“African leadership, both political and functional, needs orientation, experience, education and exposure, with a new style and skills that would adequately understand the Continent’s economic and political situation and overcome the challenges”.

“Once someone assumes political leadership, he thinks poverty will never come to his or her family so they acquire wealth, amass properties at the expense of the poor…African leaders must do away with corruption and abuse of power”.

Chief Obasanjo was speaking in Ghana at the University for Development Studies (UDS), as part of his lecture on: “Leadership in Africa from pre-colonial to contemporary times”.

Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ born in 1937 is a former Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria. Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state, as a military ruler between 1976 and 1979; and as elected President from 1999 to 2007. He is currently member of the APP Africa Progress Panel.

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