African leaders urged to be competitive on global market

Rev. Badoo, who is based in Indiana in the United States of America, said that during the opening of an organisational leadership conference for some leaders of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Accra.

 According to him, Ghana had the requisite expertise, resources and personnel to compete in various sectors on the global market. 

Rev. Badoo further expressed concern about the inability of African graduates to explore and compete with their counterparts in the West and the Americas.

 He said the time had come for African students to take up their rightful positions both in academia and other fields of the economy to make strides to project the African continent as a platform for development and innovation.

 “Until the mindsets of Ghanaian leaders are changed, the economy of the country will continue to diminish,” he said.

Rev. Badoo appealed to Ghanaians to develop a positive mindset to be able to embrace change, which is a tool for greatness. 

He was of the view that leaders in respectful positions should desist from mediocrity and think outside the box to explore other ways of improving the economy.

Rev. Badoo said the training programme would go a long way to equip and also enhance the knowledge and capacity of participants to be able to effectively instill in their members the values that would  help them  promote the growth of the church and the entire society.

“Good leaders affect lives through critical thinking and problem solving through teaching of good and quality lifestyle and moral standards,” he said.                                                                                     

 Rev. Badoo called on the youth to explore other areas of the economy, especially information and communication technology (ICT) to showcase to the world that Africans could move the world to another level if given the chance. 

Rev. Christopher Marfo Ahenkorah, the General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, said church leaders must prepare their mindset to embrace life- transforming training which would go a long way to strengthen their growth of the church. 

Dr Daniel Lucero, a transformational speaker, added that God’s promise for church leaders was to see them prosper and be strategically positioned.

He noted that leaders should be prepared to leave their comfort zones as a measure to propel them for the work of God. 

That, he said, would create an opportunity for them to receive blessings and favour from God.