Former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, Diplomat Moudjib Djinadou and Dimas Garba have called on African leaders and citizens to embrace self-rediscovery as a pathway to the continent’s progress.
They argued that decades of dependence on imported political, economic and governance models have failed to deliver the desired development outcomes.
Speaking at the launch of “Renegade Africa: All it Takes to Be African,” written by Djinadou, a former United Nations official and founder of the Itumo Institute, a think-tank based in Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, on Tuesday, the speakers urged a return to indigenous governance systems, values, and knowledge structures.
The event was held at the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, Utako, Abuja.
The African continent is currently confronted with numerous challenges spanning economic, security, social, and other developmental sectors.
