World President

My fellow citizens

Peace, Security, Human Rights, Good governance

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 of what 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 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 rights and respect for the rule of law; broader access to education, health and shelter among others and restore peace, security and justice 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 Nelson Mandela 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) ACCOUNTABLE leadership (that fosters connectivity with the people) RELEVANT Leadership (which is engaging in touch with reality) and ETHICAL
leadership - that maintains integrity.

World President for Equality, Justice, liberty