A public affairs analyst, Comrade Emmanuel Adeegbe, has urged African leaders to do the right thing at the right time to avoid military take-overs in their countries. He made this known while featuring on the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State radio station, FUNAAB Radio 89.5FM live interactive programme, Boiling Point.
According to him, African leaders should address the problem of poverty existing in their respective countries and balance governance by providing what is needed, adding that they must learn how to be neutral, selfless, and have empathy for their citizens. The radio guest, who described neo-colonialism as a modern method in which a foreign power controls the socio-political and economic affairs of an independent nation, also revealed that there had been no policy formulated by African leaders to challenge neo-colonialism, adding that they were not getting it right in the area of effective policy formulation and implementation.
Comrade Adeegbe, however, pointed out that no civilian administration could be bold enough to do what the military junta did recently in some countries, saying African leaders should be kind enough to their people by not personalising governance, do away with the sit-tight mentality, and come-up with policies that have human face in administering their people. “No military can take over government without civilian backing, African leaders engage in sit-tight government because they want to keep exploiting the people”, he said.