Everyone has the potential to be a leader, regardless of title or position.
But many people give themselves the title of leader, and expect others to think of them as a leader without actually understanding the true meaning of leadership.
There are also those who have been positioned as a leader by others. They may be ranked at the top of a hierarchy and hold an important position, but who fail us when we need them.
Whether a leader is granted the title of leader by others or take it upon himself, we must remember that leadership is an honor and a privilege and something that must be earned, because others are counting on you and at the same time, they are placing their trust in people at the echelon of authority, with unbending assurances that they would build and consolidate on those basic matters in which good leadership relies on.
Amidst, these core matters of leadership – behaviour, trust and service, Gburugburu has done creditably well, in harmonizing these core rudiments. Governor Ugwuanyi’s style of leadership is deeply demonstrated in his character of sticking to and sustaining the service he gives, to show care, the trust he bestow, the integrity he shows and the character he embody.
His leadership is not about his selfish interest- climbing up instead of reaching out or for personal aggrandizement, but setting examples in area of peace and conflict resolutions, inter-community/party relation, harmonized relationship among the three(3)tiers of government, Improved worker’s remuneration and incentives, most important of them are, coordinated infrastructural development, adequate security architecture and network.
Governor Ugwuanyi peace initiatives and models, attracted the attention of Institute of Chartered Arbitrator, a recognized body in Nigeria saddled with, the mandate of securing peace and resolving conflict related matters, conferred on him an honorary membership of the institute in recognition of his efforts in conflict resolution and mediation.
This is a clarion call for tertiary institutions, mediators, arbitrators and other scholars, to conduct a knowledge based research on the Gburugburu peace and conflict models. This model, when properly applied in conflicting sections, would foster peace, sanity and harmony just like we at present now, experiencing in Enugu state.
Furthermore, Enugu State Ministry of rural Development and Ministry of chieftaincy matters, saddled with the responsibility of addressing community based issues and creating a synergy for emergence of credible title holders, respectively, should as a matter of necessity, adopt Governor Ugwuanyi’s Peace and Conflict Resolution Model, in other to entrench peace and tranquility in the affairs of communities.
Also, communities, villages and clans are not left out in this clarion call to adopt Gburugburu Peace and Conflict Resolution Model. Dispute resolutions at grassroot level, is the most tedious task to venture in. Most disputes handled at this level, are characterized by, endless argument and tussle for control, inter-generational feud, over familiarity, land/boundary dispute, incompatibility of opinions, venomous vendettas and a lot more.
The good people of Enugu State, cannot forget in a hurry, the outcome of zoning system and peace it had entrenched in the entire system, especially, in Enugu State.
Some of our leaders with sit tight mentality, not practicably, conscious of the fact, that they were products of zoning system, tend to look other ways and some, truncate the inclusive based formula which brought them to political limelight, all because of their desperate desire to remain perpetually, in power.
The emergency of Gburugburu brought more stability to the zoning formula and ushered in room for inclusive government where every sections of the State is equitably represented.
BIBIAN ANEKWE NEWS ADDED..I learned that things are never as complicated as we imagine them to be. It is only our arrogance which seeks to find complicated answers to simple problems.” Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is a problem solver
Written by
Gibson Uchenna Ilozuru
MEDIA TEAM MEMBER OF ENUGU DI N’AKACHUKWU MOVEMENT
