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Leave power peacefully; the country will live after your reign - Mahama
According to Mahama, leaders are not supposed to outlive their countries and must, therefore, always act in the interest of their countries.
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According to him, leaders are not supposed to outlive their countries and must, therefore, always act in the interest of their countries.
Using his case as an example, he said, "Africa today reflects a significant shift in democratic culture, than decades ago. More elections and policy continuity but we must get to the realisation that our countries will continue long after we have gone."
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Speaking at the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Person of the Year 2016 Awards Programme in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, February 23, 2017, Mahama said "unfortunately, the rest of the world holds a very strict view of Africa: we are either fading or we are succeeding."
"We are either rising to great heights or we are falling. In such times, we must diagnose the reasons for these setbacks; in such cases we must diagnose the reasons for these reversals and institute the structural reforms necessary to put the nation back on the path of growth," Mahama said.
According to him, Africa will become the next "emerging continent of the world," adding that "Opportunities abound and African entrepreneurs must take advantage of these."
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"My belief in the promise of Africa is unshakable. That is why I believe in events that bring together celebrated achievers from diverse backgrounds which is a clear indication that Africa has got the right resource to guarantee the realisation of its fullest potential, "urging Africans not to be discouraged by temporary setbacks."
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