Africa: Under the Boost of Western Empire

Posted by: Dr. Joseph Ozigis Akomodi

Written By: Miriam Ikunaiye
Email: info@etemeya.com

Africa: Under the Boots of Western Empire
Tue, Nov 29, 2006

Decades of misconduct of Western nations in African continent through selfish military and economic policies designed to access and plunder Africa's wealth at the expense of Africa's people has just been jacked up. According to the recent article in http://www.businessdayonline.com/ “The sum of N6.4-billion (E40-million) has been approved by the European Union (EU) to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) towards successful conduct of 2007 general elections” in Nigeria. You can say that again; usual old trick of falsely pretending to be the friends of African countries while in reality they are foes in pursuit of their own selfish agenda. In the West, buying of election is a fraud and a misdemeanor or felony; depending on the state. It is punishable by a $500 fine, 90 days in prison, or both and so applies to Africa; Nigeria, to be specific. What does the EU get for donating to this worthy cause? Build relationships with the Nigerian key decision makers.
Without a doubt, policy makers are greatly influenced by their donors. This funding is purely to sponsor corrupt and malleable officials, brainwashed to be sympathetic to the EU government and corporate activities in Nigeria at the expense of the Nigerian masses. What about the Western claim of "Africa's problems are African made?" Whereas, for decades, Western policy toward Africa has always seek destabilization rather than stabilization and has been to support dictators and military leaders who assumed power by force. Remember the psychic (National Intelligence Council) prediction of the collapse of Nigeria in 2020? Of course, it is very easy to predict a man’s downfall when you've had him set up by the cliff’s edge.
EU's claim for support for democracy is a sham and here is why
Before the imposed Western values, African societies rely on communal efforts which promote peace and love while strengthening democracy. In contrast is capitalism, so ingrained in the collective psyche of Western society. Capitalism is the paradigm that drives the economic and the philosophical engines of Western world. How could democracy exist in a plutocracy— a system in which haves govern have-nots. Capitalism is the direct opposite of democracy. Therefore, how could you advocate democracy when you do not have one? Hence, no democracy intended in Western policies toward Africa. Instead they are made to make us suffer and expire at the altar of corporate greed; we are condemned to dispose our goods for pennies in order to generate enormous wealth for Western corporate CEOs. Western policies set Africa's people against each other; to die in wars, and ethnic conflicts— a device used to engage us from seeking advancement while they freely usurp our fabulous wealth.
Here we are; millions in the Diaspora, sitting in the limbo, brain-drained with dreams half fulfilled, always the second best, left to scramble for the Western crumbs that fall from the top down, yet too naïve to advocate homecoming.
To make matter worse, EU and America are no longer immigrant-friendly. The new policy, full of clauses is a reminder of the reversible-citizenship confronting immigrants. Running short of morons in the globalization era and coupled with increasing public awareness on Western stage-manage policies, I can honestly understand why these giants can no longer house both invited and uninvited guests.
Nigeria has Africa's largest population, estimated at over 130 million, including 250 ethnic groups out of which estimated 15 millions are in the Diaspora. Out of Nigeria's $20 billion annual income, 40% is lost to corruption and mismanagement. For these reasons alone, we should all, together, be saying loudly to the Western world to desist from evil propaganda that clearly stems destabilization, killings, hunger and poverty in Africa. If we stand firm and do not waiver, history will change for the better. To give up is to give up both the adopted nation and our beloved Africa. I am optimistic, the unification of the African’s poor will one day force the West to fess up to their evil policies, put in place to protect the financial interests of their wealthy investors; open world markets to the exploitation of cheap labor.

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