Wednesday, October 21, 2009
South African experience
SIR: On Thursday October 1, 2009, the National Chairman of our great party Chief Bisi Akande; the Lagos State Chairman of the Party in Lagos, Chief Dele Ajomale; his wife; the representative of the Governor and my humble self left for South Africa to inaugurate the chapter of our party. Business finished on Saturday October 2 and 3, 2009 in both Pretoria and Johannesburg. We had Sunday October 4 to look around. It was my first visit to South Africa and what I saw stunned me.
Am I in Africa or Europe? Am I in America? Is this another Singapore? Could this be true? Where was Nigeria when South Africa was putting all these structures in place? If the white man did all these in South Africa why were the Nelson Mandelas of this world complaining? If South Africans got their independence on a platter of gold the way Nigeria got hers in 1960, would there have been all these structures I am seeing here today? Impossible! From what I saw on ground in South Africa, it looked as if all the companies and industries all over the world are physically present there. Ah! Nigeria has been left behind. South Africa is the potential and undisputable leader in Africa. Thanks to the white South Africans.
I came to the unhappy conclusion that the mosquitoes that drove the whites away from Nigeria in 1960 did a colossal and unmitigated damage to Nigerians. I again asked myself these questions: How many black Africans did the whites kill before surrendering power to them? How many Nigerians have been killed by Nigerian leaders since they took over power from the whites in 1960? Let us compare the figures. I am sure the supreme prize South Africans paid to have the South Africa I see today will be so infinitesimal compared with what our leaders have killed to remain in power in Nigeria.
What I am saying is that God should have allowed the whites to tarry for at least more 30 years in Nigeria and we would have been better for it. Mandela survived 27 years in prison because the whiteman was a better person. He could not have survived 10 years in prison in Nigeria.
My conclusion after seeing what I saw in South Africa is that the whites left Nigeria in a hurry, and that is why we are suffering today. Had the whites tarried in Nigeria, Nigeria would have been like South Africa today. I want the whites back in Nigeria!
Joe Igbokwe,
Lagos.
News Article here Nigerian Guardian News. The link will open in a new window. Thank you to Brandnetel for the entry-link on her blog. [brandnetel = stinging nettle]
Chessalee 
Very Interesting, I am a White South African, so obviously I enjoyed reading this. Let me just add that our “black” people weren’t our for revenge after the 1994 elections and that made a big difference. I think in the end we as a Rainbow nation just want to make South Africa a good place to live for everybody.
Hi RangerRiaan
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, they are not out for “revenge”, I’m still looking for another word to describe all the farm-killings – I don’t have the statistics up to date, but if you put in a search “farm murders…../killings….South Africa….” you get some gruesome pictures of what is going on actually…too gruesome to describe here or to post any of those gruesome pictures. Sad, but true. Also, very sad..is that many blacks want to make the place a better place for all…if only all of them want to do that…and not join in with the song..”Kill the farmer kill the boer“…that will be a better place for all. Even Mandela (video on youtube) joined in….???
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Is ‘n interessante brief, ne? 😉
hi Vlam…baie, en ook so die waarheid! Dat dit nou iemand van Afrika – anders as ‘n witte – kos om dit raak te sien, te se/erken en so positief te reageer. Meer nie-blankes soos hy sal Afrika ‘n baie beter plek maak om in te woon.
Oh you are right Joe,haven’t been in South Africa myself but from what I’ve seen on TV, there isn’t a single basis for comparing Nigeria with S.A at all, the Oil which could have made the difference has been so mismanaged that we can’t even do what ordinary Ghana over there is doing.
Make una A.C people for LAgos do una best o.k?
We can start our own South Africa from here, with or without the Oil. Bless ya!
Thanks for stopping by and your comments, Adedayo!