Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has taken a swipe at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) over recent coups that have occurred within the region.
In a Facebook post, the outspoken MP was however surprised at the masses that greet such coups and blame it on failure to impose public confidence in democratic rule by political leaders.
“African leaders have no option but to change the paradigm and exhibit transformational vision so the African people who can no longer wait, can begin to reap the democratic dividend of improved quality of life, decent jobs, opportunities, stability, industrialization, investment in social services, the incorruptibility of public officials and expansion of the democratic space” he stated.
His comments come as a result of coups that had hit Mali, Guinea and now Burkina Faso over the past few months.
His post is below:
From Mali, Guinea, now Burkina Faso — the new wave of coup d’états is deeply frightening and marks a deleterious setback.
We can only hope West Africa is not experiencing a domino effect.
As democrats, we surely condemn coups of this nature.
It seems, however, from the evidence so far, that ECOWAS and AU sanctions are not serving as sufficient deterrence neither do they appear to be the solution to military adventurism.
The only viable way forward, particularly taking into consideration the mass popular support that greets these military interventions, is to urgently address the current crisis of confidence in democracy.
African leaders have no option but to change the paradigm and exhibit transformational vision so the African people who can no longer wait, can begin to reap the democratic dividend of improved quality of life, decent jobs, opportunities, stability, industrialization, investment in social services, the incorruptibility of public officials and expansion of the democratic space.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
