Jonathan Ranks as 6th Richest President with $100m

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has been listed as the 6th richest African president by known wealth, according to Richest Lifestyle, a US-based website.

In an article titled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014′, the US website compiled a list of the nine richest presidents and kings in Africa.

There are 47 nations in Africa, led by different leaders who have been ruling for several decades.

According to the article, President Jonathan is worth $100million. It is however unclear how the US based website got their figures.

But newsrescue.com, another website amplified further when it said 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.

Nigeria CommunicationsWeek cannot independently verify the claims.

Other African presidents and kings on the list include;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.

Others are: King Mswati III of Swaziland – Net Worth: $100 Millio, 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 amplified further when it said 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.