14/04/2020
AFRICA IN FOCUS BY AfricanAGE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
(Adeokhor Patrick)
Cont'd
It was a terrible age. The age that the vicious merchant had their field days in Africa.
Africa continued to wallow in ignorance, as African leaders continue to deposit African funds in foreign Banks. The foreign countries enriched themselves at the expense of Africa. Woe and shame on African leaders of this age who handed over these loots to imperialist; consolidating suffering and poverty in their lands.
It is another age when Africans are subjected to simplified slavery. Giving effective, efficient and superlative services to the west and leaving their continent without services. An age of invitation with vested interest. Come to my country. Work in my country. But you must spend all you get in my country. An age of professor, "come teach in our country, we shall give you all that you want provided you forget your country". Doctor, "we need your services and we shall pay you what your country cannot afford to pay". You footballer, "play for us". You can even naturalize here. You have the right to habitate with us. Africans have fallen into several ditches in this wonder age. In this age, Africa is a prey to the teeth of the "Super Nations".
African Age has come for Africa to harness her natural and human resources. Age has come for Africans to move ahead with the harmonization of these resources. Age has also come for Africa to target tomorrow with lessons from the mistakes of yesterday. It should be an ideal age of peace, unity and conflict resolutions. Age of dialogue, democracy and unity amongst African nations. It is indeed an age full of juicy expectations. Mass literacy, abundant food production, religious revival, science and technological advancement, corrupt and crime free society, maximum health and vitality are what this age demands. Africa with this weapons at this age has attained fulfillment.