President Lonsdale was speaking as guest of honor at the inauguration of the MSG-SPC Emerging Youth Leaders of Melanesia Programme in Port Vila today.
He told the participants that at this critical moment in time when the Pacific island countries and the world are going through many challenges of any magnitude, we need a new brand of leadership who are responsible, ethical and God-fearing young leaders of tomorrow to step in to lead their people free from the hardship.
