Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya was this weekend voted Politician of the Year by The Guardian Post ( the lone English language daily). This is of course an indication that the world so wants good leadership these days. Even though this generation has deplored the apparent lack of this, there are still plenty of good leadership examples; those that exemplify devotion, genuineness and the preponderance of devoted integrity.
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant” says Max DePree. In fact, what dictates the qualities of a good leader is the application of legitimacy, or, put another way, the loving integrity that comes along with the role. Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya Cyprian, is former Member of Parliament for Nkambe Centre constituency and was also Questor at the National Assembly and Executive Coordinator of the Pan African Parliamentarians Network on Climate Change. As Brain Tracy puts it, he became “the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if he had no title or position”.
From all indications, he entered politics because he had a dream for his people- a dream to see his people walk side by side with development initiatives.He was resolute after spending 25 years in Parliament and today, The Guardian Post sees in him a great politician. Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya worked hard to be able to construct bridges, build community halls, churches, schools, health centers, palaces, schools,e villages, supported farmers with improved planting materials, lobbied for the opening of farm to market roads and construction of classrooms etc. As a diehard militant of the Social Democratic Front-SDF, he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Minister of water and Energy, a position which he held for over 10 years until recently when he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Politicians like Hon. Awudu model are a level of constancy and consistency that individuals, teams, and organizations so desperately need, but often find missing. It is what we should aspire to if we provide any sense of leadership anywhere in life,says The Guardian Post. Now, in business as CEO of CAMITEX.
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