Both Sides Of A Cry: The Wave Of Constitutional And Military Coupists In Africa

In search of a sustainable leadership in Africa, has plunged the continent into the hands of constitutional and military coupists, thereby pushing development backwards in search of democratic good governance. Over the years leadership in Africa has not truly reflected the stance of the people, steps taken have always resulted to direct confrontation to progressive development, dehumanizing policies which leave livelihood in shambles, searching for crumbs which fell down from the seats of leaders who are the architects of systematic and constructive poverty in Africa in a bid to perpetually cling to power, and it rotates amongst their circle.

Whether the name is constitutional or military, they are coupists and act contrary to the general interests of the masses. The masterly act of leadership is missing in Africa, there is zero selflessness emanating from the leaders, in their order of priority, their personal interests and self-aggrandizement takes priority as opposed the general interest of the masses. This is a circle that has continued to linger on for long period of time, there is no connecting bridge between the leaders and the led, and that makes governance in Africa a sham, it is both sides of a cry whether the masses are complaining against a flawed election or they are jubilating for military takeover, it is no panacea to sustainable development in Africa.

The wave of military coup takeover in Africa, is as a result of failed governance, where a leader will stay in power and keep on reelecting himself to continue to hold office, as opposed to the general choice and opinion of the masses, with that they are usurpers but will hide under the mask of democracy and constitutional elected leaders, citizens will have no choice but to live with the “constitutional dictators” who have placed their interests above any other interests, but military can never be the answer, then the question is what then is the answer? Younger generations are leaving the continent on daily basis, what then attracts them to the West that should be the questions African leaders should ask themselves.

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Younger generations are starting to the pay attention to the governance, and they will be at variance with anachronistic policies which will continue to plunge Africa into trenches. They refuse to be silenced, whether they are venting their anger through protests or during elections, they just want to be heard, with the aim of effective policies that will advance livelihood and promote healthy society. They want to hold themselves accounting for not speaking up against ill structured government, it is a liberation that have been envisaged for long but yet to come into fruition.

African leaders need to assert themselves in global politics in order to drive interests that will sustain good legacy in the continent, they are always left behind and running for shadows, they are not moving at speed, they cling at snail pace, which kills off development. A continent where a leader claims monopoly of power, stays in power as long they want and pass it down to the next in line in the family, while majority of the country’s population still live in poverty, this is a system that needs to be urgently dethroned in Africa.

It is both sides of a cry; where the leader does not represent the general will of the people and where there is military takeover. There should be active mechanisms facilitating trade and commerce amongst African nations, they could barely help one another, they always run to United States, Russia and China for loans, which always come back to bite them. African leaders should take responsibility in developing Africa, they don’t have any other option than to selflessly make Africa inhabitable, with that sustainable development and leadership will be perpetually entrenched in Africa system.