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.
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.
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
