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Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by b0rn2fuck(m): 3:08pm On Sep 01, 2023
African and one chance president
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by blesdman(m): 3:08pm On Sep 01, 2023
anonymous1759:


Those monarchs should be removed from the list . Gulf countries practice monarchy , Europe and Asian. Stop making it seems like monarchy is bad in Africa but good in other nations .
True talk.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by ganye1: 3:11pm On Sep 01, 2023
Looks like a reminder to the soldiers in those countries that their leaders have stayed too long in power and need to be rrmoved.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by coputa(m): 3:11pm On Sep 01, 2023
Africans are greedy creatures,this innate attitude replicate in their leaders

They can do anything for power but cannot handle it properly, they use it to kill,steal,oppress and destroy
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Pathokpo: 3:11pm On Sep 01, 2023
ShenTeh:
Paul Biya should top that list. Before becoming president, he had already served as Prime Minister for 7 years. Kilode?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya

Humourously though, their currency is stronger than ours today.

I vision a military movement very soon in some of these stakes. Especially Cameroon and guinea equator
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by GeneralPula: 3:12pm On Sep 01, 2023
Why adding Monarchy system to your list?
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Chetas81(m): 3:13pm On Sep 01, 2023
What really important about the African continent, full of horrendous citizen
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Tonytonex(m): 3:13pm On Sep 01, 2023
ShenTeh:
Paul Biya should top that list. Before becoming president, he had already served as Prime Minister for 7 years. Kilode?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya

Humourously though, their currency is stronger than ours today.

cameroon is a foolish country then.
Foolish cameroonians
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by aQUINandmore: 3:16pm On Sep 01, 2023
If any of them is your sugar daddy you are made for life.

I love Ahmed tinubu.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Btruth: 3:17pm On Sep 01, 2023
......and what do they achieve? 🤷
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by chopnaira: 3:18pm On Sep 01, 2023
ganye1:
Looks like a reminder to the soldiers in those countries that their leaders have stayed too long in power and need to be rrmoved.

I can see that a lot of them came in military coups. They come in as a savior and Siddon tight. So you only end up replacing one old soldier with a younger soldier.

Deby, Museveni, kegame, Obiang e.t.c are all soldiers.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Petacephas: 3:18pm On Sep 01, 2023
Powerdrunk imbeciles. After spending eight years in power and the people don't have a good life then you have wasted resources. You don't have any business being in power.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by oyoofong(m): 3:19pm On Sep 01, 2023
The era where people think they are the smartest is over. People are more enlightened than before and take more risk as well. Not even death can stop people from doing what they think is right and noble. Coup is encouraged in such instances. Life na turn by turn. Give others opportunity to lead even royal family now MUST be rotated. Who made them royal?
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by searchlight: 3:21pm On Sep 01, 2023
I wish obj had stayed. We won't be into this mess right now.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by chopnaira: 3:23pm On Sep 01, 2023
Latakia:
General Obasanjo wanted to go this way through his Third Term Agenda but patriotic Nigerians stood against him.

General Abacha almost turned himself to life president too.

He has already completed moves to transition to civilian president just before he died. I remember Daniel kanu 2 million youth earnestly year for Abacha.

Abdusalami is still respected today in Nigeria because he is the only military ruler in perhaps African history to relinquish power.

Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by equity1(m): 3:24pm On Sep 01, 2023
NaijaSumigan:
I never imagined that Nigeria will get to a point where we would wish we had a Military regime as government.

Democracy isn't working for us in Nigeria. What we have are corrupt politicians without solution. They don't know anything as it concerns governance and what you don't have, you can't give.

Since I was a child till this very moment, it has been same complaints and same set of corrupt fools parading themselves as messiah's but once they get power, it becomes obvious they came for selfish means.

We need to re-evaluate the kind of governance we are practicing cos it's obvious Democracy isn't the way forward for Nigerians.

I strongly advocate for a Military regime in Nigeria...
It is not about the system of government, it about the mindset average Nigerian. Average Nigerian is corrupt and can only complain of corruption when it not favouring them. We need to change our perception about life. We always celebrate our corrupt leaders.

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Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by spellingcheck(m): 3:27pm On Sep 01, 2023
This is a disgrace. why can't this people let others with better idea rule.

