The pictures below show the end
of the filthy vain lifestyle of rich African leaders and their family. There
are many ways of gauging the vanity of African leaders. You could count
the monuments, universities, football stadiums, hospitals, statutes, highways
and schools that bears their names or are dedicated to them. When it comes
to lifestyles, some African leaders have no inhibitions. They spend lavishly on
birthdays, anniversaries, statues and even weddings.
The money ranges from direct
siphoning from government coffers and public agencies, to forcing contributions
from officials, friends, corporate organisations and kickbacks from
multinationals keen on securing deals for infrastructure development, oil and
gas and other natural resources exploration. The lifestyles of African
presidents and their families reflect the tragedy of resource-rich African
countries where the leaders spend millions on luxury items, as the ordinary
people live in abject poverty, lacking access to basic amenities and services
such as clean drinking water, health care and education.
Below is the House of the former
Zaire [now DRC] dictator, Field Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kukungbendu Wazabanga.
The magnificent structure
constructed on a large expanse of land [equivalent to a minimal game park] was
built in his home village called Gbadolite at the cost £100m.
It was considered the
"epitome of decor and elegance" in Zaire and beyond. The super
structure was decorated with Italian marble, Katangese high-karate gold plated
doors and windows, Spanish floor tiles, automatic American air conditioning,
Isreali state-of-the-art communication systems, king-size swimming pool, a
private airport control tower, 3-4 inch bullet-proof glassware, 5 presidential
suites, 6 Jacuzzis and surrounded by a mini game park full of all kinds of
wildlife, including Indian tigers.
The structure, which at the time
of Mobutu's death was ranked one of the most magnificent private castles ever
owned by a sitting Head of State, is now home to wild rats, tropical snakes,
gecko lizards, mega snails, scorpions, birds and thousands of wild insects.
Dictators should learn from this.
Where are Mobutu’s kids to take over their father’s estate?
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