African Leaders Mindset

There are little things some African leaders should be subjected to before taking over power. They should be tutored to be appreciative, of 'little things', which the creator has bestowed on the continent.

Without a vision, a people perish. Little things begat great things. They need to sit back and think hard for once, especially those countries that are in different shades of turmoil. 

As I have remarked elsewhere, no foreign nation outside the fringes of the continent will waste their real resources to chart a path of progress for black Africa. 

Africans simply have to do it themselves. 

The intrinsic nature of Man is about self-preservation, survival and opportunism. 

Morals? 

Yes, that could be negotiated. Nobody easily gives you what you deserve until you negotiate and a price is attached to that.

It is a pity that in most parts of black Africa and I will made bold to say that, what engages many so-called leaders are very 'surface' things, bordering on ephemeral issues.

Elsewhere, secrets of successful human development and nation building are open secrets. 

The men of influence in Africa can only bring themselves to discover these secrets if they break things down to basics. 

The so-called little things they tend to ignore. 

Of course, a dose of patience has to be in tow as new structures and values are being put in place. It takes time to grow.

These little things are part of our essence; they make us complete as part of humanity.

If in doubt, let's take a few moments to reflect and explore the impact of this mindset and values amongst other people in the relatively successful countries.

Those countries some African rulers rush to, on mere suspicion of even malaria attack (a tropical disease).

They gleefully make noise about their departure and arrival during such trips! 

'My boss just came back from abroad for general checkup", a Personal assistant would proudly announce to the local press.

Only if we can use God-given comparative advantage to have the best of resources including state of the art hospitals- manned by highly motivated personnel- in the continent, but we won't.

I believe wherever we were born, we did not have a hand in it, at procreation. This is accepted. It was not by accident, therefore, we can as well make our own part of the planet a better place. 

This goes beyond religion that many African nations now hide behind, as a temporary shelter for their being ineptitude. 

Let us think about 'little things' may be our warped value system will change, for the better, because the rest of the world is waiting for our real contribution to this global space.