The recent visit of US President Barack Obama, has been generating ripples in the West African region. Those from the leadership ranks of the supposed African giant are feeling terribly slighted by the deliberate exclusion of Nigeria from the Obama's trip.
However, we all have a lesson to learn from it, even though those who truly need these lessons are someworth incorrigble and adamant. Already, they're tongue lashng, shifting blames and passing the bulk, without any form of repentance or self-assessment. It obviously shows how careless they are about the state of the nation, which some critics have discribed as "a failed state." But we thank God for Obama's courage and strength in telling a people that don't really care about the welfare of the masses that they're as good as abandoned. Meanwhile, we enjoin other well-meaning leaders to put most of Africa's careless leaders on their toes by telling them the truth always, as that will bring a change for the better.
For too long a time, many people in Africa have suffered from the hands of most of their opportunists leaders who have neither a conscience nor a listening ear. And they treat the citizenry as if they were still in the stone age. They forget too quick that all the political crises, poverty, corruption and rights abuses inspired and engineered by their actions and inaction re-echo/reverberates in all corners of the globe. And that those who listen to the voice of reason are sympathetic of the suffering masses and their plights.
Indeed the empowerments of youths all over the world is a quick passport to global peace, and of course the much trumpeted economic bailout. Most African leaders have shown their people deep insensitivity; and it's so much that the people have lost hope in them, interestingly these set, listen to the likes of Medverdev, Bush, Brown and perhaps the UN Chief Scribe - Ban Kim Moon. So with all due respect, a humble appeal is tendered herewith to these gentlemen to help talk African leaders to change. And also to preach the gospel of good governance to our leaders.
Clems...Good article! Let's hope our African leaders will not only listen but will, indeed, begin now to alter the long-establish tradition of 'greasing their palms'. Remember the saying that "tradtions die hard"? No doubt ours will come to a conclusive end. The question is when!!
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Hi Dandy,
ReplyDeleteYou have a big question there; but I can bet you, pretty soon, that will happen.Already, this same set have started attacking themselves and overtly apportioning blames. Recently, Chief Ogbulafor - National Chairman of People's Democratic Party (PDP) i.e. the ruling party in Nigeria told party stalwarts that their dream of ruling Nigeria for sixty years can't be actualized without concrete evidence of developments and its reflections on Nigerians. So that sent a message. Again, former rebel leader, Charles Taylor of Liberia was merely crying that his trusted friend, former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria testified again at the war crime tribunal at the Hague....
Clement,
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting article. The recent visit by the first black President of the United States, Barrack Obama to Africa should have been to Nigeria. I tip my hand to the Ghanian Government for setting the pace for democracy in Africa. There have been several governments from the different political parties since their independence not the hand pick presidents/dictatorship/coups we have in Nigeria. We call ourselves, the giant of Africa, but not leading by example. Our educational system is awash at the moment, roads, electricity, hospital, communication is the worst considering our population and the money we make on oil.
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