Hello everyone,
When people talk about bad governance in Africa I just shake my head honestly it’s not a new story from Nigeria to Sudan, Ghana to Congo, many African countries have struggled with leadership that seems to forget the people they are meant to serve. Corruption, selfish interests, and lack of proper planning have kept the continent crawling while others are flying.
Now, i have been hearing people say maybe Africa needs to go back to autocratic rule you know, one-man leadership where decisions are made without debate, and things move fast the they say democracy is too slow and full of plenty grammar and talks with no action but do I agree Hmm, let me break it down.
To me autocracy is like using hot water to remove dirt from your skin yes, it may clean fast, but it will burn you too When one person holds all the power, there’s no one to check them They can do and undo. History has shown us that too much power in one person’s hand is dangerous. We have seen dictators who stayed for 30 years and left the country worse than they met it. So, no, I don’t think autocracy is the answer.
But at the same time, let me be real. The kind of democracy we’re doing here in Africa is not working well either we vote for leaders, but they don’t do anything for the people they use four or eight years to build big houses for themselves and leave roads, hospitals, and schools the same way they met them the youth are suffering, jobless, and many are running abroad just to survive.
So, what’s the way forward?
In my own opinion, we don’t need to copy autocracy. What we need is responsible leadership leaders that truly care leaders that will listen to the people, work hard, and be accountable we also need citizens that are ready to ask questions and not just keep quiet Democracy will only work when we all play our part not just during elections, but every day.
We also need systems that work for example, in some African countries, even if the president wants to do bad, there are strong institutions that can stop him. That’s what we need not just strong men, but strong systems if police, courts, and lawmakers are doing their job, things will improve and also, education is key when people know their rights and responsibilities, leaders can’t just do anyhow.
So, to answer the question I don’t support autocracy for Africaeub whe’ve seen what it brings fear, oppression, and backwardness what we need is better democracy, with better people leading and better people watching we need to change our mindset, demand more from our leaders, and play our part.
Africa is not poor Africa has gold, oil, brains, talents but we need to fix governance and that starts with me, with you, with all of us. Let’s not give up hope.
Thanks for reading
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