men of God in Nigeria tend to make a strong case that the Pope's lifestyle was borne out of choice rather religious compulsion. Amidst the pauperisation of the Nigerian populace, our elites keep flaunts the ill gotten wealth with reckless abandon. Gov. Rotimi Ameachi and Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Rivers and Akwa Ibom State respectively taking deliveries of 50 Million- Dollar- Aircraft each shortly after their Taraba State counterpart was flown in a life-saving bid to Germany after crashing down his own acquired and self piloted aircraft...just yesterday, we were told that members of The Word of Life Bible Church, in Ajamimogha, Warri, Delta state, most of whom do not have bicycles let alone cars, presented their Pastor Ayo Oritsejeafor a private jet as his birthday gift. Also, not too long ago, his already high-flying colleague in the Jesus’ showman business Pastor David Oyedepo was chastised by British MPs over his alleged exploitation of his followers
While our Nigerian leaders are being berated for refusing to declare their assets publicly and demanding astronomical pay rise to add to the already exorbitant allowances they receive, the President of Uruguay,José Mujica is getting world wide recognition and respect for donating 90 percent of his earnings to charitable causes.
He has earned what most people would call an enviable reputation as the “poorest,” or the “most generous,” president in the world. His nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” translates to “poorest president”.
The President said in a recent interview that the only big item he owns is his Volkswagen Beetle car, valued at $1,945 dollars (about N308,283) . He earns a salary of $12,500 a month (N1,981,250), but only keeps $1,250(N198,125) for himself, donating the rest to charity.
He lives in a farmhouse which is under his wife’s name, Lucía Topolansky, a Senator, who also donates part of her salary.
The 77 year-old who has been Uruguay’s president since March 1, 2010 told El Mundo, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.”
It was also reported that under his stewardship, Uruguay has become known for low levels of corruption. The South American country ranks as the second least corrupt country in Latin America in Transparency International’s global corruption index.
Yahoo News reported that the President has no bank accounts, no debts, and he enjoys the companionship of his dog, Manuela. When his term is over, the President hopes to rest even more peacefully in his farmhouse, along with his wife and his inseparable dog.
There is something about leading by example. When you do, it becomes easier for other people to follow.
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