Our Natural Disasters

by Eze Eluchie

Hurricanes, we don’t have;

Tsunamis we likewise don’t see;

Monsoons are alien to our clime;

Earthquakes never come our way;

Heat waves occur in other continent;

Mudslides we only hear of in distant shores;

Snow storms, to us, are the stuff fables are made of;

Yet our lands suffer more devastation than other continents from our unique natural disasters – a kleptocratic rulership and an imbecilic followership!

A rulership whose kleptocratic disposition serves to strip their populations of their humanity, enslave minds, retard thought processes, destroy the environment and natural endowments whilst at the same time managing to make themselves laughing stock in the international arena; and a followership whose will to resist oppression has seemingly been whittled down by years of malnutrition and deft manipulations by external elements intent on retaining a strangle hold over the riches of the continent.  

This has been, and remains, the bane of Sub-Sahara Africa – overcoming this dual calamity is our hope for meaningful existence and positive contribution to humanity.

It is possible to overcome. We simply have to desire and work for the change. 

The cost will be dire, but the gains of such resolve and actions far surpasses the death we are living. 

Picture: Some African Natural Disasters and the real Natural Disasters