Africa the land of my birth wake-up

It all started as a result of ourselves agitating saying “we want a King, we

want a King” as if the King is full of honey to be distributed to every citizen

free of charge or that “money will be put into the pocket of every one without

any discrimination.” Oh Africa the land of my birth how far you have come? Any

time I hear any crook news about my continent, I bow my head in shame and

whisper in wordless supplication and ask “until when will the Blackman be truly

free from all iniquities?

I don’t know if we have been created differently with our unique

characteristics or whatever way we were being created and later transmogrified

ourselves into something else. Our brothers and only sisters in South Africa

will sing vaguely “Freedom is coming tomorrow” as if the true freedom from

oppression, the freedom of being on our own land, that our own brother(s) will

never think bad about us or even plot to kill against us. Our own brothers were

nurtured against us either by the wicked colonialists including Satan, the devil

that has no place to, but looking for the innocence God created beings to

devour. Oh what a world of darkness!

In a book by the man of the people, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, “I Speak of

Freedom” outlining the canker of imperialism of being under the selfish and

wicked whites. He called for unity from across the length and breadth of Africa

to entirely fight colonialism in order to unite Africa to be an autonomous state

devoid of brutalities and slavery. There were some who really understood him to

unite for change, but others who thought as if freedom was hanging somewhere

rumbling in tongues “hiraa ya baba kro lolo kaka bobo yanderey maya koro” that a

Prophet would have to go the apex of the mountain to meet God to receive freedom

and later spread it did not progress and protested instead.

I cannot fathom that indeed “civilization has kicked us in the face.” Fifty

years of being independent, we are still begging for survival, fifty years of

being freed they still colonize us intellectually, fifty years of existence we

cannot boast of the true “African Unity.” Oh Africa my motherland, the land of

the Blacks what has befallen thee?

The non-development in Africa should be blamed on the so-called leaders we have

had for the past fifty years (except a few). Leadership among us is seen as a

means to amass wealth for ourselves (the leader and the family only) and not to

serve the ordinary poor man who by dint of hard work, but with low remuneration

pays taxes meant for development but to see the boss deep his five fingers into

the basket free of charge and go escort free. Some leaders see the position as a

means of showing oneself, intimidating others, given commandments, wearing

expensive clothes, attending the so-called executive meetings here and there.

Poor Africa.

These stomach politicians as I always refer to them have nothing good for the

African brother. The leaders do not or little think about our well being because

if they indeed think about our spiritual and physical well being, they will not

be forcing themselves over us as our leaders, rather they will know better that

democracy lies in the hands of the poor so the poor must decide for themselves

at the polls who should lead them to the long awaited Promised Land that Moses

was to take the Israelites.

During elections, the will of the people is always trampled upon. The will of

the poor people is always the will of the lunatics parading themselves as our

leaders. In elections why do people buy the conscience of the people to vote for

them, why do they show pretentious gestures to the poor that they care for them

whiles they previously see the poor dies in suffering? It is during elections

that money flies like tattered clothes especially if one is a foot soldier or a

delegate. It is only elections time that one sees the “big men” visiting the

poor and vulnerable of no-go areas by the ‘big men,” it is only during elections

that one sees candidates becoming Angel Michael and Angel Gabriel promising

bountiful blessings to secure the interest of the ordinary poor. Wicked brother!

It was of no reason that I fell in love with the statement by Kwame Pianim and

even published an article entitled “In defense of Kwame Pianim and co” and went

beyond boundaries to defend it. Mr. Pianim said any idiot can become a

flag-barer and those who the cart fit condemned him just because he said the

truth. Instead of the people to study and analyze it and to find out what the

repecurssions are, they rather refused, because they have a wrong stored

knowledge of him. When at all shall we sit down to analyze things and

distinguish between the wrong from the right one. That will be the genesis of

our progress for ever and ever. The problem in Africa today is not lack of money

or poverty; it is the sort of leaders we choose, not willingly or blindly to

lead us onto the Promised Land. A land they simply do not know the road to take

for success forgetting that any “fool” can become a politician.

