{"id":228932,"date":"2016-07-08T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T11:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=228932"},"modified":"2016-07-08T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T11:03:20","slug":"kufour-gets-leadership-and-governance-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=228932","title":{"rendered":"Kufour gets leadership and governance award "},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3353\" class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3358\">Former President John Agyekum Kufour, has received an honorary award for his contribution to the socio-economic growth of the country, in the field of leadership and governance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3358\">Receiving the award, the Former President admonished the country&#8217;s youth to be focused and nurture their leadership qualities for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229026 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/john-agyekum-kufuor-4.jpg\" alt=\"john agyekum kufuor (4)\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3969\" class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3968\">\u201cI believe I became what I became through a long apprenticeship that started from my student days and I wish that for the up and coming generations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3959\" class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3958\">According to the Former President, whether in politics or in the corporate world, good leadership is crucial to the growth of the country and urged students at the tertiary level to strive for such qualities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u201cWithout good leadership that really cares about the sustainability of life we would be lost.<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3960\">It does not fall like a ripe fruit from the tree down for people to pick, we need to nurture it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229024 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/john-agyekum-kufuor-2.jpg\" alt=\"john agyekum kufuor (2)\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3966\" class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3967\">President Kufuor was speaking at the Impact Africa Summit 2016, where he was acknowledged for his role in the achievement of Ghana\u2019s millennium development goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\">Other persons who were celebrated included Professor Kwesi Yankson, Farida Bedwei, Professor Enyonam Yoa Kwawukume, Togbe Afede Xiv and Kenneth Ashigbey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229023 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/john-agyekum-kufuor-1.jpg\" alt=\"john agyekum kufuor (1)\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3965\" class=\"yiv5743802700MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467910485879_3964\">By: Esther Knox \/ citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President John Agyekum Kufour, has received an honorary award for his contribution to the socio-economic growth of the country, in the field of leadership and governance.\u00a0 Receiving the award, the Former President admonished the country&#8217;s youth to be focused and nurture their leadership qualities for the future. \u201cI believe I became what I became 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