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World President for Equality, Justice, liberty
My fellow citizens
We continue to gather in various places around the world to pay
our tributes and respects
to the world acclaimed international statesman, Nobel Laureate
Nelson Mandela. Who just
as King David in the Holy Scriptures, after he had served the
purpose of God in his own
generation, fell asleep (Acts 13:36). Nelson Mandela once said
"When a man has done what
he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he
can rest in peace.
My deepest thoughts are with his family, relatives, and the
great citizens of South Africa,
Africa and the World.
Nelson Mandela as a true pan African Leader had a dream of a
United Africa. Speaking ofwhat he envisioned of Africa he said I
dream of an Africa which is in at peace with itself. I
dream of the realization of unity of Africa whereby its leaders
can unite in their efforts to
improve and to solve the problems of Africa."
Nelson Mandela was a thought leader; he had a vision that
transcended his ancestry and
geographical boundaries, he had the courage to face his fears
and to challenge the status
quo and even took risks for the cause he believed in.
He leaves a legacy and principles of value based leadership,
values of equality, justice and
freedom; ideals of tolerance, humanism, human solidarity,
compassion, to the less
privileged, the vulnerable and those in need. He inspired people
to forgive, to reconcile, to
care, to be selfless and to maintain dignity no matter the
circumstances. All of us now
should take upon ourselves as a noble duty to advance and
practise these ideals in our
respective communities and work places. History will judge us
harshly should we deviate
from this path.
The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving
the world industrial,
scientific and military contributions, but the greatest gift of
giving the world a more humane
face which is the spirit of UBUNTU will come from Africa thats
the spirit exhibited by Nelson
Mandela during his time on earth.
Our times globally have experienced bad leadership; evidenced by
political turmoil,
dysfunctional structures of authority, power hungry, greedy and
corrupt leaders; moral
decay even in religious organizations, spiralling business
closures and the recent global
economic meltdown. Results of bad leadership.
The ruling elite who abuse power and enrich themselves at the
expense of the people must
know they are now dealing with people who have being emboldened
in their realization as
pivotal players in determining their own destiny democratically.
People are sick of bad
World PresidentPeace, Security, Human Rights, Good
governance
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World President for Equality, Justice, liberty
leadership. We will continue to witness a reassertion of the
right of the masses to
determine their destiny and their democratic right to be
governed by structures of open and
accountable Leadership.
Africa and the world in the 21st century DEMANDS leadership that
will facilitate growth,
lead marginalized communities into the mainstream of global
growth; leadership that will
implement good policies including the entrenchment of human
rightsand respect for the
rule of law; broader access to education, health and shelter
among others and restore
peace, securityandjustice where it is an obstacle to sustainable
development.
If the current leadership in Africa, in Middle East, and
elsewhere in the world can espouse
these values I believe there would be less conflicts, violence,
hatred, and divisions along
tribal lines, political preferences, geographical locations and
religious affiliation.
I challenge the current executive leadership in Africa, to
follow the example set by NelsonMandela who only served one term as
President thereafter went on to commit and serve
larger issues of the communities for the collective global good.
By so doing he demonstrated
being great doesn't only happen when you clinch the Presidency,
whether you become
president or not, you can still devote yourself to finding
solutions that can develop the
world.
After losing elections, after the campaigns, there is life and
there are still a lot of good
causes leaders can commit to. Our differences and disagreements
can be conducted in a
civil tone and do not have to be settled with machetes and
machine guns.
Leadership has evolved! The time for great man theory leadership
whose motive is to
achieve a narrow range of objectives has come to an end. It's
now time for RESPONSIBLE
leadership. (This is a catalyst for change)
ACCOUNTABLEleadership (that fosters connectivity
with the people) RELEVANTLeadership (which is engaging in touch
with reality) and ETHICAL
leadership - that maintains integrity.
