We need leaders in Africa who are grounded in the Laws of Nature, and who use the principles therein to form all their policies and initiatives. I will give you an example of how the Natural Laws as applied to former heads of state can be used to support further African development.
In Nature, there is never waste. All lifeforms during decay are recycled back into the ecosystem to support new lifeforms. Think about fruits, plants, bodies of animals and insects. The nutrients from their decay are not wasted but recycled into the soil, and reused to strengthen new growths. A continual giving and taking. Such is the Creator’s Will!
Do we follow this Natural Law in Africa for former Heads of State? All the insights of former Heads of State, do we store and recycle them in a structured way so they are used to support new heads of state, governments, and other social forms? Hardly. Once a person is out of office, their insights are hardly used to support new initiatives. In Nature, even poison plants can enrich the soil during decay, so also even the worst heads of state can enrich current African development. But how? To support African development, following the Laws of Nature I would create the following:
Continental Presidential Advisory Council (CPAC).
The CPAC would be a council composed of all former African Heads of State. Their cumulative experiences and insights contain personalized understanding of nuances in their various countries and external influences. The CPAC would be organized and coordinated to provide advisory insights to the policy initiatives of Regional Associations, the AU, Governments, and all other bodies forming legislation and initiatives. The insights from previous experiences strategically used to enrich the soil of new ones. The CPAC would also have branches at the country level.
After a president leaves office, the Secretariat of the CPAC would conduct a comprehensive interview with the former head of state to meticulously document their experiences, challenges, successes, and failures. A thorough analysis for posterity. These analyses, when published, would be championed by the various Ministers of Education and used in academic institutions across the Continent for governance, policy, and leadership education. Comparative analysis would be conducted for the various countries to even see patterns in global geopolitical influences, so that no experience is wasted, but used to support new policies and initiatives for African development.
In Africa, we should seek and follow the Laws of Nature in everything if we wish to nation-build the right way. Everything we form and do must arise from a principle in Nature and be guided by it. In this way, we build a strong foundation to form lasting works that will bring value and continual upliftment to the people.
~Dr. Ikenna Q. Ezealah
Nation Upbuilding 