PHOTOS: PVAN’s Electoral C’ttee Organises Seminar, Urges Unity As Contestants Roll Out “Manifestos”
PHOTOS: PVAN’s Electoral C’ttee Organises Seminar, Urges Unity As Contestants Roll Out “Manifestos”.
By Afeez Bello.
As the election of the State Chapter of Professional Videographers Association of Nigeria (PVAN) draw nearer. The association organizes an all important seminar and manifesto for the contestants who will slug it out in tomorrow’s election for various positions in the State executives of the organization, today, April 24 at the historic Mapo Hall, Ibadan.
While addressing the contestants and the congregants, PVAN Electoral Commission Chairman, Asiwaju Yemi Yussuf noted that,”We want to rewrite PVAN History. We are looking forward to how this association will be rejigged for the next 3 years. All contestants should take note that the campaign will end tonight by 12am. All contestants should go on social media and tag Asiwaju Yemi Yussuf. Today is a memorable day. Some of you that are planning to emerge as our leaders tomorrow, it is now we will know the kind of legacy you want to leave behind. The certificate that will be received today will be a requirement for tomorrow’s election accreditation. 9 local governments will participate in this election and 17 state executives will be voted into office. You achieve greatness through hard work and prayer. The problem our association is encountering is from the grassroots and we must ensure that we proffer lasting solutions to it. All Local Governments should submit their delegate lists because it would be out tonight. Only 10 delegates per LGA should show up because we want to conduct free and fair and credible election. Each candidate will present a party agent who is member of PVAN. No one should wear or display any kind of campaign souvenir tomorrow, he pleaded.
In his remarks, one of the leaders of the association in the state, Hon Abiodun Bello, welcomed all the leaders and contestants.”PVAN is presentable everywhere. Let’s promote PVAN everywhere we go. Let’s be conscious of the time since timelessness is a discipline.
While delivering the lecture,”Basic Principles and Good Governance”, the Head, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, Professor Bashir Gbadebo Akande Lasisi, highlighted the quality of a good leader and what makes good governance. A leader should be of good character and integrity. A bad person knows himself but waits for who will say it. Yorubas ensure they make a person with integrity their leader. A leader should communicate very well and he should be articulate, receive feedback from his people, carry them along and observe their reactions to his idea. He should always outspoken and be a good listener. A good leader must be a learner, since learning is essential for him. He should learn from history and his predecessors, make them (predecessors) his role model. For instance, people choose Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Mahatma Ghandi as their role models. A leader should be able to encourage and motivate his people in order to make the association great. He should show his people the way in order to achieve success.
He continued, there are some challenges in being a leader such as problem of right decision. A leader will take tough decisions for the interest of the association. A leader can make the right decision at the wrong time. It is essential for a leader to take the right decision at the right time since decision making is very delicate. For instance, the issue of cashless policy in the country which the federal government claimed that it has eradicate kidnapping and reduce corruption in the country. But this policy have some effects on the people negatively. There are some basic principles guiding good governance such as clear process of selection; responsiveness; efficiency and effectiveness – leader should fulfil his or her promise; openess and transparent; Innovation – a leader should be able to bring up new things. Changing of power is necessary in order to being up new ideas that will transform the organization; fund and financial management – some people can’t use their money the way they use association money due to the fact that they lack leadership qualities. All the contestants should realize that power belong to the people”. he submitted.
In attendance were former governors: PVAN Awoniyi Olanrewaju, PVAN (Ambassador) Femi Alaseyin, PVAN Solomon Oladayo, PVAN Oluniyi Olanrewaju.
Also, in attendance were PVAN Lawal, PVAN Kehinde Oyewumi, PVAN Wale Adegoke, PVAN Oyedokun Oyelowo Gabriel (outgoing PVAN Governor), PVAN Ayotunde Busari, PVAN Yussuf Okekehinde (former DG), Alhaji Lukman (Former SA to Ibadan South South LCDA Chairman), Hon (PVAN) Yahyah Olatunde, Prince Olawale (Star FM), Dr (PVAN)Abdulsalam, PVAN Ogundare, Elder (PVAN)Femi Alase, PVAN Wale Adegoke, PVAN Bello Waheed, PVAN Akinola Opawale (Former State Secretary), Alhaji Abdulfatai Akani Adebayo (Chairman Board of Trustees) and others.
