The Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa - has
gone unclaimed yet again. This makes it the fourth time in five years that no
winner has emerged.
The $5m (£3.2m) prize is the world's most valuable
individual prize – is supposed to be awarded each year to an elected leader
who governed well, raised living standards and then left office.
A committee
member said the group looked "for excellence in governance but in
leadership also".
Kenya's Mwai
Kibaki met at least one of the criteria, after he stepped down as president
earlier this year his 2007 re-election was tarnished by disputes which turned
violent, leading to the deaths of some 1,200 people, caused him the prize.
In a continent that corruption, mal-administration, greed, nepotism,
lies, deceit, etc are the order of the day, it will be very difficult to have a
good leader among 57 African leaders, worthy of getting the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, which remains the
single most valuable prize in the world. This is just too bad.
Three people have won in the seven years since the prize was
launched: Cape Verde's Pedro Verona Pires; Festus Mogae from Botswana and
Mozambique's Joaquim Chissano.
Sudan-born
telecoms entrepreneur Mr Ibrahim launched the prize in an attempt to encourage
African leaders to leave power peacefully.
The $5m prize is
spread over 10 years and is followed by $200,000 a year for life.
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