African Libration Day

Today the 25^th of May, many African communities around the world celebrate the “African Liberation day” to mark the independence struggle of our founding fathers from foreign domination and exploitation. Many events are being organised worldwide to celebrate this day.

But the real question is; are we actually LIBERATED? Yes, the white men are no longer in our lands ruling with the 3Gs (the Guns, the Gods and the Governments). Yes, we are not chained and shackled slaves shipped to foreign lands. Yes, we are being governed by our own people.

 But yet, we are subjected to their financial manipulation and debt bondage perpetuated by their own financial mercenaries (World Bank and IMF), YES, we are still been subjected to forced labor. Our rulers, our own people, our own black brothers that rule over us, rule with the stringent of power. How can we express the excesses of many African leaders nowadays? They corruptly enrich themselves and their cronies by looting and pilfering the peoples’ national wealth and states’ treasury, thus subjecting the average African to serious economic hardship.

Worst still we are architects of our own misfortune, subjecting ourselves to what I call Mental Slavery. At this juncture, I will borrow a leave from the legendary Bob Marley of the blessed memory, “Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery”.

We need to start believing in ourselves, our abilities and our people, and most importantly, our leaders should be just and accountable, and they should know that every public office is established to serve the people.