By Eze Chimere Nwauzo

As we gather the storms toward a solid Unified Afrika rising from last to first, it is important we develop the people to become leaders so we have a great crop of leaders leading Afrika to destiny. Leadership is first internal, intangible before manifesting in positions. The qualities needed in the leadership of Afrikans we need are Compassion, Vision, Courage, Sacrifice, Charisma, understanding and Wisdom

1. COMPASSION:
Every genuine work starts with PASSION and every work done to lift people up starts with COMPASSION.

Compassion is a very strong feeling of desire to help a people out, to better their lot. It is tge connection of the heart of person to what the people are suffering.

We need Afrikans to develop their compassion , to feel sorrowful that more than 600 million Afrikans live without a basic need as electricity, that thousands of Afrikans die daily in deliberate sectional killings, that corruption is costing Afrika billions of dollars annually, that more than 200 million Afrikans are malnourished living below poverty line, that the Afrikan people are living mostly under abuses of too powerful and self serving govts.

The desire to change the lot of Afrikans is compassion, that desire can be achieved through political, social, religious etc means but that desire that passion to help is the first walk of leadership without which activities remain politics.

Once a nation has a leader/ leaders that loves them it is very likely there redemption hour has arrived.
Let the spread of compassionate leaders fill Afrika and displace very single tyrant occupying any seat of power in Afrika from head to toe.
Amen

 2. VISION
Passion is powerful, it is the beginning of leadership. Once passion is developed in the heart, the mind begins to work. It begins to create a better picture for the people it fell in love with. Those pictures created in the mind are called Visions.

Vision transforms the people lover into a Visionary; Man on a Mission. Nations remain in the dark because they lack men of vision, you must become a Visionary, don't be ordinary like the rest, like the passing generation, you were born for greatness.

When the people see problems, vision sees different things: vision sees solutions, perfection, redemption, hope, possibilities and progress in the midst of failure, lack and impossibilities.

Once you have that picture on your table, you find that you start rallying towards it, and also inspire people to start going there. You cannot be comfortable again with what you see presently.

The vision of an independent Afrika is what Zik of Afrika saw and challenged all colonial forces and also inspired Kwame Nkrumah to be a great Pan-Afrikan Leader.

I have seen the power of Passion and Vision and how rare they are. I have no single dust of doubt that both are from God to bless a people. great changes you need to see beyond what your burdened people are seeing, you need to see the future God sees.

I see a united, prosperous Afrika, and Afrikans not the least in the world, but the first, the greatest people on earth. What about you?

3. COURAGE: 
How courageous are you? How badly do you want to see your dream fulfilled? Did u know Americans fought the British for 7 solid years for the independence the American people have today?

Did u know Dr. Martin Luther King was threatened daily by white supremacists for championing civil rights for blacks in America, and that his house was bombed, he was arrested several times yet he continued until death?

You must have learnt how Mandela invested 27 of his youthful years in a tiny cell with very hard labour to end the evil apartheid system in South Afrika.

Vision takes courage, extraordinary visions: visions that affect hundreds of millions of people require extraordinary courage: fearlessness, bravery, perseverance, persistence, strength of heart and believe to overcome challenges, to succeed where heroes before you failed once and again.

 It takes extraordinary passion to overcome fear because if you want it badly you pursue it badly. In life and more so in leadership, there are times you face much temptations and trials, doubts and opposition, you almost abandon everything, but do not give up, and success is usually smiling before you at such times though storms are not allowing you to see her.

Be a courageous man, learn from the horse: he never turns away from the scene of battle but runs into it.
Never run away from a challenge that will wait for you on the way to destiny, fight it, for the sake of Afrikan progress.

 4. SACRIFICE:
To achieve the Afrikan vision we must be willing to give it all it takes, we must hold back nothing, we must sacrifice all: hours, roses, gold, sweat, that is what sacrifice is: To give sth costly to gain many things unquantifiable.

To achieve vision, you need experiences, trainings, apprenticeship  which are times you put yourself down, you humble yourself, you pass through shameful experiences, face oppositions, give up all you have to gain what would benefit millions of people.

Sacrifice is an act of selflessness, Vision and courage put together; a rare combination that gives a rare result. We must be sacrificial in the pursuit of the Afrikan Vision and we shall have our dream fulfilled.

5. CHARACTER
Leadership is not all about gifts, it also takes great character to fulfil vision. We need Afrikn leaders with great character eg the character of integrity, honesty, courage we talked about earlier.

We need Afrikan leaders who can stand on their words, deliver the promises they made while campaigning, stay away from public funds, not use power to favour his immediate relatives but to favour all Afrikans under his or her responsibility.

Character needed also include cleanliness, politeness, faithfulness etc

Much of the character needed for leadership fall on the factors of Passion, Truth and Courage which are among g the core values of Afrika Familia, which we projects as the new core values of all Afrikans.

6. UNDERSTANDING. 
To you who must become an Afrikan leader:
You must have knowledge about your GOD, yourself, and your people thereby understanding your role and how to.

Understanding a matter is the first before trying to solve it. Understanding makes u Think different, Dynamic, Calm, Calculative, etc because it gives u an edge in knowledge far above others hence making u an eagle that leaves the ground for others.

How To Develop Understanding

1. First, believe sincerely that u know nothing, because u don't know anything. lol.

2. Go To GOD in Prayer to enquire and gain insight.

3.Read Books As Often As U Can, as the clue to answers are in books.Remember, the Pages of books are the corridors of WisdomBe Quicker To Observe, Listen and To Learn Than To Voice Your Opinions. Remember u have two eyes and ears, but one mouth.

Meditate Alone Especially Before You Make A Strategic Decision : It helps u receive inspirations from GOD and also builds great resolve.

Understanding is the key that gives you endless answers, never neglect understanding,understand yourself, people, state, enemies and vision and remember, teamwork will always win. You must understand the problems in Afrika you want to solve, before solving them.

7. PROBLEM SOLVING
The final and among the top most powerful factor need among the Afrikan leaders that must unite and rebuild Afrika and lead Afrikans from Last To First is WISDOM: the ability to solve problems.
A proverb says " the labour of a fool exhausts him because he doesn't know how to take the city" What this means is that people wear themselves out in how to solve a problem, achieve a target but can't because they just don't know "How".

Wisdom is How to solve any problem: how to win a just fight when you are thoroughly outnumbered, how to win the woman u love, how to develop your state, how to make electricity work, how to lead Afrikans from Last to first.

Many leaders are excuse givers and blamers, they have nothing to offer, but u are not one of them, you only require the ability to solve problems; ability to create solutions, and that is WISDOM.

There is no challenge no matter how deep that Wisdom would say "this is is impossible", all things are possible when there is knowledge of how to do it.

Wisdom comes from God, every wisdom I have today was developed in prayer and meditation to God for wisdom. Go and so likewise.

With these Seven powerful factors among countless others, you are sure as sure to excel as one of the greatest leaders of our time, remember to join the Afrikan Family today.
Good luck.

Eze Chimere Nwauzo
Afrika Familia