Obasanjo’s Four Attributes of Leadership - TVCP
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By reading, we learn. Today, I picked these four attributes from a letter written by Nigeria’s former president, Obasanjo: “make bold to say that there are four major factors to watch out for in a leader”. The acronym is TVCP:
T: Track record of ability and performance.
V: Vision that is authentic, honest and realistic
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C: Character and attributes
P: Physical and mental capability with soundness of mind
Majority of your compatriots abhor intellectual discourse, either because they are dishonest by design, or they are tormented by ineptitude. There is a disturbing level of moral depravity in the land, it can feel hopeless sometimes.
Here, the message is irrelevant, it's always about the messenger and his origin.
Brilliant take as always Francis.
Yet, I think while we should aim for objectivity- placing as much emphasis on the message than the messenger, this particular case is different.
OBJ is as corrupt as the other and we can forget his antecedent.