By Patrick Nwabia
Great mama Africa and the global African citizens, as we progress into the new world order politically and economic, I like to draw our attention to the fact that our overall success collectively as state or as individual citizens would be anchored on our courage to dare to be different and outstanding in both our political, economic social & cultural life in today’s global political arena. The African leadership and her global citizens undoubtedly are saddled with the task of breaking norms and changing the political orientations that had held her down against development, if Africa must progress to the next level on socio-political and economic development comparatively to the western countries. The regular and normal ways of doing things in terms of administrative and general bureaucratic processes, which in most cases are below and even outside the global ethics and standards, needs to be critically reviewed. AS individual citizens some of us were born as Africans for the sheer purpose of guiding our generation by default into a new way of thinking, living and being. Note that the outcome of this new attitude of being outstanding is that in most cases you are called all kinds of funny names and you are perceived as being crazy and abnormal by the real crazy and abnormal people all because you dared to be different. The fact is “there is no way Africa nor her leadership could soar like an eagle, when she is surrounded by pigeons”.
For daring to be different as a leader or citizen of the continent, you would certainly be accused of wrong doing. This is naturally so because, for several years things are done in a particular way and pattern and it’s believed that’s the only way out, And that’s is if its even Wright at all. Therefore I urge you fellow Africans in view of the new world order, dare to standout from “ignoramus black political crowd”, put on the amour of courage and reformation, to liberate Africa and her helpless citizens from the shackle and bondage of poverty and ignorance, occasioned as a result of political and socioeconomic corruption, subject to bad leadership.
In other words if the political leadership of the African states must take their citizens to the promised land of sociopolitical and economic development, comparative to what is obtained elsewhere in the western countries of Europe and America, A uniquely designed dexterous political economy approach need to be applied to first correct the inherent foundation errors in Africa’s geopolitics. Then things must now be done in a different way so as to achieve a new and a different result, far from and better than what used to be.
Therefore as leaders and citizens of black origins, irrespective of the part of the global society where you find yourself, lets collectively pull together to make Africa great. We just can’t continue doing what has always been done, since what has always been done has not taken us out from the point where we started. Our social & political orientation subject to value orientation has to change for a better African society where citizens are guaranteed of their social and general security, where rule of law is respected and above all political and economic stability. In view of these, a revolutionary change, driven by strong political will is an imperative to the attainment and sustenance. it must start now among us as first the people of black origin and then as patriotic citizens of the continent. The only thing needed to actualize this dream, as i have earlier mentioned includes self-will, political-will, strength and courage to recognize that every individual African patriot have been chosen for this awesome task of enforcing social reformation and social re engineering of Africa’s social structures.
More so let your life as African provide a new direction for the 21st century African society. Yes a lot of people would have to be left behind, but are you going to be one of them? I pray you wouldn’t be. Don’t let anybody stop you, be outstanding, be smart and out wired. Be a patriotic African by imbibing this philosophy. God bless you for Reading…