A US-based website Richest Lifestyle has listed President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as the 6th richest African president by known wealth.
According to the article, President Jonathan is worth $100million.
The website released the list via an article titled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014,′ where the nine richest presidents and kings in Africa were named alongside their worth.
Other African leaders on the list are:Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola – Net Worth: $20 Billion; Mohammed VI of Morocco – Net Worth: $2.5 Billion; Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea – $600 Million; Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya – Net Worth: $500 Million; and Paul Biya of Cameroon – Net Worth: $200 Million.
Also named are: King Mswati III of Swaziland – Net Worth: $100 Million, The monarch shares the number 6 spot with President Jonathan; Idriss Deby of Chad – Net Worth: $50 Million; and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe – Net Worth: $10 Million.
newsrescue.com, another website, noted that some of these leaders and their families are very rich and their wealth are considered ill-gotten.
“They make their wealth from natural resources of these nations through the creation of companies under the names of their families. Here is a brief overview of the richest Presidents in Africa” the website added.
There are 47 nations in Africa, led by different leaders who have been ruling for several decades.