Anyways instead of worrying about this no good leaders, why not worry about the innocent man killed by White Canadian. IS CANADA SAFE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEsfBiaWseY
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by NaijaSumigan: 3:30pm On Sep 01, 2023
equity1:
It is not about the system of government, it about the mindset average Nigerian. Average Nigerian is corrupt and can only complain of corruption when it not favouring them. We need to change our perception about life. We always celebrate our corrupt leaders.

I never celebrated any corrupt politicians nor see them as role models. We can't continue with these bastards, we have generations coming behind. These fools are destroying lives of people by their greeds.

It's becoming unbearable and the Nigerian Army should act.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by AllenSpencer: 3:30pm On Sep 01, 2023

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Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by JuanDeDios: 3:32pm On Sep 01, 2023
anonymous1759:


Those monarchs should be removed from the list . Gulf countries practice monarchy , Europe and Asian. Stop making it seems like monarchy is bad in Africa but good in other nations .
Letsie III of Lesotho should be removed from the list - since he's a constitutional monarch like the King of England. Mswati III and Mohammed VI should be on the list since they're absolute rulers.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Zxcvbnmghtr: 3:32pm On Sep 01, 2023
ShenTeh:
Paul Biya should top that list. Before becoming president, he had already served as Prime Minister for 7 years. Kilode?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya

Humourously though, their currency is stronger than ours today.


Humorously too, grin they ran mad like a dog infected with rabies when Nigeria with a weaker currency declared that subsidy is gone. grin

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Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by chopnaira: 3:32pm On Sep 01, 2023
spellingcheck:
This is a disgrace. why can't this people let others with better idea rule.

Anyways instead of worrying about this no good leaders, why not worry about the innocent man killed by White Canadian. IS CANADA SAFE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEsfBiaWseY
Good video bro.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by yewit37486: 3:32pm On Sep 01, 2023
LegendHero:
I think it has more to do with actual performance. It’s not only Africa that we have longest serving presidents. But the main thing is that what did they achieved.

—Russia president for almost 23 years.
—Turkey president now serving for 20 years.
—Singapore president serving for almost 20 years
—Ireland president now serving 12 years
—Chinese president now almost 11 years

Still can't be compared to the 40+ target most African presidents seem to have predilection for (on top of poor performance as rightly pointed out). We should equally blame the supporters of these leaders who will never speak the truth even when it's staring them in the face.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by ImoleNaija: 3:34pm On Sep 01, 2023
Teodoro Obiang (44 years)

The longest serving president in Africa as of today, he is the current and second president of Equatorial Guinea, a position he has held since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president not just in Africa but of any country ever.

Obiang Teodoro came into power after he ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup.

The children of hate, and the military coup apologists, would likely overlook the bolded part.

Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by MyAmericandream(f): 3:36pm On Sep 01, 2023
One of the major reasons African countries don't move forward. Just a single person decide to turn public office to his inheritance. Very greedy set of species.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Advancedman(m): 3:38pm On Sep 01, 2023
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by anonymous1759(m): 3:42pm On Sep 01, 2023
nairalanda1:


The monarchs in Africa are more autocratic than the monarches in Europe.

Spain's king, for example, serves at the pleasure of the state...he doesn't even own the royal palace..it is owned by the state. The UK monarchs started stripping their powers from the mid 17th century...the PM has more power than the King. Japan's emperor was weakened by the USA after world war 2.

African monarchs, and even Arab monarchs are more autocratic than European monarchs. The King of Eswathini has more power over government than the UK King.

Bro everything is not written in black and white Queen Elizabeth was powerful more than any prime minister in the uk forget paper talk.
They play behind the scenes doesn’t mean they’re weakened. Please research about the wealth of the royal family in the uk before you say they’re not powerful.

Monarchy European, Arab nations , Africa are the same thing. The only difference is that Arab , Europeans, Asians have better management than Africa monarchs their people have higher standard of living compared to Africa.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by somehow: 3:42pm On Sep 01, 2023
Now that you've done that of the continent, can someone do that of other continents including Europe?

By the way, how long did Angela Markel of Germany stay in power before leaving less than 2 years ago?
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Exceed15: 3:43pm On Sep 01, 2023
Democracy gave room to this nonsense.
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by purplekayc(m): 3:46pm On Sep 01, 2023
😁
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Danidinho4: 3:47pm On Sep 01, 2023
Democracy is not for Africans. Argue with your keypads

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