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Poem On Bad Leadership In Africa by ajuksobi: 8:47pm On Jun 08, 2021 |
AFRICA AND THE POVERTY OF LEADERSHIP Africa! A land of wealth with ruinous helmsmen Who come as dove and sting as scorpion In Africa, leaders stuff their ears with glue And remain blind to the folly of their predecessors In Africa, leaders detest lofty criticisms and lebel them Handiwork of their enemies cum detractors They surround themselves with hypocrites and voodooists Yet pretend to be heaven’s ambassadors In Africa, leaders extol the virtues of democracy But visit the people with calamitous complancency In Africa, leaders are known for conceited verbiage They delude themselves in boastful language In Africa, the leaders agree to be benighted In issues of moral and financial propriety African leaders are adept in thievery Yet they speak of having a compassionate heart In Africa, every good deed is termed a favour Done to the people. What a leadership? It is only in Africa that leaders prefer White elephant projects to the wellbeing of the people In Africa, leaders chase larger than life projects That they may drain the last ounce of breath It is only in Africa that leaders alone assess And score themselves impressive grades In Africa, leaders alienate themselves from the people That they are oblivious of the biting hardship Election time is when they open their windows To eat maize and pear with the people again When they relinquish power, they’re no better than vermin They descend into the abys to face the vagaries of life Oh! My rapacious African leaders, seek wisdom And learn from history and not in history By: Fidelis O. Ajukura ajukurafidelisobi@gmail.com 07031523329 08/06/2021 |
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