Why I Am Proud to Be My Father’s Son: Fatherhood, Legacy and Leadership

Dr Thomas Achia pays tribute to his father, Engineer Joshua Achia, and the lessons he learnt from him.

Dr Thomas Achia came prepared to pay tribute to his father, Engineer Joshua Achia. He starts with his earliest childhood memories of being raised by a highly educated man in the early seventies, then talks about navigating his teenage years and what he learnt about women by watching his father.

He covers what his father taught him about parenting, a strong work ethic, leadership and spirituality, and talks about the father’s voice in correction and discipline, family unity, and passing on a family’s pride and legacy.