Ex-president Jonathan is given the Peace Icon Award, in Rwanda.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan was given the African Democracy and Peace Icon Award in Rwanda.

The former president and other notable African leaders were honored during the inaugural African Heritage Concert and Awards, which took place on Saturday, April 1, in Kigali, Rwanda.

Ambassador Suleiman San, the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Rwanda, was also present.

The event was designed to recognize and honor African greats who have distinguished themselves in their various fields of endeavor and have made sustainable global impacts in taming the image of Africa, according to a news release issued on Monday by the organizers, Heritage Times.

Ex-President Jonathan reportedly made a call to African leaders who are privileged to hold public posts to become servants of the people and not convert themselves into the “bosses of the people” in a press release signed by Chairman of Heritage Times, Mr. Moses Siasia.

Jonathan was quoted saying, “When you are called the executive president, our duty is to run our country properly, not to dehumanise human beings and make their lives difficult. What you should think is when you leave office, what will the world remember for? Will the world remember you for killing people? Will the world remember you for jailing people, or will the world remember you for destroying their systems?

“What people will remember you for is what should guide our decisions, and I believe if every leader should begin to think that when you leave office, one day you will be remembered one way or the other, positively or negatively.”