The African's love for power!

Africans love power just for the love of it. Those Africans who possess the power never seem to use it for the benefit of the weak.

The African man prefers to have power first rather than money, because he knows that when he gets the power, he can always effortlessly get the wealth later.

He needs the power to deal with and be superior to his neighbours; he needs the power to oppress his people; he needs the power to perpetuate all kinds of evil and crime, hardly giving a thought to the repercussions or the end game that he himself would die one day; he needs the power to carry out revenge against imaginary and real enemies and rivals; he needs the power to steal audaciously from his people and country.

That is the African man for you. The African leader misapplies and abuses power without a second thought. This is probably part of our genetic make-up.

Put a uniform or any paraphernalia of authority on the African (male or female) and you have made him/her a mini-god. You have virtually given him immortality and immunity from worldly inconveniences. You have virtually given him/her the licence to abuse you; to kill you, to oppress you.

The society is replete with examples of this abuse and misapplication of power. Look at the police, the military, and the paramilitary like customs, immigration, and above all the politicians in Ghana.