Amongst the 46 participants who graduated, Hon. Godwin Garba Jiwul earned two awards in Tenacity in lecture and Excellence (100% attendance) to the great delight of guests.
ACLSD is a an leadership think-tank that is committed to the upgrading of the quality of leadership bar in Africa and have trained at total of 1820 leaders across Nigeria alone since inception.
In her welcoming Speech, President of MoHF, Pastor Mrs Esther Dogon Yaro indicated that leadership is about authenticity, agility and acumen and challenge both the graduants and the matriculated to cultivate them as virtues.
The Chairman of the occasion and Director General of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) was represented by Prof. Mrs Fumi Paramallam who while addressing the guests congratulated the centre for the great job it was doing to reverse the leadership deficit in africa and charged the graduants to be good ambassadors of the institute.
The Jos first convocation/matriculation lecture was delivered by Bishop Benjamin Argak Kwashi who congratulated the graduants & welcome the new entrants. He noted that leadership is about tripartite function of pioneering, sacrifice and service. The great man added that justice and righteousness are the fibres of transformational leadership.
Among other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Director General of the ACLSD; the Chairman Board of Trustees MoHF, Prof. CJ Dakas (SAN); representative of the vice Chancellor University of Jos, Prof. Ismael Ogboru, Hon. Nankim Bagudu, Nde Yakubu Gomos, etc.
ACLSD trainning takes 12 months (one calender year) to graduate and it is opened to passionate individuals who are committed to changing the leadership narrative in Africa. With headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, it has centres in other states like Lagos, Worri, Delta state, Plateau amongst others and admits once yearly.
