As the accolades keep pouring in from all over
the globe following President Goodluck Jonathan's unprecedented show of
statemanship, Dr Mo Ibrahim a notable advocate of Exemplary Leadership in
Africa issued this press release:The
news from Nigeria today is wonderful. Africa’s largest country has concluded a
peaceful election process. Furthermore, the incumbent has already gracefully
conceded and congratulated his successor – a first for Nigeria and a benchmark
for other African countries to follow. Read more he has to say to President Jonathan
Today, we Africans are all proud of Nigeria and President Jonathan.
Thank you Mr President. If you are seeking a legacy, you have definitely achieved it.
Mo Ibrahim
Dr Mohammed Mo Ibrahim is a Sudanese-British
mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire. He worked for several other
telecommunications companies before founding Celtel,which when sold had
over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries. After selling
Celtel in 2005 for $3.4 billion, he set up the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to
encourage better governance in Africa, as well as creating the Mo Ibrahim
Index, to evaluate nations' performance. He is also a member of the Africa
Regional Advisory Board of London Business School
In 2007 he initiated the Mo Ibrahim Prize
for Achievement in African Leadership, which awards a $5 million initial
payment, and a $200,000 annual payment for life to African heads of state who
deliver security, health, education and economic development to their
constituents and democratically transfer power to their successors.
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