A former anti-corruption chief in Kenya, Prof. Patrick Lumumba has tasked African countries to work collectively and harness the resources and potentials of the continent.
Lumumba said this on Thursday in Abuja as Guest Lecturer at the National Institute for Security Studies, Bwari, Abuja.
His lecture, “Conspiracy Theory and the Future of Democracy and Development in Africa,” was part of the institution’s graduation lecture for the 78 graduates of 2022 Executive Intelligence Management Course 15.
While blaming the crises situation in Africa on the poor governance, the motivational speaker said African leaders must unite to tackle the challenges and harness the resources and potentials, or the continent will continue to plunge.
He said, “if African leaders can work as a team under the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 agreement, there will be improvement in all the sectors of health, research, climate change, women participation, energy, agriculture and communication among others.
“At the moment, Africa is disunited, weak and disrespected as we are mentally captured and there is an urgent need for decolonization.”
He urged the graduates to put their experience into practice in order to change the narrative of Africa over the continued dependence on former colonial masters.
Earlier, while congratulating the graduands, the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno, represented by Mr Aliyu Muhammad, urged them to deploy their knowledge to enhance the nation’s security architecture.
The Highlight of the event was a book launch in honour of the Director-General, State Services, Yusuf Magaji-Bichi, titled, ‘Manning the Gates.”
