Accra, Sept. 25, GNA – The first batch of
students has graduated from the Kufuor Scholars’ Programme, under the John
Agyekum Kufuor Foundation (JAK Foundation), after going through three years of
leadership training.
In all, 14 individuals from different tertiary
institutions across the country graduated from the leadership training
programme and were presented with certificates and medals at a short ceremony
in Accra on Monday.
The graduates were also inducted as the first
batch of Alumni of the Kufuor Scholars’ Programme (KSP).
Former President John A. Kufuor, the Chairman
of the Foundation, admonished the scholars to reflect his mission and vision in
all their endeavours.
“You joined the programme with hunger and
willingness to learn and quite like the Foundation, you came with a desire to
see that Ghana and Africa have good leaders to catalyse good governance and
socio-economic development.
“Stay true to everything you studied through
the membership of the programme,” he said.
Former President Kufuor said his doors would
always be opened to the graduates to ensure their personal development, which
was his keen interest, and would continue to monitor their progress as they
begun the next phase of their lives.
Former Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood
commended the Foundation, facilitators, mentors, family and friends of the
graduating class for their tremendous support.
She implored the graduates to continue with
the virtues that had been instilled in them as future leaders who could
inspire, motivate and lead the world for peace and progress.
Former Chief Justice Wood admonished them to
exhibit integrity, honesty, truthfulness and reliability.
The KSP is designed to achieve the overarching
and long-term goals of The John A. Kufuor Foundation.
It recognises the central role of leadership
in the development of societies, prepares young people to become
transformational leaders by offering specialised and programmed leadership
training, mentoring and coaching as well as experiential activities.
The Programme promotes good governance as
scholars are nurtured to embrace democratic governance as a developmental
imperative and the framework for achieving social cohesion and peaceful
co-existence.
It also promotes socio-economic development as
graduates are expected to serve as change agents who would seek to transform
the socioeconomic circumstance of Ghana and Africa and contribute to advancing
the well-being of society.
GNA