Sustainable growth must embrace new trends, says Randle

FBy OR any country to achieve and sustain its growth and development, it must embrace and integrate development trends, which are often driven by youths, the new President of Secretariat Membership Club, Ayodeji Randle, has said.

He said this during his inauguration as president of the club.

He said this was because youths, in most cases, are the harbingers of development, in terms of providing leadership and other technological considerations.

Randle said: “In the world today, of which Nigeria is an important component, if we don’t embrace youths and their lofty innovative ideas, we will not record much development, let alone sustain any growth.

“Just as Nigeria must integrate youths into its leadership to grow and sustain the nation, so also all entities within the country should embrace youths because their survival, development and sustenance largely depend on the futuristic input youths bring to the table.” While unfolding the agenda of newly elected executives of the club, he said one of the cardinal objectives of the new executive was to continue the membership drive of the club, with greater emphasis on youths, towards leveraging their vast knowledge and towards making the club a national and global icon, driven by latest ideas in club management.

He said the club was not only set up for the welfare of members but for the well- being of the larger society, where it operates.

He sought the cooperation of members to move the club forward.

“We bring improvement to bear on the society, first by making sure our members are good citizens of the nation, where they live.”