President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to appreciate their human resources and guide it to attain total freedom.

He spoke as a guest at the 31st convocation of the University of Ilorin, in the central Nigerian state of Kwara on "African Agenda 2063: Fighting Poverty and Ensuring Prosperity in Africa."

Mahama advised leaders of Africa to lay concrete foundation for the younger generation.

He said past leaders like Idi-Amin of Uganda, Mobutu Sese Sekou of DR Congo (Zaire) ruled as if they would not die.

He urged all 54 countries that constitute the Africa Union to ensure that the aims and agenda of the union were achieved for younger generation to fulfil their destiny.

Mahama eulogised past African leaders who fought for the liberation of the continent from colonialists.

"Only sound education, peace and utilisation of human resource endowment could bring real freedom for Africans."