The column will debut on Sunday, 8th March 2026, appearing primarily in Sundiata Post, with availability for syndication across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.

The Sunday Stew will focus on leadership, values, institutional culture, ethical governance, and the broader forces shaping public life. The column is designed to provide reflective analysis and structured commentary on national and societal issues.

“Public debate often reacts to headlines rather than examining the structures that produce them,” Amuchie said, adding that “Sustainable progress depends on character, critical thought, and intellectual accountability. This column aims to contribute meaningfully to that conversation.”

The launch marks Amuchie’s return to regular column writing after several years devoted primarily to media management, consultancy and entrepreneurship.

Amuchie previously served as Features Editor at ThisDay newspaper, where he authored a widely read Saturday back-page column.

He later joined BusinessDay as a member of its Editorial Board, contributing weekly opinion articles on national and economic issues.

He also served as Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Truetales Publications Ltd, publishers of Hints magazine, where he led a strategic restructuring effort.

Before founding Sundiata Post Media Ltd, he was Managing Editor of Leadership newspaper in Abuja.

According to Amuchie, The Sunday Stew will maintain a reflective and analytical tone rather than a partisan posture, drawing from professional experience in journalism, editorial leadership, and public discourse.

The column is intended for policymakers, business leaders, media professionals, and engaged citizens seeking thoughtful analysis beyond daily headlines.

Amuchie is a member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as well as an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Abuja CBD and currently serves as Media Relations Chair of Rotary International District 9127.

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Speaking at the 17th edition of the Leadership Annual Conference and Awards on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Mr. Dangote said the duo of public and private sectors must work together to tackle Nigeria’s socio-economic and political challenges.

Mr. Dangote was named Leadership Person of the Year by the Leadership Group of Newspaper at an event attended by the Vice President, Ministers, State Governors, lawmakers, top government functionaries and private sector operators.

Mr. Dangote, who’s Africa’s wealthiest person, was represented by his Special Adviser, Engr Mansur Ahmed, who collected the award on his behalf..

In attendance also were top management staff from the Dangote Group who include Senior Special Adviser to the President of Dangote Group, Fatima Wali Abdurrahman, Chief of Staff to the President of Dangote Group, Ibrahim Dikko Adamu, Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Anthony Chiejina, Capt Jamila MD Abubakar, Senior General Manager, External Relations and Stakeholders Management, Abatcha Bishara, General Manager, Government Relations Hashem Ahmed, and National Assembly Liaison Lead, Dr. Shuaibu Abdullahi, among others.

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He said: “On behalf of the award recipients and stakeholders gathered here, I would like to assure all Nigerians of our commitment to continue doing everything we can to collectively make Nigeria a better place for the benefit of the present and future generations.”

Dangote added that: “Given the apocalyptic developments currently unfolding in the global economic arena, it is imperative that leading stakeholders from all sectors of every economy must close ranks and collaborate to advance the interest of their nation.”

He thanked the Leadership Newspapers for considering him for such a lofty award, adding that the recognition had inspired him to do more for his country.

The theme for this year’s awards is “Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fiscal Federalism”, and the keynote address was delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was represented by Dr. Aliyu Umar Modibbo.

The Leadership Person of the Year Award is coming in the wake of numerous other recognitions.

On November 14, 2011, the Nigerian government conferred on Aliko Dangote the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, becoming the first person outside government functionaries to bag the honour.

In 2013, he was conferred with the highest national honour in the Republic of Benin, the Grand Commander of the National Order of the Republic of Benin.

Similarly, in 2027, he was awarded the Officer of the Congolese Order of Merit.

In August 2022, Dangote was conferred with the Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger award by the then President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey, in appreciation of his services rendered to the Republic of Niger and as well as a tribute to his business acumen and philanthropy.

In 2024, he was conferred with the prestigious award of Commander of the National Order of the Lion, by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, for his commitment to economic growth and sustainable development across the continent.

In April 2014, TIME Magazine listed him among its 100 “Most Influential People in the World.”

For six consecutive years – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – Forbes listed him as the ‘Most Powerful Man in Africa’ alongside the Egyptian President Abdel Fatteh el Sisi.

He was Vanguard Personality of the Year in 2022 and Guardian Man of the Year 2015.

In 2012 and 2024, the Daily Sun, Nigeria’s leading tabloid named him the Sun Man of the Year.

