Vice-President Kashim Shettima says African countries cannot continue to rely on “foreign blueprints” for development.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says African countries cannot continue to rely on foreign blueprints for development.
The vice-president said the continent should not see prosperity as a gift, but a prize to be won through responsible leadership in all facets of the society.“It is a prize to be won. And to win, we must embrace the responsibility of leadership—not just in politics, but in policy, in business, in technology, in governance, and in shaping the narratives that define our place in the world,” he said.
“But the post-idea world dissolves excuses. With the democratisation of knowledge, we must empower our youth to innovate in tech hubs across the continent, from Cairo, down through Nairobi, to Lagos, building unicorns without the permission of any gatekeepers. What they lack is not ideas but ecosystems—systems where policy, funding, and political will converge to scale their genius.“This is where leadership matters. Leaders must evolve from custodians of power to architects of platforms.
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