{"id":20524,"date":"2013-12-06T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T13:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=20524"},"modified":"2013-12-06T14:05:59","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T13:05:59","slug":"mandela-one-the-greatest-africans-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mandela-one-the-greatest-africans-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandela One the Greatest Africans -Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nPresident of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described former South African freedom fighter and\u00a0 President Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest African that ever lived.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the demise of foremost apartheid fighter in Abuja today, Senator Mark said Mandela was a selfless leader who devoted his entire life to the emancipation of his people and by extension African people.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mark therefore wants African leaders and followers to emulate the exemplary legacies of Mandela which he said would outlive generations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; It is my wish and hope that African people would emulate and sustain his legacies of forthrightness, commitment, honesty and uncommon selfless service to humanity.&#8221;he added.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 President of the Senate noted that Mandela lived\u00a0 for African people to get freedom, pointing out that &#8221; his death is painful , but we cannot question the will of God&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The life and times of Mandela, he stressed, &#8220;is a lesson to all the living to wit; that doing good and living for others<br \/>\nis worth the trouble&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described former South African freedom fighter and\u00a0 President Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest African that ever lived. 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