on the themes of C-CADI 2018 Conference which is “The challenge of Leadership: Driving Africa’s Future and of a truth she did not disappoint the eclatic audience having been on the leadership position in Malawi for decades. She is the first female president of Malawi from 2012-2014 and second female president in the entire continent of Africa after Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia.

She actually employed several models to drive home her lectures to the uncommon participants who came from all walks of life.

Speaking the eclatic audience with a goodwill message the Royal Majesty professor Adeyemi Obalanlnge, the Olota of Ota Kingdom did a wonderful and scholarly submission on leadership adding that good leadership streaks do normally produce workable results for the leaders and followers.

Speaking with Iconblaze Magazine Online Portal. Obalanlnge the Olota of Ota Kingdom said that good leadership packages the entire environment adding that the Federal expressway connecting Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State is in terrible situation that causes traffic hold ups for valuable man hours which automatically decreases the economy index on human development.

He pragmatically concurs that the leaders should have the strong characters, strong courage and strong political will so as to making sure dividends of democracy would be provided for the entire citizenry.

His Royal Majesty Prof. Obalanlnge, Olota of Ota Kingdom was a lecturer at the Crescent University Abeokuta, Ogun State and when he rounded off his goodwill message he was uncommonly accorded a Royal Majesty Ovation. Panel discussion followed suit immediately after the tea break and the moderator was Professor Sherriff Folarin who also doubled as the compere of the morning session. The panels of discussants were Drs. Monisoye Afolabi, Adebisi Adewale, Adebukola Oyewunmi and Messer’s Femi Taiwo and John Oyewale. Of a truth the panelists did not disappoint the audience with their sharp and insightful analysis on the subject matter the keynote speaker Her Excellency Mrs banda raise in her delivery of the lectures.

The chief Transporter of African Transport Initiative Austen Uzim presented an insightful lectures to the audience detailing what ATI is day to bring education to  the door step of African child adding that they have all inclusive education, digital access,  policy maker as he says that education cannot be quantified because all African child must be captured with education as education cannot wait adding that if leadership issues must be tackled it must come through inclusive education. He says that they had repackage technology methodology and this makes education all important to all and sundry adding that education gives one great productivity on daily basis, but, very sadly Uzim says that over 13.2 millions of children are not schools which he believes is a very big challenge to solving vie leadership problems fails by Africans. He says that about 1.9 million Children at Internally Displaced Persons camps are not attending schools her queried what a colossal waste on human development index. He said that they teach the children financial laterally, financial intelligence and all basic rudiment and levels of reading writing and appreciating learning schemes. Uzim told the audience that they have well over 700 persons as members of ATI and that they are in 54 countries of African States.