He says its always important were you started from,so apart from God and his parents,the person he owes a lot to is koffi who gave him opportunity to be known and have a certain lifestyle and alludes to buying shoes which at the level he started from was a great achievement(and the journalist and now you have bought your own boat)
there was mixed reactions to his visit to koffi but if he can give an advice to guys of his generation its to respect their former leaders because they are somehow like their fathers,and no matter how bad your father you have no choice you cant change history
so until he dies he will always remember the good things koffi did for him and respect him