Uncle Ayo Owoade; the critical issue(s) for my generation is much more than just "electing" 6 Governors
"democratically" in our corner of the Nigerian Federation and then
thinking that this is the SOLE END PRODUCT of "Democracy" for our
people!!!
The END PRODUCT of Democracy is for ELECTED OFFICIALS
(alongside their appointed officials) to use the instrumentality of
their PUBLIC/ELECTED OFFICES to effect a MASSIVE (& continuously
ongoing) improvements (social, economic, educational, cultural,
infrastructural, health, agricultural, environmental, vocational, etc)
in the lives of their electorates & in their
communities/constituencies towards GREATLY improving the QUALITY &
STANDARDS OF LIFE/LIVING for those who used "democracy" to elect such
officials in the first place!
Elections & Democracy are not a cyclical purposeless jamboree (with little to show for it on the side of the electorates apart from a >70% chronic poverty in the land of plenty alongside all its negative societal consequences all over the land while their elected officials amass all the wealth of the land/benefits of democracy)!!!
Elections & Democracy have CONSEQUENCES & IMPLICATIONS on the two sides of the "Democratic Equation" (i.e "The Elected" & "The Electorates") and it will be very wrong, unjust & hypocritical for us to ever assume it is only "The Elected" who are supposed to be enjoying the "Dividends of Democracy" not only in "Yoruba Land", but all across the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as my generation is not interested in "sectional/local politics" only; but also in national + continental + international politics - which has a much better guarantee to ensure that all our people (at home & elsewhere) get a much better deal from "their democracy"!
I believe it is long overdue for us all to change our mindset/worldview about
governance in a democratic (& independent nation) setting and stop practicing "Monacracy" (an absurd & anachronistic amalgam of absolute monarchy and autocratic/despotic democracy a.k.a "Demon-Kiracy") if we ever want to make progress in our corner of the world, break the shackles of our unenviable past (which has held us hostage & is causing untold agonies all over our land + nation) and rapidly turn the "learning curve" of "Democracy" to our advantage following the footsteps/examples of countries like Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Ghana, etc who have shown us what can be achieved via "Democracy"!
We don't have to reinvent the wheel of democracy; we only need to make some minor adjustments to it (to reflect local peculiarities without jeopardizing the very ESSENTIAL BASIS/TENETS OF DEMOCRACY)!
There is still hope for "our democracy "; but this will only be possible if our "Elected + Appointed Leaders" (& their Traditional Leaders counterparts/partners) give it a chance to survive & blossom by making the much needed personal sacrifices & attitudinal changes to make it so!
Our people MUST enjoy "their democracy" and not be daily cursing their stars/lots as they continue to bear the yokes/shackles of centuries of absolute feudal monarchical tyranny/leadership culture which is now wearing the toga of "Democracy" & pretending to be one too!!!
Yours in the quest for a better Nigerian Nation, African Continent & Global Community;
'Gbolahan 'Gbolaga Olubowale MSW,
President & CEO,
Nigeria & Africa Renaissance Initiative Inc,
USA.
http://nigeriaandafricarenaissanceinitiative.blogspot.com/2011/02/introducingnigeria-africa-renaissance.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transformational-Change-Movement/130906946970118
https://twitter.com/9ja_Renaissance
Elections & Democracy are not a cyclical purposeless jamboree (with little to show for it on the side of the electorates apart from a >70% chronic poverty in the land of plenty alongside all its negative societal consequences all over the land while their elected officials amass all the wealth of the land/benefits of democracy)!!!
Elections & Democracy have CONSEQUENCES & IMPLICATIONS on the two sides of the "Democratic Equation" (i.e "The Elected" & "The Electorates") and it will be very wrong, unjust & hypocritical for us to ever assume it is only "The Elected" who are supposed to be enjoying the "Dividends of Democracy" not only in "Yoruba Land", but all across the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as my generation is not interested in "sectional/local politics" only; but also in national + continental + international politics - which has a much better guarantee to ensure that all our people (at home & elsewhere) get a much better deal from "their democracy"!
I believe it is long overdue for us all to change our mindset/worldview about
governance in a democratic (& independent nation) setting and stop practicing "Monacracy" (an absurd & anachronistic amalgam of absolute monarchy and autocratic/despotic democracy a.k.a "Demon-Kiracy") if we ever want to make progress in our corner of the world, break the shackles of our unenviable past (which has held us hostage & is causing untold agonies all over our land + nation) and rapidly turn the "learning curve" of "Democracy" to our advantage following the footsteps/examples of countries like Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Ghana, etc who have shown us what can be achieved via "Democracy"!
We don't have to reinvent the wheel of democracy; we only need to make some minor adjustments to it (to reflect local peculiarities without jeopardizing the very ESSENTIAL BASIS/TENETS OF DEMOCRACY)!
There is still hope for "our democracy "; but this will only be possible if our "Elected + Appointed Leaders" (& their Traditional Leaders counterparts/partners) give it a chance to survive & blossom by making the much needed personal sacrifices & attitudinal changes to make it so!
Our people MUST enjoy "their democracy" and not be daily cursing their stars/lots as they continue to bear the yokes/shackles of centuries of absolute feudal monarchical tyranny/leadership culture which is now wearing the toga of "Democracy" & pretending to be one too!!!
Yours in the quest for a better Nigerian Nation, African Continent & Global Community;
'Gbolahan 'Gbolaga Olubowale MSW,
President & CEO,
Nigeria & Africa Renaissance Initiative Inc,
USA.
http://nigeriaandafricarenaissanceinitiative.blogspot.com/2011/02/introducingnigeria-africa-renaissance.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transformational-Change-Movement/130906946970118
https://twitter.com/9ja_Renaissance
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