TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A TOOL TO BUILDING EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS; THE CONFLUENCE WHERE THE CEO, JOLLY JOLLY INSTANT NOODLES MR. IFEJIOFOR IKENNA AND DR. JOSEPH UGBOAJA, THE CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ANAMBRA STATE MEETS MOST STRATEGICALLY.

By Okeh, Onyekachi Chukwuemeka.

On the 16th of August, 2022 having assembled at our take off point for the day's business, our Principal gives us scanty briefs on the schedule of the day and chief on the day's schedule was his visit to a friend of his who is a visionary and a young industrialist of repute. The entire members of the Protocol team were confused as to whom this man could be but the whole psychological pressure of guessing whom this is, was doused when he finally communicated our destination to us and guess what? The destination wasn't anyone's palatial abode but the factory where the now famous and most desired noodle in the Nigerian market is made, Jolly Jolly Instant Noodles CEO was to be our host for the early morning schedule.

On arriving at the location where every random being would have probably not seen any ray of hope some couple of years earlier, is the location of a multi million dollar factory sitting on a massive expanse of land. Forth came the CEO Mr. Ikenna Ifejiofor, a very tall, dark and not bulky man with a neatly shaved head and beards in the company of an exceptionally beautiful looking Lady who doubles as the CEO's support system, who showed up with him, their palms clutched or locked into each other's. This woman being described here turned out to be his amiable wife. In Military parlance, she is to be addressed as his 2IC.

The Jolly Jolly team ably lead by the CEO whom is an indigene of Akabo Ezem, Uruagu and a son of an honourable father who left behind a distinguished name came forth to receive the young man with whom God is outrightly changing the narrative of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Anambra State, Dr. Joseph Ugboaja who is popularly known as Ochinanwata. The Chief Medical Director wasted no time as they immediately got down to the business of the day which was the tour of the factory facilities.

Therefore, we got into a somewhat technical session where the man whom we had been told made his major mark in motor cycle and vehicle spare parts trade took us on a somewhat scholarly journey where he explained all the processes as though he was the Chief Engineer who conceived and installed the processes processes/schedule. It was most shocking that a spare parts trader as it were who did not go to the University to exclusively study Engineering could get into such a business as technical as this and master it so much like an Engineer who probably has assessment examinations to take on this course of "Noddle production line installation; The most recent trends". The pictures attached tells you so much about the shock and quality of information we were offered on a platter and just as it is typical of the CMD, no opportunity to learn a new thing passes him by despite whether it is being acquired while at a place of convenience or inconvenience.

Mr. Ikenna Ifejiofor made today exceptionally beautiful as he took us through the journey of what he has been through to where he is today and as God wills where he wishes to be tomorrow which he has actively set systems in place to achieve.

Moreso, it is worthy to note that this young, dynamic and innovative industrialist of repute while dealing on Machine and Motor parts before diversifying into noddle production, brought innovations into the spare parts business such that may most likely not be forgotten forever. This attribute of innovation the sole reason behind the improvements on the quality of the Abraham tyres that are exceptionally durable and could still be managed in the case of any puncture to the site of repair without being damaged as opposed to what had been.

TO BE CONTINUED

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