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Young aspiring leaders need to get certain conditions in place to ensure that their ambitions are properly channeled. Leadership is a great thing. In today’s society we need it in religious bodies, politics, activism, business and even in the family. We should not make the profound mistake of thinking that leadership should be all about positions. Every human being can develop leadership qualities before assuming a leadership position. In fact, it is better to have the qualities before the position so that we do not get to the position and begin to learn slowly on the job like a tortoise that has just been moved to a new habitat and has to acclimatize.

To develop leadership qualities we require resilience. The resilient person needs a strong mind and physical strength to be able to bounce back after being hit by a tragedy, set back or a speed bump that hinders his progress. The art of being able to return to normal after a crisis has hit us is known as resilience.

To develop leadership qualities we require resilience. The resilient person needs a strong mind and physical strength to be able to bounce back after being hit by a tragedy, set back or a speed bump that hinders his progress.

Just how reslient are you? Let us examine you. Suppose you are kidnapped and dumped in a country far away where you do not understand the language or the culture what would you do? The immediate response it to panic after a brief assessment and realisation of what has happened to you. But resilience demands that even in a situation like that we make a quick analysis of our strengths and capabilities, looking for the best way out of the situation. If we cannot find a way out, we should at least find a way to stabilise. How can you earn some money in that situation? Is there a place you can go to that offers survival aid? What can you do immediately to survive?

As urgent and desperate the conditions that we have described might sound, the qualities we require to get out of the situation ought to kick in if we have them. The good news here is that if we do not have them, we can develop them. We shall attempt within this brief space to outline and highlight twelve qualities that aspiring leaders require to excel at that work.

Do you understand your mission? Is your purpose clear in your mind? The mindset of person with qualities should go beyond day to day existence and survival. There should be something daunting which we wish to achieve with our life. Every person should be able to define his purpose. Life ought to be purpose-driven and we should build our leadership function around our purpose in life. Simon Sinek, speaker and writer who has over 150 million hits on youtube from one presentation that talks about “Starting with Why” says a company, organisation or individual that wishes to make headway in a resilient way needs to understand “Why”. Author and management guru Peter Drucker explains that if an organisation does not fulfill the very purpose for its existence then it might as well fold and cease to operate. Some people and organisations put finance and profit first. This is error because profit should be a result of our purpose, not the very reason for our existence. A Supermarket like Walmart has the main purpose of selling affordable groceries to people in its environment, that purpose, if properly pursued, would lead to financial profit.

So every aspiring leader needs purpose, but also requires a proper understanding of his self to define that purpose. Capabilities and strengths differ from one person to another. But the normal individual has the ability to learn new things and acquire expertise. There is a risk that busy people face. Vegetating on the job. Lawyers and judges who have to read and interpret case files, teachers and professors who have to prepare lessons and study notes, novelists, religious leaders and other people who are daily involved in studies, research and creative work often live long lives with clear minds and sharp intelligence. Research shows that one of the reasons for their clarity of mind is the continuous use of their intellect. If you want a muscle to grow strong, you must keep exercising it. Once you have discovered yourself, the next thing to do is create a vision.

Vision, which should be the desirable outcome of the purpose, is a clear picture of the desired future which must be in the mind of the person or people aspiring to lead. If your vision is profound enough to bring about desired change, then the world will adjust to accommodate your ideas and get better in the process. Think about it: Most mavericks who have made  desirable positive impacts on society succeed in changing the way we think and live even though initially what they proposed or invented looked strange. In sum, every aspiring leader needs a vision which he can define and declare without hindrance or hesitation. So it must have been well thought out before there is an attempt to articulate it.

Articulating it clearly is a necessity, because if eventually you find yourself at the head of a group, company, committee or indeed a country, you will need to inspire people to buy into what you have in mind. If they do not understand it, how can they buy into it? Some people love motivation. They wake up looking for people to turn them on. Suppose such people do not show up? Motivation is better when it come from within the person. A form of self motivation which riles up from being inspired by a well-articulated vision. Let’s illustrate: My vision is to challenge young people who are in executive positions to rise to leadership and profoundly change their organisations and countries for the better. To achieve that vision, I write articles and speak at seminars and workshops to inspire people to acquire skills, tools and abilities that would make them excel wherever they find themselves. If I can get a group of people in a class, I expect that they will leave challenged and inspired towards getting better at what they do. That is me. What about you?

To inspire people with your vision is not enough, Setting standards is important for implementation. Businesses have what is known as Standard Operating Procedure. What are your standards for implementing your vision? Can they be measured by level of output, timeline for delivery, quality of the process or even the value that they add to existing possibilities? The answers to these questions could help us determine the standards we need to operate or implement our vision. While we are fixing these standards it is important that we do not forget values. We need ethical frameworks or guidelines to help us get through the day without stepping on to the dark side.

