Patriotic African Leadership

Festus E. Obiakor writes about the need for what he describes as 'African Centered Education', "...It is becoming increasingly clear that Africa will never get its due respect on the world’s stage unless its nations and peoples begin to see themselves as truly independent and self-reliant. The fact remains that Africans have the natural resources to institute nationalistic, patriotic, and African-centered educational programs...Educational think tanks must be organized to present innovative ideas that meet the cultural, socioeconomic, and political needs of the people. To a large extent, exchange programs must be instituted to revive African-centered, community-based collaboration, consultation, and cooperation..."