Certain prevailing concepts are undeniable in the reality of our times. concepts such as globalisation, diffusion, cross border trade. This concepts help the world to evolve, adapt and grow faster as each individual nation contributes her own unique resources, strengths to the general collective pool and is/should be rewarded commensurately.
The uniqueness of the individual nations are derived from their weather type, soil type, colour, tone of voice, expressiveness including whether they choose to be loud or quiet, formal or informal, traditionally or scientifically inclined, choice of religion, resources including whether they be agriculture, petroleum, gold, marine or port infrastructure, mountains, oceans or heavy bed sands.
Resources as we all know do not necessarily translate to wealth; management and transformation process as well as attitudes including nice leaders, fair laws, welcoming or supporting neighbours or partners and team makes the resource become valuable to owners and residents.
As we emphasis the place of resources and her effect it should well be emphasised that critical management and the earlier mentioned fair practice or niceties of leaders are the magnifying factors. A land filled with crude oil might still mean poor inhabitants if not translated to job, prosperity for the owners, agriculture and fertile land may mean hungry citizens if the food harvested is not processed for the warehouses or shops to sell affordably to the inhabitants or even processing through factories set up for the employment of the inhabitants.
Articles of wealth, whether they be cloth, textile, shoes, aeroplane, bricks from sand, marbles from wood,copper for electricity or telecommunications, chips for laptops, phones, etc crude oil for fuel to cars, gold, diamonds etc as attractive and polished are derived from nature and then scientific and carefully organised process are made into usable and conducive forms.
Whilst all these seemingly and obviously are the icons of wealth pervading the epicentres and domiciles of so called elites, the true fact is nature is abundant in its presence of them all. One then ask where does the poverty that the African nations are associated with come from? Where does are segregation, disqualification, subjection to slavery and lesser role come from?
The democracy or even independence are placed are a factor in times of the recent or lateness. of the continent and her members, no doubt a factor, but then if the practice and thought process such as self discrimination, self loathe and hatred of her own citizens and then allowance by other parties; for as a man treats his own child will his neighbour treat him/her
No mincing of words but to put equivocally that the African leaders need to brace up, man up and shoulder high no that they are no lesser than their developed counterparts in any form, nature, stature, posture or reasoning whatsoever.
The positions and expressions whether in institutions, expressions, labelling, logos, edifice, experiences, ecstasy are made of men and not of angels, ghosts or witchcraft or wizards. Whilst large banks and workforce or standard of living are common or obvious at developed countries. They all are made of men who stood out their feet and brave heart and mind to build them.
A statement occurred recently where Bill Gates the year old richest man spoke out in October 2026 that I created Microsoft but Elon bought his companies: Tesla, Twitter etc. The latter was quick to spark bark Don't forget that im the richest man in the world and I can buy you out of Microsoft.
The above may be seen as braggacious statements of capitalists or entrepreneurs but let it be noted that President Franklin D. Roosevelt in US created in August 14, 1935 the Social Security Act which stipulates provision of benefits to retirees, unemployed, lump sum benefit at death, aid to families with dependent children, maternal and child welfare, public health services and the blind.
The two above seemingly unrelated events clearly shows that leaders have the power and wherewithal to create lasting positive change for the prosperity of their people. Its a wicked and unjust thinking to assume that everyone will have the capability to cater for themselves at all point in their life not taking cognisance of circumstances such as of birth to an unemployed parent, disability of varying types including mental capacity or wit, location with limited opportunities, the wicked acts of neighbours who out of envy or hostility deprive one of his expected fortune.
The above reason is the utmost justification for while there is an entity called a state; their interests which includes right food in their belly, drugs to cure their ills, protection from an evil neighbour who may chose to steal or attack for whatever reason, good protection of house and conducive living atmosphere that heat or cold do not becomes a pain or discomfort.
The justification of a government is the empathy and the execution of initiatives to prosper nd protect her inhabitants. When the empathy and executing of initiatives such as infrastructure, wealth distribution and protection and dignification of her citizen is lost the government has lost its true nature and character.
Pain and misery such as poverty, lack, insecurity, sickness and all sorts of limitations and idignification creates unrest, chaos and discontent of lots in the citizenry. Most especially when neighbouring continents for countries are experiencing higher standards of living and even outwardly discriminate certain entities as a result of their bad leaders.
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