Petroleum institute trains students, officials

Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) has provided leadership empowerment opportunity for the newly elected officials of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Institute, with the goal of sharpening their leadership skills preparatory for national and global impacts.

The Principal of PTI, Dr. Samuel Onoji, during the event in Abuja, said the training was necessary for the new SUG officials so they could be equipped with necessary skills and knowledge to provide leadership to students and PTI community in general.

He encouraged the participants to take advantage of the three-day leadership empowerment workshop to improve on what they have, reminding them that the responsibilities of leadership in the school and the community is upon their shoulders.

He said they were expected to be exemplary in their actions, utterances, appearance, behaviours and every other thing that’s associated with leadership.

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Speaking, the Principal Partner of Star Trust Consulting, Mr. Chinonso Obasi, expressed appreciation to the participants for their peaceful conduct and maximum concentration and participation throughout the training, and challenged them to freely share the knowledge and skills acquired as a mark of leadership.

He said: “At Star Trust Consulting, we are building a community of purposeful, visionary, and responsible student and youth leaders to become nation/global leaders, and this is what we have done to the minds of these student leaders.”

He appreciated the Principal/CEO of PTI, Dr. Onoji for aligning with the mandate of Star Trust Consulting by sponsoring leadership training for the newly elected student Union officials of PTI.

Mrs. Hannah Chinonso, the Managing Partner of Star Trust Consulting, in her remarks, during the closing ceremony charged the participants to endeavor to put into practice all they learned during the training.

“We hope to see every one of you again as a transformed global leader,” Mrs. Hannah said

Meanwhile, the SUG President, Comrade Efedjarho Herbert, described the leadership training as a turning moment for the newly elected SUG Executives, stressing that the training was centered on leadership fundamentals, effective communication, personal branding, and conflict resolution in student unionism.

“We have been equipped physically, mentally and otherwise .The experience of Mr. Obasi, the Principal Partner of Star Trust Consulting in student unionism, no doubt, offered solutions to all of the major challenges we face as unionists in our institution.”