Nigerians from all walks of life pay glowing tributes to late South-African anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela.
The event which took place at the Freedom Park in Lagos was hosted Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka.
Several writers, poets, activists and community and religious leaders sang songs, poetry and engaged in dance performances at the event.
If our politicians think Mandela is as great as
they have been shouting why cant they
emulate Nelson Mandela in leadership,
simplicity and service to the people? While
Mandela died in his country South Africa,
many of our politicians die abroad except when they die in an accident.Mandela was
hospitalized and treated in a South African
hospital throughout his health challenge
while our leaders prefer to go to foreign
hospitals to treat common headache.Mandel
a died a contented man and not a wealthy man. He did not own any diamond mine,
private jet, bullet proof vehicle whereas our
politicians are fighting themselves over our
oil blocs and our national treasury. Mandela
did not worship money. He surrounded
himself with the love of the people.Mandela was not known to be religious. He never
attended any Holy Ghost service or any
special religious convention. He served God
through service to humanity, forgiveness
and love for his neighbour. Our politicians
have many spiritual leaders praying for them yet their ways are not right with the
people they claim to serve. God is not
mocked. He sees the hearts of all men. Shame
on all Nigerian leaders shedding crocodile
tears and paying tributes to a great man like
Nelson Mandela. Pay tribute to him by emulating his leadership style. Mandela
believed its better to lead from behind and
to put others in front. All we are asking is for
the leaders to do like Nelson Mandela. Fix our
hospitals, give the masses quality education,
give us good roads, lead by example. All we are asking is, fix Nigeria. Please share until it
gets to our good-for- nothing politicians
who are stealing us blind. According to
Nelson Mandela, We must use time wisely
and forever realise that the time is always
ripe to do right.