Accra, Aug. 2, GNA - Participants at a National Youth Leadership Conference were on Monday called upon to have burning desire, persistence and perseverance towards investment and the ability to acquire entrepreneurial skills.

"Success is based on principles, but not on the acquisition of wealth, while attitude determines success," Mrs Harriet Osei-Amoah Owusu, Abossey Okai Branch Manager of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited, has observed.

She made the call at the inauguration of Foundation for Leadership Excellence (FLEX)-Ghana, an Accra-based non-profit organisation on the theme: "Shaping the Destiny of our Nation," in Accra

Mrs Owusu advised the youth to accept constructive criticism to enable them to achieve success and asked the participants to ensure they set reasonable targets and standards for themselves in their prospective professions.

Mr John Kissi, President of FLEX-Global, UK, said the aim of the organisation was to give every Ghanaian child the opportunity to be exposed to the fundamental principles of leadership, career and personal development.

He said FLEX intended to initiate personal development clubs in many senior high schools and tertiary institutions in the country.

"We also intend to set up a state of the arts skill development centres in each regional capital where young people can be scheduled to attend sessions to have the opportunity to develop their skills," Mr Kissi added.

He announced that FLEX had instituted an award scheme for young leaders and young innovators to promote leadership development and promote creativity among the youth.

Mr Kissi said that the organisation sought to work closely with youth organisations in churches, schools and in the communities, saying its activities would be extended across Africa.

He observed that a lot of the youth go through education with the focus only on the curriculum and did not spare anytime to develop other skills that would enhance their effectiveness in their chosen field of endeavour.