Mentors Conference: Certificate can expire but the values of the person who acquired it can never expire – Ezekwesili

A former minister of education in Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili has admonished young entrepreneurs to be steadfast in their chosen fields and not compromise on the values of integrity and accountability as it can outlast any certificate.

She made the admonition at the just concluded ‘Mentors Conference’ for over 50 selected entrepreneurs put together by Custodian Investment Plc last weekend at the Eko Hotel Convention centre.

She said “Being a person of value will give you sustainable value. A person without value cannot be insured. You cannot take a risk on a person who is already a risk.

“Certificate can expire but the values of the person who acquired it can She added.

Wole Oshin, the founder and Group Managing Director of the Custodian Investment Group with interests in Life Insurance, in his address encouraged the entrepreneurs to evaluate what they are currently doing to add value to the society.

He said: “Many times we hear so many voices that we begin to detour, When you retreat, it means you are not caught-out for it. When you are committed, you don’t feel the pain.”

Leke Alder, the founder and Principal of Alder Consulting, Nigeria’s leading branding corporation with offices in Lagos and London, in his charge to the participant told them to forget Where they are starting from as it does not matter much as long as they keep progressing. never expire”,