When it comes to African politicians, power isn’t everything but rather it is
the only thing clearly seen by how they behave when year election approaches.
This is when you will see your leaders for the second time because
maybe some have never even appeared in parliament or any public forums after
you voted them. They will try to do anything as possible to exploit this
opportunity to be closer to you than their families even if it means fulfilling
your needs with money just because of that vote.
Money! Seriously? Is our life worth a price? If God has given us
air for free which is the main thing that keeps us alive, who are we to be
enticed by material possessions? Five years later everything is the same
the only difference is that maybe the leaders are worse than before then we
complain how our leaders are “bad” and we are the same people who casted
our votes for those “beggars” because of money, do you think you are really
doing justice to yourself?
How can an incompetent leader steal an election, change the
constitution to become life leader, makes his brother and children ministers, run
down education and health yet many people will continue every year to turn and
cheer declaring that he is “the only one” and gift from God? Come on, these
politicians are servants; they are supposed to be our servants not our Gods.
You and I are the ones who can stop these by casting our votes right and just as Barack Obama said if you think voting is a waste of time, then you should re-check your history.