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What System and Standard must be put in place to Safeguard Honesty and Integrity in African Leadership?
People elected into leadership position turn to exercise increase integrity and honesty when the culture of the people they are to lead supports these behaviours. It is such an extremely difficult exams to pass here in Africa for leaders to uphold onto honesty and integrity. An environment where people are elected into power, with no check, and any defined rules guiding their behaviours, can only be handled by men of strong unshakable God fearing upbringing.
Let us quickly find out the meaning of system, standards, Safeguard and to identify the common link between these three key words. To borrow the words of a popular social media activist " The system is working". What is the meaning of system? A system as applied to leadership are rules that decided how a society, country or organization should operate, that can not be changed to suit any individuals. Safeguard is a law, rule or plan that is put in place to protect someone or something from harm or problems. Standards are traditional principles of good behaviours. The 3S ( System, Standards and Safeguard) are instituted to check and keep leaders in the right path for the benefit of others. Ethical behaviours amongst leaders and their followers at all levels are born out of the three 3S. Power in the hands of an untrained leader is society, nation and the world biggest trait. God knew human nature when it comes to leadership position and subsequently warned kings at the time against the power of leadership ( Deut. 17: 15-20)
" 15 You may indeed set as king over you him whom the LORD your God will choose, one from your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not put Foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 16 only he must not multiply horses for himself, or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again. 17 And he shall not multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply for himself silver and gold. 18 And when he sit on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of his law, from that which is in charge of the levitical priests, 19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear God the LORD his God, by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them; 20 that his heart may not be lifted up above his brethren, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left; so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
This is the first time the people of Israel were going to be led by a yet to be named king after experiencing a dictatorship and arrogant style of leadership from the Egyptians culture, where the king takes all and subject his subjects to pain and slavery. There was a greater possibility of the Israelites to practice the Egyptians type of kingship. A kind of leadership that clearly highlighted " Power corrupt and absolute power corrupt absolutely, principle." The word of God recognise the intrinsic threat that too much power might pose to a leader's honesty and integrity, this is evidence in the African style of leadership.
This weakness cut across all leaders across the world with African leaders been the worst offenders. Starting from king David desire for another man's wife to commiting murder, and the unstoppable zeal to gather wealth for self, family and friends by modern leaders at the expense of the poor ordinary people. These leaders subject their own people to extreme poverty. Citizens work so hard but have little to show for their hard work. Leaders should have the 3S to guide them take decisive decisions that will favour the ordinary people of the street. When leaders in power steals from the nations accumulated wealth to enrich themselves, they indirectly denies million of people off their daily bread and basic necessities in life. This attitude becomes even more dangerous when it is accepted by the people as a new way of life, everybody gets into a leadership role and begins to repeat the bad things the predecessor did. King David knew the power associated with leadership hence his plead to God to to help his son King Solomon to stick to the System and Standard of God in order for him to be Safeguarded in his new role as the leader of Israel ( 1 Chronicles 29: 17-19).
People take up leadership roles and do not not want to abide by the very constitution that brought them to power. They let go of the System and Standard of God that could have kept them Safe throughout their rein as leaders. Good institutions recruit people who meet their institutional System and Standard and any other group that requires leaders is no different. If modern days cheif executive officers are accepting proposals that are in line with their core values, why do we still elect into office leaders who do not champion the values of the very people who elected them into office, God elected us into office and He except us to champion His System and Standard so that in return He will Safeguard us against the works of the opposition.
The world needs capable leaders in all sectors of our lives, men who are trustworthy and honest. The world is going through avoidable stress because we lack the will power to elect capable men to run the affairs of God on Earth ( Exodus 18: 21). " Moreover choose able men from all the people , such as men who fear God, men who are trustworthy and hate bribes; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, fifties, and tens"
Africa and the world at large, the time have come for us to search for able men who fear God to handle our affairs. Too many people are going through too much pains not because of their own doings but because they have been badly led. Sometime it is so painful to come into terms that, a continent blessed with too much mineral resources could can have it's people struggling to feed themselves per day.
