Skip to main content

A TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA BY LAWRENCE IRUO



















Nelson Mandela: A Tribute

Born in 1918, Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1943, as a law student.
He and other ANC leaders campaigned against apartheid (white-only rule).

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, but was released in 1990 after 27 years in jail on Robin Island as South Africa began to move away from strict racial segregation.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was elected South Africa’s first black president in 1994. He stepped down after five years in office in 1999.

After leaving office, he became South Africa’s highest-profile ambassador, campaigning against HIV/Aids and helping to secure his country’s right to host the 2010 football World Cup.
He was also involved in peace negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and other countries in Africa and elsewhere.

Mandela was not brutal like Buhari instead he made personal sacrifices with human feelings, he was not vindictive like Obasanjo but rather forgave his enemies and oppressors. Mandela never looted their treasury like IBB and Abacha did, he was always satisfied with what he earned. He was a dogged fighter and not a 'go slow' president and was never seen to be clueless. He preached and practiced love and true forgiveness. Mandela could have stayed longer in power but chose the part of honour by relinquishing it when the ovation was loudest. He lived above human reproach as the father of peace and reconciliation. No human would ever be like Mandela. He lives on. So which of d Nigerian leader can he be compared with at both d continental and global pedestal?.. Adiue Madiba!!!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

WHY YOU NEED TO ACTIVATE A WORKING ALERT SYSTEM FOR YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

T his post is very necessary as it is coming as a result of a first hand experience I had. Yesterday, at about 3.00pm I received an alert from my bank that I have been debited #1,050.00 for the ATM card I applied for. I was shocked! When did I apply for an ATM card? I have one that is going to expire in about 5years time, so why would I apply for a new one?

MYSTERIOUS "HEALING RIVER" APPEARS IN ENUGU STATE

Wonders they say shall never end. This is the story of a community in Enugu state which has now turned into the most visited in the whole of Enugu State, if not Nigeria, as river allegedly appeared from nowhere but has been tagged as the River Jordan (aka Orimiri Jordan) of our time. This community is none other than Nnachi, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.

HOW TO USE GAS INSTEAD OF PETROL WITH YOUR GENERATOR.

HOW TO CONVERT YOUR PETROL GENERATOR TO GAS GENERATOR This technology is real and will simply convert your existing petrol generator to be using Gas too, and it's more cheaper to run and last longer. Your 12.5kg gas will take you up to 150hrs - that's about a week, if you decide to run without stopping!!!