Onitsha Archdiocesan CWO organizes leadership seminar for newly elected officers

By Ononye VC
Inorder to equip newly elected officers of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) Archdiocese of Onitsha,a leadership seminar was during the week organised for them by the CWO high command.
The newly elected officers attended the seminar in their numbers and in high spirits to avail themselves of the daylong incisive seminar which took place at the CWO Bethany House,Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity,Onitsha.
One of the resource persons,Rev Fr Patrick Bosah,a lecturer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU),Igbariam,gave useful hints on how to be good leaders in their various zones and parishes.
According to him,a good should be a person people can approach and talk to.He said that a leader must conquer the sense of pride and arrogance if he must lead others successfully.
Fr Bosah further hinted that a good leader must possess good communication skill and be able to listen and understand his followers otherwise he would generate crisis of bad leadership.
He urged the new officers to try and carry people along,apply emotional intelligence in their dealings and also control their temper and greed,adding that if a leader conquers greed,he can manage public wealth.
Above all,fr Bosah admonished the new leaders to be planning and executing their programmes,projects and activities towards benefitting the church and glory of God.
Speaking earlier,the Associate Chaplain of CWO, Archdiocese of Onitsha,Rev Fr Collins Okoye,pointed out that the essence of the seminar was to empower the new officers to be exemplary and to inculcate such qualities into their children,work place,and for mentorship.
He charged the officers to be creative and innovative if they must make progress in their new assignment.
The Director,CWO Archdiocese of Onitsha,Dame Dr Ngozi Nwanosike,expressed gratitude to the Archbishop of Onitsha,Most Rev Valerian Okeke for affording the CWO a conducive atmosphere for their activities.She also commended the chaplain of the CWO,Rev Fr Johnbosco Okafor who is also the Vicar General of Archdiocese of Onitsha and Associate Chaplain,Rev Fr Collins Okoye for their guidance and assistance in making the Seminar a success.
Among other top officers of the CWO present was the Secretary General,lady Chika Obike and Organizers of the various zones.
The seminar ended with a Holy Mass which was presided over by Rev Fr Collins Okoye.