Dr. Myles Munroe
Motivational speaker and author, Dr. Myles Munroe, has urged Nigerian leaders to give priority to youth development.
He said the future belonged to youths, adding that one of the obligations of a true leader was to transfer knowledge to coming generations.
Munroe spoke in Lagos on Tuesday as the guest lecturer at the inauguration of Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment.
SMILE also graduated its one-year leadership trainees.
Munroe in his speech, titled, Youth Empowerment: A catalyst for change, urged leaders to think more about the next generation.
He described as regrettable, a situation whereby many leaders in the developing countries failed to leave behind enviable legacies.
"Leadership is what happens in our absence because when you are present to do everything you are less a leader," he said.
SMILE's president, Mrs Adebimpe Bamgbose-Martins, said Nigeria must keep its focus on youths, to drive meaningful progress and change.
She urged the government at all levels to formulate polices for youths and make available funds to ensure they are self-sufficient.
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