– Former president Goodluck Jonathan met with Andrew Forrest, the founder of the Walk Free Foundation
– The WFF is helping many thousands of people caught up in modern slavery achieve their freedom
– The ex-president revealed that the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation will partner with the WFF to spread liberty around the world and especially in Africa
As part of his efforts to promote liberty in Africa and all over the world, former president Goodluck Jonathan met with Andrew Forrest, the founder of the Walk Free Foundation (WFF).
Forrest is an Australian billionaire and mining mogul who has pledged to give out half his fortune to charity.
Jonathan met with the WFF founder and his daughter, Grace, in New Jersey, the USA.
The Walk Free Foundation is a prominent anti-slavery body that brings together the voice of individuals and the hundreds of organisations around the world who all share the goal of ending modern slavery.
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The ex-president, who was presented with a copy of the foundation’s annual Global Slavery Index, commended the WFF for helping people caught up in modern slavery achieve their freedom.
In his Facebook post published on Thursday, April 21, the former president revealed that the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation will partner with the WFF to spread liberty around the world and especially in Africa.
See some photos from the meeting below:
Goodluck Jonathan met with with Andrew Forrest, the founder of the Walk Free Foundation.
Goodluck Jonathan was presented with a copy of the foundation’s annual Global Slavery Index.
Jonathan also visited City of Newark where he gave a brief lecture on democratic institutions and credible elections.
I had a brief conversation today @CityofNewarkNJ to discuss strong democratic institutions and credible elections pic.twitter.com/vl1AfdPv9o
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
The renaissance of Africa will come if we get leadership right by perfecting the law of process by which leaders are chosen
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
Today more African leaders are being empowered or disempowered by the people directly thru free and fair elections.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
When leaders are selected thru credible elections they have the legitimacy and moral courage to make bold decisions pic.twitter.com/NMoUdh9ja6
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
For elections to be credible leaders must value the process over the products of that process, and citizens must trust the electoral body
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
African leaders must always be ready to rise to the occasion by planting trees whose shade they may never enjoy
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
As the process of strengthening our democratic institutions continues the future of Africa is indeed bright. I see a bright Africa tomorrow
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 21, 2016
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