Kenyan lawyer and activist, Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has advised African politicians to adopt the act of humility if they want to see Africa become greater and better.

Speaking at the Commemorative lecture of the late John Evans Atta Mills, he said the former President was a well-known leader full of humility. He thus encouraged African leaders to emulate that.

He said this to address the arrogance and abuse of power which is very dominant in Africa.

“We are reminded that one of Atta Mills’ greatest claim to fame was humility, we are celebrating humility and from this podium we are telling the arrogant African politician, be not arrogant.”

“Be not arrogant because the words of the Bible are still true that if you’re arrogant, there shall still appear fingerless God and it shall be said Mene,Mene, Tekel, Upharsin… that your words and days have been weighed and you’ve been found wanting.”

“We are reminding them that Atta Mills was the personification of humility and if Africa is to be great we must have men and women who are humble because humility is the mother’s milk of servant leadership,” he advised.

The ceremony was also attended by former President, John Dramani Mahama, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, other party executives and some dignitaries.