The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, spoke among other well-known African speakers at the New Africa Foundation’s “Igniting The Voices of Africa” convention in Accra, Ghana.
Despite the attendance of a sizable crowd from all over Ghana and Africa, the event—which hoped to start an African conversation nurturing hope among the continent’s youth—was unexpectedly cancelled.
Peter Obi pledged to address the crucial problem impeding Africa’s advancement—leadership failure—along with eminent speakers like Prof. P. L. O Lumumba from Kenya and Dr. Arikana from Zimbabwe.
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The three, who were in Ghana already for the occasion, agreed to an interview with the press to discuss the goal of the convention and the pressing need for a change in leadership across the continent.
According to a statement by Peter Obi on his X handle, “However, the three out of the four main speakers who were in Ghana already for the event; Prof Lumumba, Dr Arikana, and my humble self, granted a press interview to expatiate on the purpose of the Convention, which was mainly to start an African conversation that will give African youths hope.
“Africa as the second largest and second most populous continent in the world, with a population of over 1.4 billion people, is home to a youthful, and dynamic workforce with the largest concentration of working age population of about 1.1 billion people, which when combined with the abundance of huge natural resources ranging from minerals to over 874 million hectares of arable land for for agricultural revolution, positions Africa as a key player in the global economy, Obi said.
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Obi stated that “Unfortunately, Africa’s growth and development will continue to appear as an impossible dream if we do not deal with the only challenge facing Africa – leadership failure.
“To paraphrase Late Prof Achebe’s ageless words on Nigeria, ‘the trouble with Africa is simply and squarely leadership problem,’ caused mainly by the unwillingness of African leaders to rise to their leadership responsibilities.
“This is a point I’ve heard Prof. Lumumba make continuously. Governments in most African nations have become gigantic criminal enterprises where the citizens, especially our youths who have the talent and energy, to lead the world in technology, health, and other areas, have watched their leaders shamelessly convert public wealth that should be used for a greater Africa, turned into private pockets.
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“This criminal style of leadership tradition must be dismantled in order to guarantee the youths a future.
“A brighter future for Africa is possible, Peter Obi concluded.
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