The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has said mentorship is a key instrument in leadership development.
Buratai added that leadership deficit particularly among the younger generations is a fundamental challenge that limits professional development in most organizations and institutions today.
He said absence of mentoring has been identified as one of the major reasons for the gaps in leadership skills among youngsters.
Buratai made this assertion at the official presentation of a book titled ‘The Legend of Buratai’ authored by a seasoned journalist, Dr Abubakar Mohammed Sani in his honour in Abuja.
Buratai who was represented at the occasion by Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (CCMA) Army Major General U S Mohammed the Chief of Army Staff said the book tells a story of an individual who rose from modest background and by dint of hard work, full commitment, discipline, loyalty and God’s grace rose to the pinnacle of his profession as Chief of Army…