Africa arise, Africa arise, let the System and Standard work. Safeguard your people, learn the good examples of other continent. Let us always bear in mind that, we will one day be accountable to God for how poorly we have led our people.
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Let us quickly find out the meaning of system, standards, Safeguard and to identify the common link between these three key words. To borrow the words of a popular social media activist " The system is working". What is the meaning of system? A system as applied to leadership are rules that decided how a society, country or organization should operate, that can not be changed to suit any individuals. Safeguard is a law, rule or plan that is put in place to protect someone or something from harm or problems. Standards are traditional principles of good behaviours. The 3S ( System, Standards and Safeguard) are instituted to check and keep leaders in the right path for the benefit of others. Ethical behaviours amongst leaders and their followers at all levels are born out of the three 3S. Power in the hands of an untrained leader is society, nation and the world biggest trait. God knew human nature when it comes to leadership position and subsequently warned kings at the time against the power of leadership ( Deut. 17: 15-20)
" 15 You may indeed set as king over you him whom the LORD your God will choose, one from your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not put Foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 16 only he must not multiply horses for himself, or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again. 17 And he shall not multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply for himself silver and gold. 18 And when he sit on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of his law, from that which is in charge of the levitical priests, 19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear God the LORD his God, by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them; 20 that his heart may not be lifted up above his brethren, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left; so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
This is the first time the people of Israel were going to be led by a yet to be named king after experiencing a dictatorship and arrogant style of leadership from the Egyptians culture, where the king takes all and subject his subjects to pain and slavery. There was a greater possibility of the Israelites to practice the Egyptians type of kingship. A kind of leadership that clearly highlighted " Power corrupt and absolute power corrupt absolutely, principle." The word of God recognise the intrinsic threat that too much power might pose to a leader's honesty and integrity, this is evidence in the African style of leadership.
This weakness cut across all leaders across the world with African leaders been the worst offenders. Starting from king David desire for another man's wife to commiting murder, and the unstoppable zeal to gather wealth for self, family and friends by modern leaders at the expense of the poor ordinary people. These leaders subject their own people to extreme poverty. Citizens work so hard but have little to show for their hard work. Leaders should have the 3S to guide them take decisive decisions that will favour the ordinary people of the street. When leaders in power steals from the nations accumulated wealth to enrich themselves, they indirectly denies million of people off their daily bread and basic necessities in life. This attitude becomes even more dangerous when it is accepted by the people as a new way of life, everybody gets into a leadership role and begins to repeat the bad things the predecessor did. King David knew the power associated with leadership hence his plead to God to to help his son King Solomon to stick to the System and Standard of God in order for him to be Safeguarded in his new role as the leader of Israel ( 1 Chronicles 29: 17-19).
People take up leadership roles and do not not want to abide by the very constitution that brought them to power. They let go of the System and Standard of God that could have kept them Safe throughout their rein as leaders. Good institutions recruit people who meet their institutional System and Standard and any other group that requires leaders is no different. If modern days cheif executive officers are accepting proposals that are in line with their core values, why do we still elect into office leaders who do not champion the values of the very people who elected them into office, God elected us into office and He except us to champion His System and Standard so that in return He will Safeguard us against the works of the opposition.
The world needs capable leaders in all sectors of our lives, men who are trustworthy and honest. The world is going through avoidable stress because we lack the will power to elect capable men to run the affairs of God on Earth ( Exodus 18: 21). " Moreover choose able men from all the people , such as men who fear God, men who are trustworthy and hate bribes; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, fifties, and tens"
Africa and the world at large, the time have come for us to search for able men who fear God to handle our affairs. Too many people are going through too much pains not because of their own doings but because they have been badly led. Sometime it is so painful to come into terms that, a continent blessed with too much mineral resources could can have it's people struggling to feed themselves per day.
Africa arise, Africa arise, let the System and Standard work. Safeguard your people, learn the good examples of other continent. Let us always bear in mind that, we will one day be accountable to God for how poorly we have led our people.
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