We must not end up in wrong notions and thinking that will make us use any means possible to achieve our vision. There must be an ethical path to tread that will ensure that we do not step out of line. While we are considering values, let us not forget to make people know our passion. Express your passion to people around you. We live in a world where people out themselves on social media, revealing information that should be secret and sacred to them. But we can tell the world our passion without necessarily revealing our secrets. Stand for something so that you do not fall for everything. You need passion to drive your purpose because there will be days when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed and you need a kick in your behind to propel you forward. If you are passionate enough about your vision and what you intend to achieve, then your passion will drive you. It is much like a long distance runner who has approached the final lap and is exhausted. He is able to reach deep down inside himself to summon the remaining reserves of strength and cross the finish line.

Empowering people is another vital quality of leadership. Your skills and abilities must not stop with you. There has to be away you can hand them down and influence other people around you to rise to your level. Mentoring and coaching is a function of empowering other people. We should not wait until we reach the twilight of our life before we seek to empower people whom we work with. As soon as we have risen to the occasion, let us look around us and see who is worthy of bringing up to our level. While we are empowering people we must simultaneously be able to protect our purpose and where we are headed with discipline.

Sometimes our processes for perfection and high quality could require grueling activity. It is important that we are able to keep to the process and stick to our plans and purpose when the vicissitudes of life kick in. Along our processes there could be what Robin Sharma in his book 5 am Club has described as “the weapons of mass distraction!” It takes discipline to stay on course especially when you have nobody to cheer you on. You must remind yourself that there is a job to be done; there is a purpose to be fulfilled. We must set rules for ourselves. In writing his bestsellers, Stephen King, the award winning writer of several novels, a process that started with Carrie, set a disciplined regimen for himself. After charting the plot of a story and outlining it, he holds himself accountable to writing two thousand words a day. He wakes up early, has breakfast and sits at his computer. He works at a feverish pace, writing all that he can until it is close to noon then he takes a break. His break consists of walks in the park in a natural environment where he frees his mind and tries to think of other things. After about an hours break, he returns to his work station and works again till it is time for lunch. At the end of the day, he churns out two thousands words. The process continues until he completes the plot and has a sizable book for publication.

Discipline takes talent towards achievement. Talent and skill are not enough. We must contend with distractions and pleasures and focus on the critical path of achievement. The critical path is the pathway we need to tread to reach our desired goal or objective. Putting in the right amount of time on the project we have at hand, making sure that we undertake the required activity that would enable us stay on task and ultimately reach our goal.

Although leaders and managers are not exactly the same in terms of outlook and performance it is important that leaders who have a vision, outline goals and objectives and devise strategies and tactics for achieving what they have planned are able to run the process and establish continuity.

For every activity, an aspiring leader needs to undertake, a responsible use of resources is required. Resources are minimal and scarce. There may never be an organisation or company where we are told: “We have unlimited resource, take what you want and use it as you please!” You may only find that in Eldorado, the imaginary country that does not exist. We have to make sure that we achieve our goals and objectives within the framework that has been set for us in terms of resources. That means we should exploit resources at a minimal to achieve maximum output. The major resources that are available to most executives are finance, machines (technology), human capital, information and time. Their uses and application vary from one organisation to another. The bottom line is we must always seek to use less to achieve more.

When we take on tasks we must be able to prioritise. Putting the most urgent and important things in our life and work schedule first is a sense of priority. If we do not prioritise we would end up spending time on distractions. Beyond planning your time and schedule, you must insist on keeping to achieving the most important tasks, minimizing distractions, because at the end of the day, the distraction would not be a viable excuse when you assess yourself or get others to assess you.

Although leaders and managers are not exactly the same in terms of outlook and performance it is important that leaders who have a vision, outline goals and objectives and devise strategies and tactics for achieving what they have planned are able to run the process and establish continuity. This is mainly a manager’s job. But who says a leader cannot play the role of manager and vice versa? Today’s world seeks individuals who can play both roles, sometimes simultaneously so that the Start Up can have a solid foundation. But then, the leader must be able set processes in place, so that if he is not there, work will continue based on the parameters and guidelines that he has laid out.  So, why don’t you aspire to lead? Now you know the qualities required, step up and be counted. The world needs you!

*Ogundadegbe is a renowned management consultant. He trains managers and executives in the arts of Customer Service, Human Resources Management and Management strategy (alexogundadegbe@gmail.com).

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He died on Friday at the age of 58 after a brief illness.

He trained as a pharmacist and was a politician.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness over Nda-Isaiah’s death.

He described him as a “a friend and ally.”

