Senators and not sinnators I hope,
but really, it is too much. It is high time for whoever got elected to go
beyond party loyalty and attempt to modernise this country. All other African
countries are making progress. Even in Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai shared power
as PM. Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'ivoire, all have had regime changes and are
making economic and political progress.
Which kind backward looking people di rule this
Cameroon? In Tchad and Gabon, the minimum wage is 100,000 and 150,000 frs cfa. In
Cameroon, which shamelessly attributes itself the crown of greatest economy in
Central Africa, what is the minimum wage? 30000, or is it 25000? Does this not
make someone ashamed.
A country where the leader, instead of using the
loyalty of brainwashed products from ENAM etc. and making good decisions,
attempts to buy cheap popularity by sending people new year wishes by sms,
wasting tax money on a wish. A man with SUPREME power, making wishes instead of making things happen? Na wao. I am sure my
great grand father, even from his grave, will make a better ruler. Is it our
lot that we are ruled by people who see power only as command over soldiers,
who see power as the leeway to get drugged, uniformed thugs to kill any
challengers. Does the nincompoop realise they are sitting on a gold mine?
Back to our senators! My point is that people
should not attack the fact that our president gets to appoint thirty. Some
people think it is necessary to change the law one day so that the president
might not have so much power. However, we should know that, what ever the laws,
what really matters is the quality of the leadership. Those thirty appointees
in the hands of a good leader will be used to balance representation of
minorities like women, youths, indigenes like Pygmies, Mbororos, pagan tribes,
traditional doctors, great footballers and other national heroes who do not
participate actively in politics. But in the hands of a kleptocrat, they will
only be used to appoint drools, acolytes, illiterate hand-clappers who are so
happy to bear the name "senator" that they do not think they have any
thing to do but receive instructions from their benefactor.
In fact, most MPs in the past have really been
embarrassed by power, I wonder what will change here. Instead of waiting and
seeing, I hope some of these new appointees read local newspapers and really
know what their people expect now that they have been electioneered into power.
After all, the Estates General that started the Rebellion against Louis XVI and sparked the French Revolution were chosen by Louis himself.
Which kind backward looking people di rule this Cameroon? In Tchad and Gabon, the minimum wage is 100,000 and 150,000 frs cfa. In Cameroon, which shamelessly attributes itself the crown of greatest economy in Central Africa, what is the minimum wage? 30000, or is it 25000? Does this not make someone ashamed.
A country where the leader, instead of using the loyalty of brainwashed products from ENAM etc. and making good decisions, attempts to buy cheap popularity by sending people new year wishes by sms, wasting tax money on a wish. A man with SUPREME power, making wishes instead of making things happen? Na wao. I am sure my great grand father, even from his grave, will make a better ruler. Is it our lot that we are ruled by people who see power only as command over soldiers, who see power as the leeway to get drugged, uniformed thugs to kill any challengers. Does the nincompoop realise they are sitting on a gold mine?
Back to our senators! My point is that people should not attack the fact that our president gets to appoint thirty. Some people think it is necessary to change the law one day so that the president might not have so much power. However, we should know that, what ever the laws, what really matters is the quality of the leadership. Those thirty appointees in the hands of a good leader will be used to balance representation of minorities like women, youths, indigenes like Pygmies, Mbororos, pagan tribes, traditional doctors, great footballers and other national heroes who do not participate actively in politics. But in the hands of a kleptocrat, they will only be used to appoint drools, acolytes, illiterate hand-clappers who are so happy to bear the name "senator" that they do not think they have any thing to do but receive instructions from their benefactor.
In fact, most MPs in the past have really been embarrassed by power, I wonder what will change here. Instead of waiting and seeing, I hope some of these new appointees read local newspapers and really know what their people expect now that they have been electioneered into power. After all, the Estates General that started the Rebellion against Louis XVI and sparked the French Revolution were chosen by Louis himself.
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