Professor Patrice Loch Otieno Lumumba has urged young Africans to rise above the mentality of inferiority imposed by colonization.
Speaking at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), during the 21st Century Education Public Lecture Series, Lumumba told students they must reclaim Africa’s greatness.
“Our very presence here is a reminder that we must reclaim our past,” he said.
He referred to the iconic words of South African leader Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, who once called on Africans to regenerate their continent.
“We have a duty as Africans to regenerate ourselves. You can only regenerate that which has already been generated,” he observed.
Lumumba also cited the famous Ghanaian educationist James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, popularly known as Aggrey of Africa, who inspired Africans to recognize their worth beyond colonization.
“Although we have, courtesy of colonization, been fed on chicken feed for too long, we are eagles—and we can fly,” he said.
He encouraged African youth to stop limiting themselves and to begin taking charge of Africa’s future with pride and purpose.