THE
JOYS AND SORROWS OF THE AFRICAN UNION (AU)
I
am AU
I
am 50 years old although I am a millennial child
My
maiden name was the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
I
was despised by my contemporaries in my infancy but they cannot deny that I
have succeeded in decolonizing all my children from their taskmasters.
Today,
I am still striving to making my age-old visions of uniting my children and
shelving them from neocolonization of
all colours and forms
I
appreciate that the attitudes of my children have been influenced by the relics
of the Indirect Rule and the Policy of Assimilation tactics of their
taskmasters but they are gradually seeing the African light
The
passions and visions of my illustrious creators like Kwame Nkrumah and Haille
Salassie are still with me but I can only work through my living children -
they must awake!
The
journey has been long but my passions keep on increasing
My
children will definitely enjoy the fruits of my seeds, the dividends of my
sweats and my shed blood if they pay attention to my visions and wisdom.
Tell
Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe that they should be extra careful.
Tell
the new African Court to learn from the mistakes of its predecessor in the case
of Michelot Yogogombaye v Senegal
Tell
the leaders of my children that their divisive tendencies keep on grieving me –
Why should they love their taskmasters
more than their kins?
Tell
the leaders of my children that they should demonstrate real leadership always
and shun their attitude of acting decisively to deal with their own challenges
only after some exertion of pressure from their taskmasters
Tell
them that they should celebrate and manifest their God-given uniqueness and
stop copying their taskmasters
blindly – original, they must!
Oh!
Only if the leaders of my children will listen their destiny will blossom!
Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Wisdom
Thoughts.
Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com
Blog: Richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com
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