The former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has urged African leaders to make life easy for it’s citizens.
He said this during his speech at the African Heritage Concert and Awards in Kigali, Rwanda.
Jonathan, who was honored with the African Democracy and Peace Icon Award, emphasized the importance of leaders being concerned about the legacies they leave behind and not becoming “bosses of the people.”
According to Jonathan’s media aide Wealth Ominabo, the former President called on African leaders to fulfill their duty of running their countries properly and efficiently. This will be rather than dehumanizing human beings and making their lives difficult.
He asked, “When we call you the executive president, our duty is to run our country properly, not to dehumanize human beings and make their lives difficult. You should think about what the world will remember you for when you leave office. Will the world remember you for killing and jailing people or destroying their systems? What guides our decisions is what people will remember us for, and I believe every leader should begin to think that when they leave office, they will be remembered either positively or negatively.”
The organizers of the event, Heritage Times (HT), said they strategically packaged it to celebrate and honor African greats who have distinguished themselves in their various fields of endeavor and have made a sustainable global impact in promoting the continent. Other awardees included late John Magufuli, the former President of Tanzania; Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice President of Liberia, and Seretse Ian Khama, former President of Botswana.
