Even under a resource control atmosphere, with such men at the helms, the noble call of restructuring is primed to fail. When we had our regional system of governance, resource control was implemented to a very large extent.
But the question is why was it not a success across board. The answer lies in the reason the regional system was truncated in the 1966 coup - the almighty legendary CORRUPTION in the guise of nepotism, criminal enrichment and the likes.
At that time, why were some regions perpetually behind in terms of provision of infrastructures and dividends of good governance?
At that time, why was it difficult to tolerate an opposing political views? At that time why was it a do or die affair to win general elections? At that time why was it politically in vogue to contract things at that time of elections? At that time, why was it possible for a man with little industrial acumen to emerge as the first black African to a mass over a million pounds in the bank vault in England? Why were people living the frms for city, thereby unknowingly killing the resources we are fighting for the control 50 years on!!! Why were people so discontented with the elite? so many ways?
We have raised these few points of discussion on LEADERSHIP CRISIS & CORRUPTION not to debate anyone but do draw our attention to certain safety valves we need to put in place before the implementation of resource control.
Had we implemented full resource control or restructuring in 2003/2007, what quarantees would we have had that the sets of LOCUST we call leders wouldn't have emerge to wreck havoc on us as they have done in the past few years? What assurances do we have that the process of resource control or restructuring will bestow on us leaders that are not dealers?
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