I saw a video a few days ago. I had seen it before, but seeing it this time around got me thinking. The speaker in the clip is no other than Mo Ibrahim, the esteemed Sudanese-British billionaire businessman. Ibrahim’s concern in the video is the average age of African leaders.
Namibia, Ghana, and Nigeria also have presidents who are over 70. Hage Geingob of Namibia is 75. Ghana’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is 75. His Equatorial Guinea counterpart Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is 77 years old. Ridiculously, his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, is Vice President. Our dear President, Muhammadu Buhari, is 75 years and has just been re-elected for a tenure of four years. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara is 76 Years.
Africa is rich. Very rich. Resource-wise. If the resources are well-harnessed, Africa can finance much of its development without any help from China, the United States or the United Kingdom. We have gold, diamond, cocoa, crude oil and many more. But, what do we do with them? In most cases, we are not mining them rightly, and even the ones that are mined, the cash is largely pocketed. In Nigeria, oil cash is stolen brazenly. Politicians jostle to become oil minister in Nigeria.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nigeria Accounts for 20% of India’s Trade in Africa, Says Envoy - THISDAYLIVEMr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, has said that Nigeria alone accounted for 20 per cent of India’s trade in Africa for the year 2018. He made this known on Thursday at the Flag Hoisting Ceremony on the auspicious occasion of the 72nd Anniversary of India’s Independence at the High Commission …
Source: THISDAY LIVE - 🏆 14. / 51 Read more »
Nigeria accounts for 20% of India’s trade in Africa, says High Commissioner – Daily TrustMr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, has said that Nigeria alone accounted for 20 per cent of India’s trade in Africa for the year 2018. He made this known on Thursday at the Flag Hoisting Ceremony on the auspicious occasion of the 72nd Anniversary of India’s Independence at the High Commission …
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »
South Africa Announces Visa Waivers To Boost TourismSouth Africa Announces Visa Waivers To Boost Tourism
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »
6,000 Nigerians under investigation for murder, fraud, robbery, others in South Africa - Daily Post NigeriaNigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Kabir Bala, has said that over 6,000 Nigerians were being investigated for various crimes in the co
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »
18 Falconets fly out today for All Africa Games – Daily Trust18 members of the Falconets who will represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco will today fly out to Rabat where they are billed to battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the tournament. Nigeria’s women’s team won the gold medal at the …
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »
Over 6,000 Nigerians Under Crime Investigation In South Africa, Says High CommissionerOver 6,000 Nigerians Under Crime Investigation In South Africa, Says High Commissioner.
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »