ON UGANDAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TURN OUT OF EVENTS - AFRICANS TRULY DESERVE TO BE CALLED DEGRADING NAMES
January 20, 2021 | News
I believe there is a lot of reasons why the world seems to be interested in what is happening in Uganda, as regard its recent Presidential election. For one, Ugandan current President, Yoweri Museveni, came into power at a young age (in his 30s). He was the one who founded the Front For National Salvation that removed dreaded Idi Amin the dictator in 1979.
ON UGANDAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TURN OUT OF EVENTS - AFRICANS TRULY DESERVE TO BE CALLED DEGRADING NAMES
I believe there is a lot of reasons why the world seems to be interested in what is happening in Uganda, as regard its recent Presidential election. For one, Ugandan current President, Yoweri Museveni, came into power at a young age (in his 30s). He was the one who founded the Front For National Salvation that removed dreaded Idi Amin the dictator in 1979. And he also founded the National Resistance Army that removed the President that came in after Idi Amin, Milton Obote in 1985. But as bad as Idi Amin was, he was only in power for 8 years, and Museveni wanted to be President but he didn't win that election which he claimed was rigged by Obote. And within 5 years, Museveni kicked him out, took over power and declared himself President in 1986 at the age of 42. So, it wasn't like he came into power through an election.
In other words, Museveni came into power as a supposed hero to save Ugandans from dictators, only for him to become a worse dictator than the rest. I mean, how can one man be in power for 35 years, and he still went for a Sixth term in Office? He even changed the country's constitution in 2017 so that he can hold on to power by fire by force. And 80% of the Ugandan population are under 35, that means they were not born when Museveni took over power. Which is why the world seems to be interested in Ugandan politics because this is someone who came into power as a young man, and now he still wants to remain in power by refusing the younger generation to come in.
What is even more annoying, distasteful and barbaric, is the fact that Museveni has been using the Ugandan military and Security Operatives to oppress, intimidate, sniffle and kill his citizens for as much as holding a protest to speak against his dictatorship and bad governance. Almost similar to what we see here in Nigeria under the present Buhari administration you would agree. In November 2020 alone, they killed more than 50 Ugandan civilians for simply carrying out protests. And there are always military presence at every corner in the country. In fact, prior to the recent Presidential election in Uganda, Museveni had spent $22.4m on acquiring biometric voting machines, which relies on the internet to work. But a day to the election, he shut down the internet. So they did not use one biometric voting machine in the entire country. They did the election manually. The question then is, why spend such huge amount of money to acquire biometric machines when he knows that he will not use it for the election? Even the media houses were surrounded by soldiers, and Ugandans couldn't use the social media platforms during the day of the election.
Museveni did the worse things we cannot even imagine to his biggest Presidential opponent, Bobi Wine. From getting him arrested and detained on countless occasions, to always having his home surrounded by military personnel. In fact, for four days, Bobi Wine and his Wife were said to be under House arrest from the election day. In one of his Tweets, Bobi Wine said they ran out of food supplies, after being under house arrest for four days. And when his wife tried to pick some food items from their garden, she was blocked and assaulted by Soldiers who were staged in their compound. What should we call this?
Though, there is a video being circulated online of a woman being assaulted by Ugandan Security Operatives, which is alleged to be Bobi Wine's. But from further investigation, it was discovered that the woman in the said video was not Bobi Wine's wife, but that of another woman maybe in support of the Bobi Wine campaign. But the fact still remains that Bobi Wine's family has gone through the worst of intimidation in the past three weeks, with his personal secretary not being found after security Operatives took her away. Sadly, that is the pathetic state of 'Our Africa.'
So, when Nigerians and Africans get called all sorts of degrading and derogatory names by those in the developed world, they should not get angry and pissed at those who did because truth be said, Nigerians and Africans deserve to be called whatever derogatory/degrading names the White people call them.
Just look around every country in black Africa being led by the Blackman, which includes Nigeria, they are all under a dictator of some sort. In Nigeria, we claim to be observing a so-called democratic presidential system of government, but we all know it is the same thing as the dictatorial reign in Uganda, just in a different shade. As it is now, you dare not criticize these African political leaders, even when it is evidently clear that their government is bad, and lacks the innovation required to turn things around for the interests of the masses. Museveni may have won the recent Ugandan Presidential election, but he has succeeded in making Africa a laughing stock amongst the comity of nations. In a recent Tweet by the United Nations Watch (@UNWatch), it reads: "Congratulations to Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on winning re-election after murdering, imprisoning & silencing opponents, shutting down the internet, and committing widespread voter fraud." So, our African leaders may think they are getting away with their evil deeds, but the world knows, and they will be remembered for such evil.
Though, they may think that they will rule forever, but they should be reminded that power is transient. They are ignorant of the fact that they will pass the shame/seeds of their evil deeds, to their children, grandchildren and unborn children. And those who still praise them for practically doing nothing, just because of what they are gaining from them now, should also be reminded that they too will also reap what they sow. Any politician that hates constructive criticism, should not be seen as a leader with the needed character traits to bring about good governance. It is as simple as that.
Zik Gbemre.
January 20, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
I believe there is a lot of reasons why the world seems to be interested in what is happening in Uganda, as regard its recent Presidential election. For one, Ugandan current President, Yoweri Museveni, came into power at a young age (in his 30s). He was the one who founded the Front For National Salvation that removed dreaded Idi Amin the dictator in 1979. And he also founded the National Resistance Army that removed the President that came in after Idi Amin, Milton Obote in 1985. But as bad as Idi Amin was, he was only in power for 8 years, and Museveni wanted to be President but he didn't win that election which he claimed was rigged by Obote. And within 5 years, Museveni kicked him out, took over power and declared himself President in 1986 at the age of 42. So, it wasn't like he came into power through an election.
In other words, Museveni came into power as a supposed hero to save Ugandans from dictators, only for him to become a worse dictator than the rest. I mean, how can one man be in power for 35 years, and he still went for a Sixth term in Office? He even changed the country's constitution in 2017 so that he can hold on to power by fire by force. And 80% of the Ugandan population are under 35, that means they were not born when Museveni took over power. Which is why the world seems to be interested in Ugandan politics because this is someone who came into power as a young man, and now he still wants to remain in power by refusing the younger generation to come in.
What is even more annoying, distasteful and barbaric, is the fact that Museveni has been using the Ugandan military and Security Operatives to oppress, intimidate, sniffle and kill his citizens for as much as holding a protest to speak against his dictatorship and bad governance. Almost similar to what we see here in Nigeria under the present Buhari administration you would agree. In November 2020 alone, they killed more than 50 Ugandan civilians for simply carrying out protests. And there are always military presence at every corner in the country. In fact, prior to the recent Presidential election in Uganda, Museveni had spent $22.4m on acquiring biometric voting machines, which relies on the internet to work. But a day to the election, he shut down the internet. So they did not use one biometric voting machine in the entire country. They did the election manually. The question then is, why spend such huge amount of money to acquire biometric machines when he knows that he will not use it for the election? Even the media houses were surrounded by soldiers, and Ugandans couldn't use the social media platforms during the day of the election.
Museveni did the worse things we cannot even imagine to his biggest Presidential opponent, Bobi Wine. From getting him arrested and detained on countless occasions, to always having his home surrounded by military personnel. In fact, for four days, Bobi Wine and his Wife were said to be under House arrest from the election day. In one of his Tweets, Bobi Wine said they ran out of food supplies, after being under house arrest for four days. And when his wife tried to pick some food items from their garden, she was blocked and assaulted by Soldiers who were staged in their compound. What should we call this?
Though, there is a video being circulated online of a woman being assaulted by Ugandan Security Operatives, which is alleged to be Bobi Wine's. But from further investigation, it was discovered that the woman in the said video was not Bobi Wine's wife, but that of another woman maybe in support of the Bobi Wine campaign. But the fact still remains that Bobi Wine's family has gone through the worst of intimidation in the past three weeks, with his personal secretary not being found after security Operatives took her away. Sadly, that is the pathetic state of 'Our Africa.'
So, when Nigerians and Africans get called all sorts of degrading and derogatory names by those in the developed world, they should not get angry and pissed at those who did because truth be said, Nigerians and Africans deserve to be called whatever derogatory/degrading names the White people call them.
Just look around every country in black Africa being led by the Blackman, which includes Nigeria, they are all under a dictator of some sort. In Nigeria, we claim to be observing a so-called democratic presidential system of government, but we all know it is the same thing as the dictatorial reign in Uganda, just in a different shade. As it is now, you dare not criticize these African political leaders, even when it is evidently clear that their government is bad, and lacks the innovation required to turn things around for the interests of the masses. Museveni may have won the recent Ugandan Presidential election, but he has succeeded in making Africa a laughing stock amongst the comity of nations. In a recent Tweet by the United Nations Watch (@UNWatch), it reads: "Congratulations to Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on winning re-election after murdering, imprisoning & silencing opponents, shutting down the internet, and committing widespread voter fraud." So, our African leaders may think they are getting away with their evil deeds, but the world knows, and they will be remembered for such evil.
Though, they may think that they will rule forever, but they should be reminded that power is transient. They are ignorant of the fact that they will pass the shame/seeds of their evil deeds, to their children, grandchildren and unborn children. And those who still praise them for practically doing nothing, just because of what they are gaining from them now, should also be reminded that they too will also reap what they sow. Any politician that hates constructive criticism, should not be seen as a leader with the needed character traits to bring about good governance. It is as simple as that.
Zik Gbemre.
January 20, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes