By Paul Ukpabio
Dr. Johnson Edosomwan may be seeking for the highest political office in Nigeria today, but for one who grew up most part of his life an orphan, Dr Johnson Edosomwan has indeed come a long way. He recalls, “I grew up in poverty not knowing my father who died when I was less than two years old and my mother became ill soon after. I worked as a house maid, going to school hungry and borrowing books for my classes."
He recalls further,
"I was however saved at age 10 from poverty and misery and at 17, I moved
to the United State of America. When I came to the United States, I had $1400
in my pocket, worked as a dishwasher, housemaid, a newspaper deliverer and much
more."
But that did not dither
young Edosomwan. In the United States, he struggled to earn enough money to
begin his undergraduate studies at Miami-Date Community College. From there, he
earned his BSIE and MSIE from the University of Miami and went on to receive
his Doctor of Science in Engineering Management and Economics from the George
Washington University and Professional Engineering Degree from Columbia
University.
It was indeed a new dawn
for young Edosomwan. "I saw a bigger dream. I saw a purpose in life. I saw
that I had to play a role in life."
That was how the journey
to serve humanity started for Johnson Edosomwan. Focusing on leadership and
management development, he obtained one lofty feat after another and before
long, he emerged a force to be reckoned with from local neighbourhood and
today, to many nations.
As Chairman of The
Johnson A. Edosomwan Limited Liability Corporation, he moved on to set up the
Johnson A. Edosomwan Foundation, JJA Consultants, Inc. Innovative Best Business
Consultant (IBBC), Radio Companion and the Continuous Improvement Company.
"I always knew that
development was key to progress and the engineering knowledge and ability in me
opened new doors just as technology did." Seizing the opportunity that
America created, Edosomwan grew. He became a pioneer in Leadership and Management
Development, Reengineering, Quality, Productivity, Customer Satisfaction,
Innovation and Technology Management, Diversity Management and much more.
As an executive coach and
principal consultant, Dr. Edosomwan is known to have helped over 6,000 organizations
in numerous countries. He is credited for the development of over 425
performance and improvement tools [and is the developer of the EBAT Performance
Excellence Tool.
He recalled how tears
welled up his eyes when in May 2014 in Fairfax, Virginia, his citation was read
when the Board of Trustees of Virginia Union University conferred on him
the highest honour, the honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, for ministry,
leadership, accomplishments and contributions to humanity and to the world.
"It was there that I
heard that I had contributed in development work in several continents. I
also learnt that I have over 175 awards including, "Men of Achievement in
the World," "Who's Who of Intellectuals," and "Who's Who in
Distinguished Leadership. That is enormous. I didn't even realise it. Mine has
been to continue doing the good to humanity."
Asked how many
publications he has to his credit, Dr. Edosomwan simply replied, "That I
am fully aware of. I have authored and edited over 68 books and holds over 16
certifications in several academic disciplines."
On marriage Dr. Johnson
Edosomwan said he has been well favoured. I am happily married to Mary
Edosomwan, who has been a partner of substance to me. And we have two adult
children. He believes that his family life has also blessed his Christian
ministry and today Dr Johnson Edosomwan ministry contributions include planting
churches for the salvation of souls and implementing programs to help the needy
around the world. As a Reverend gentleman, he has been the host of
"Life Solutions," "Extraordinary Connection with God," and
"Sunday Worship Hour" radio programs, and can be seen regularly on
One God TV, "Wisdom for You."
Dr Johnson Edosomwan who
has made influential strides into political terrain in Nigeria also made known
his interest to fly the kite of Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDCP) a
political party he founded, to vie for political office in the country.
But why an interest in
this regard. We asked. His reply: "My vision is to unify and transform the
Federal Republic of Nigeria into a world-class democratic nation where every
citizen contributes and lives peacefully in safe and secure communities free
from corruption, poverty, violence, regionalism, and tribalism; into a modern
nation that provides access to jobs, clean water, clean air, electricity,
infrastructure, education and health care; into a forward-looking nation whose
multi-dimensional and robust economy eagerly awaits the coming technology age;
and into a prosperous nation that will make our citizens and Creator
proud.
Already used to an
environment of peace and procedure, Edosomwan says he believes that Nigeria can
be turned into a developed world with his leadership guidance which has had
good results in other countries. And these he stressed out in a manifesto that
beautifully takes into immediate overhaul of economic growth, environment and
infrastructure, community women and youth empowerment, education and health
care, good governance and foreign policy.
He aims to do more:
"I will reassess the educational system and incorporate world-class best
practices from multiple disciplines that support the jobs of
tomorrow. Establish vocational training and train-to-work programs
across the country. Offer free trade and technical education and
encourage tuition reimbursement at universities. Implement a single-payer
universal healthcare system for all citizens. Reduce healthcare
burdens on families by offering national assistance for the elderly and persons
with disabilities Implement regulations requiring businesses to
accommodate persons with disabilities, fight corruption, strengthen
institutions to hold everyone accountable to the full extent of the
law."
Moreover, he intends to
increase productivity and transparency of government institutions, re-engineer
government work processes to reduce waste and increase efficiency and
productivity, provide world-class military training for our troops and invest
in modern defense and cyber security systems, cooperate with other nations and
word organizations and strengthen positive, mutually beneficial relationships,
create fair and equitable tax and financial plans that encourage foreign
investment. The success of all these can however only be determined by time.
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