Africa has been politically backward and immature
throughout the ages, with lots of violence, injustices and above all corrupt
practices. Her children on the other hand, while thinking about better days to
come their way, have been proven wrong by people they voted into public offices.
Among many others, corruption, tribalism, nepotism
and other abuses of office, continue to be main the issues that stagnate the
progress of this great continent.
The major cause of these existing wrongdoings
in our darling and resource-rich continent is mainly poor leadership and governance.
This practice doe not spare any individual, anybody person can be easily offended
by these bad practices in the continent.
If
care is not taken, the aforementioned coupled with conflicts and diseases will
depopulate the continent to such an extent that it will never be able to compete
in the international stage.
Imagine Africans killing each other and destroying the
continent's resources, all due to the big thieves we call leaders, who cling to
power and loot all the continent resources. It even appalling to find out that,
those leaders don’t have hope in our healthcare and education system, because whenever
their family is sick they will be rushed to health facilities abroad at the
expense of the poor tax payers.
It is enough to mention the gun rule and slaughtering of
people in Southern Cameroun, Libya, DRC, and Darfur, not to mention the killing
of innocent civilians in Cassamance Southern Senegal. These are clear indications,
that African leaders are themselves responsible for Africa's underdevelopment,
genocide and political turmoil.
Africa has now turned to be the land of sorrow; it is the
Continent that produces Bokou Haram and Al-Shabaab, the two Terrorist
Organizations that preside over the killing of thousands innocent youth, women
and children under the watch of our greedy heads of states.
Without a doubt, many citizens in Africa do not have trust in
their leaders. This is because more often than not those leaders tend to abuse
power for various reasons known to them. It is often said by many that African
leaders put first their personal interests than that of the State and this is
evidently seen in their dealings.
Corruption, nepotism, and egoism are the order of the day for
them, however, no sooner did they overcome these, I only hope so, Africa’s
development will propel like a Jumbo Jet. It is always better late than never
to make amends.
Saidina
Alieu Jarjou
Political
Activist
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