Eeeehhh…
Your insults and their implications aside …
Since Liberation / Independence of most African Countries in the 1950s / 1960s and 1970s , we have been grappling with 3 main challenges courtesy of our Colonizer’s …
- Poverty
- Illiteracy
- Disease
But there was a fourth potentially far more deadly condition that has not been properly addressed since then …
- Piss Poor Absolutely Inept Leadership …
The Colonialists only gave you an illusion of Independence without the proper tools , skills and governance pillars that would ensure a progression to Economic Independence …
Since if that was ever realized , they would be in a very bad place without access to our Cheap , Raw Unprocessed Materials , Minerals and Labour…
So , at Independence , it was a quick copy / paste of colonial setups and structures then just muddling along adding and patching as required …
Instead of sitting down at National Fora with clean sheets of paper and asking ourselves what the best way forward was going to be …
The Colonialists also made sure that any African leader was either a puppet or danced more or less to the master’s tune …
Those who declined ( … with a few notable exceptions …) found themselves in an early Grave …
Thus we ended up with backward , bankrupt dynasty morons with no vision or accountability in leadership positions.
They only felt secure surrounding and insulating themselves with mercenaries , sycophants and moronic Youth Wingers ( … similar to most of the crowd in here …:D:D) who readily do their bidding and guarantee them Ballot Box Votes in exchange for a few crumbs from the Political High Table …
This phenomenon is what ultimately spawned the now entrenched Grand Corruption and a Culture of Impunity…
THE WAY FORWARD …
The way forward out of this mess is a painful ( …for many current benefactors …) radical surgery and removal of individuals , systems and institutions that we serve and replacing them with a Visionary , Accountable , Progressive , Servant Leadership Class of Integrity …
Everything else positive will follow AFTER that necessary fundamental RESET to the way we do our National Business …
During the late Thomas Sankara’s time in Burkina Faso , all Public Servants were directed to answer telephone calls with the phrase " Ready for the Revolution " instead of “Hello” …
Are YOU ready for the Revolution … ??? :D:D