The president condoles with the media fraternity, the Nda-Isaiah family, friends and associates of the deceased, saying “the country has lost a man of conviction, a resolute and dogged believer in a better Nigeria.”

“He will be sorely missed. This is a massive fish gone out of the media ocean,” President Buhari said of the renowned columnist, and one time presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

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Lawan made the remark when the Yobe State Students Association, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) chapter paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.

The students were on excursion to the National Assembly to watch the Senate in plenary with a view to learning more about parliamentary proceedings.

Addressing the students in his office, Lawan who also hails from Yobe State said leadership should be seen as responsibility to be discharged to the people.

“Leadership at every level requires a lot of sacrifice, a lot of commitment and even when some of our people will say political office are things you can just handle any how, that is not correct.

“When people elect you they give you responsibility and what you do with that office is between you and your God, and of course you are responsible to them as well as to God.

“No matter how small an office is, it is important we continue to do our best to discharge our responsibility,” he said.

The Senate President said Yobe State and the North East zone in general was ranked the poorest in the country by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, for a longtime.

“We want to see an improvement in the lives of our people that is why we are in politics,” Lawan said.

The Senate President congratulated the students for finding themselves in the university, a feat he said many young people were not opportuned to achieve.

“Whatever it is, you have shown the commitment to life, your families and yourself, and that is what we need in Nigeria. That we are able to re-orient our youths particularly, and of course give them the support they require,” Lawan said.

Earlier, the leader of the association, Mr. Mohammed Idris, cited unemployment as the main challenge of the youths in Yobe State and commended the Senate President for the numerous entrepreneurship programmes he initiated for the benefit of his constituents at Yobe North senatorial district.

Idris said the association had designed several entrepreneurship programmes for the benefits of Yobe State students and sought for the intervention of the Senate President to actualise the programmes.

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This is because APC controls the majority in the National Assembly and can decide the leadership with ease.

The National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja.

He spoke at a dinner organised in honour of House of Representatives members-elect at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“We do not need to do business with the devil for us to survive in the ninth assembly,” he said.

According to Oshiomhole, the party would guard against a repeat of the mistake of 2015 where members of the opposition were elected into key leadership offices.

He said, “In life, mistakes are permitted but it becomes a problem if the mistake is repeated twice.

”We are determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2015 in 2019, we have learnt our lesson.”

He explained that with 223 APC members out of the 306 of the House of Representatives, his party was sure of having the power to determine who is elected into what post.

His words:  “Out of 223 APC elected members, about 67 were re-elected, the rest are new members.

”In other climes, you don’t go into coalition when you are in the majority, you do so when you don’t have the numbers. We have the numbers, out of 306, Nigerians elected 223 APC members because they don’t want Mr President to face the trauma of 2015.

“Most of those who decamped were rejected and even those who led it were uprooted. We cannot as a party which has a comfortable majority, entrust critical committees in the hands of the PDP or opposition.

”If Nigerians wanted them, they could have voted them. In the days of PDP, every committee was chaired by PDP members.”

He stressed that the new members of the APC were good enough to chair the different committees of the National Assembly, and should be allowed to do that.

He said the essence of the meeting with the president was to make sure that the election of officials of the National Assembly was carried out smoothly.

Said he:  “In African family, we sit down in a closed door to address issues, the good news is that there is a role for everyone.”

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The leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made this assertion on Tuesday.

It said just like members of the APC, all the legislators elected on the platform of the PDP could contest and be elected into any of the offices available.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said it was ridiculous for the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, to think that APC had exclusive right to the leadership of the National Assembly.

He argued that the National Assembly belonged to all Nigerians as represented.

“For emphasis, Section 50 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) is clear in providing that “There shall be:- (a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and (b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves,” he said.

He added:  “Also Section 92 (1) makes the same provision for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of State House of Assembly.

“The PDP, therefore, does not only have a constitutional say in the process of the emergence of the leadership of the 9th National Assembly, but will, as a matter of constitutional right, field candidates into presiding offices of both chambers, if need be.”

He said APC had enjoyed the benefit of the provisions of Section 50, with the defection of then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal from the PDP to the APC, in October 2014, without relinquishing the post of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“In fact, the former Minority Leader of the House, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, echoed the constitutional provision that `the constitution requires only that the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be elected by members of that House from among themselves’”.

He added:  “Moreover, in June 2015, Hon. Terkimbi Ikyange and Hon. Peter Azi, both of APC, were elected Speakers of Benue and Plateau State Houses of Assembly respectively, though their party, the APC, was minority in both Houses.”

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