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COMMUNITY

A servant leader is someone who was

appointed by an employer or employ-

ers to help lead a people, a team, a
nation, in this case, the employers,
towards a certain goal and by his

appointed position as a servant or

employee, he serves his employer or
employers.

for funds because of the lockdown in our Afrika, then certainly, the
caused by the pandemic, how do "Afrikan baby" is either already dead
you not think that the people from of starvation or very malnourished.
whose pockets you want to collect
those unreasonable taxes don't even Sincerely speaking, not every
have what to eat, talk less of money Afrikan problem can be solved by poses are the same. Meaning that,
to give you as tax? Someone has to good political leadership, but every in the area of my purpose, I am a
sit down and think that the pressure problem we have can be solved by leader, but in the area of someone
on the people in Afrika as regards one form of leadership or another. else's purpose, I am a follower, just
the misuse of funds by Afrikan gov- Meaning that it's high time we all like that person is a follower in the
ernments has consequences. began to take leadership responsi- area of my own purpose. It's pretty
bility in our day-to-day dealings with simple. But the humility to know the
The Afrikan development life and humanity. For if leadership difference is key. So the leadership
I bet you, every dream or aspiration is about creating the accurate atmo- responsibility that serves as mother's
that a man or a people may have, if sphere of motivation that is clear milk for sustainable development is
given the right inputs and attitude and strong enough to move a group with each and everyone of us in our
will come to pass with time. Same of people to act toward achieving a individual purpose and we owe it to
with the dreams and aspirations of common goal, then clearly, leader- ourselves and our communities to
a better Afrika. But like the PLO ship is in the hands of every human express such leadership.
Lumumba Foundation motto says on earth. We just need to redefine
"Servant leadership is the mother's what many have subjected them- The political leadership of a nation
milk for sustainable development." selves to as followers. We seem to cannot and will not take the place of
But what does it really mean for have more people with a follower family leadership, business leader-
the sustainable development of mindset than we have people with ship, spiritual leadership, investment
Afrika to be connected directly the heart to motivate others to rise. leadership. The list is endless. So
to the milk of the mother? I do Mind you, I am not saying that to now that we are still pretty much
not have the answer that the PLO follow a leader is wrong, not at all. I where we have been in terms of sus-
Lumumba Foundation uses, but am saying that we all are both lead- tainable development in Afrika, does
if I may answer that question, my ers and followers. How is that pos- it not show that we have more mak-
answer would be that, where there sible you may ask? See it this way. ers of slaves than we have servant
is a mother's milk, then it's either We all as individuals have been given leaders? We all in our little spaces
that conception has taken place or mandates and purposes to manifest and with our God-given purposes
a mother has been blessed with a on the earth as our destinies. And, if must learn to be builders of people
child. Meaning that if there is need you will agree with me, you will at- and not users of people.
for servant leadership which is the test to the fact that no two persons
mother's milk for sustainable devel- are the same on earth and also that Think about it.
opment, but which clearly is lacking no two persons' destinies and pur-

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