The devil in my PC is not the lack of money in my pocket or what I will benefit,

but it is what is happening in our sister country Cote D’voire. Refusal to

accept the outcome of the elections result in this regard is disturbing and must

be stopped before it degenerates into something else because issue ignored is

crises assured for sure. Should there be any civil war, it is going to put

burden on the other neighboring countries because the innocent will be fighting

for survival including the two candidates which are Laurent Ghagbo, and Alassane

OuattaraShould it happen you will never find these two Political animals at the

war front, they will probably fly peacefully somewhere. This is true because

politicians never go to the war front. They will cause the conflict and sit far

away for the mess to happen.

Mr. Gbogbo and Alassane Ouattara,please with all respect, eschew all differences

and accept the result for your beloved citizens to ease their tensions and go on

with their daily activities. They can no more stand any chance of atrocities of

no fault of theirs. Set the example for us your followers to follow. Learn from

Ghana’s for President Jerry John Rawlings and Former President John Agyekum

Kufour. It is frustrating when these unwanted behaviours are still ongoing in

Africa.

This should be a very good lesson to you two and for that matter Africa in

general. When there is an election, campaign and explain to the electorate what

you will be able to do at the stipulated periods due you and appeal to their

conscience through lobbying and not through criminal vote buying and

intimidations and above all you allow the will of the people reflects in the

outcome of the polls and there you may see how you went during the campaign.

Elections rigging do not make you a leader. If you do not have the mandate of

the people you will always find it difficult to execute your agendas for growth

and prosperity. Probably if you do not win today you may win tomorrow.

For former President Jerry John Rawlings did not refuse to hand over power after

his military rule and the civilian rule to Former President Kufour who also

handed over power to incumbent President John Attah Mills, who will also hand

over power in due time to come. After all, no condition is permanent and the

presidency is not like the one party type where the candidate elected will never

hand over power probably until his death or distoolment. There is always a

possibility for the other candidate to come to power at the appropriate time if

only the electorates find him or her appropriate to be a leader.

President John Attah Mills once said he was a serial loser but now has been

elected a president. When God makes one a leader, for ever one is a leader no

matter what goes on. Former President Kufour suffered thrice as a flag-barer and

twice presidential candidate before he was given the mandate of eight good years

to demonstrate his leadership skills. One reason that beckons former Prez Kufour

to my heart is during the 2008 Elections, when the results were pending and

there was tension all over, he came out boldly to say he was ready to hand over

power. Even though it attracted some buzz from the camp of his party members.

This clearly shows his democratic maturity and his bid to allow peace to

prevail. Likewise for President Rawlings did not say that even though his

groomed party candidate John Mills lost, he will not hand over power.

Once the people have spoken they have spoken and absolutely, there is nothing

one can do as a true democrat except one wants the power for personal gains. It

has being alleged that both Presidential candidates in Cote D’voire rig the

election in one way or the other and both of them came out to substantiate this

by accusing one another for rigging. Because the two of them rigged the

election, there is no way one can say the elections result should not be

declared because both of them knew very well that it will not be right to do so

and if done it is going to cause chaos all over the country. If they had allowed

for free and fair elections, this acrimony would never have been smelt by an

ant.

In fact I if you ask me I will say that, the international communities should

compel the Electoral Commission of Cote D’voire to declare the results without

adhering to any true or false claims by the two candidates and should any of

them protest there should be a thirty-year house arrests for the folk to learn

from. A country does not belong to one particular person but rather belongs to

all citizens devoid of any political differences. “When two horses fight it is

the grass that suffers the injury”. Yes an angry dog can only be chained from

harming people.

Our independence from the wicked and selfish colonialists should not be a curse

but a blessing for us because our forefathers, who fought for freedom, do not

mean it this or that way. They want us to be happy and feel like true Africans-

free from suppressions, brutalities, slavery and so on and so forth. They never

fought for freedom for us to be killers of our own selves, but to be a shelter

for one another. I feel sad within me when I see a fellow Blackman treating his

own Blackman like a slave just because one is poor and one is rich. Oh let us

not welcome this wickedness among us. Say no to slavery and brutalities on the

soil of Africa.

The Nkrumaist boy from Volta Region where I am proud to hail from is only asking

for peace and prosperity in Africa in order to shame the devil. Monsieur Laurent

Gbagbo and his brother, Alassane Ouattara“a word to wise is enough.”

Comrade Bright Selasie Yao Avornyo

allknowing00@yahoo.com