Thursday, January 27, 2011

Letter to Laurent Gbabgo of Cote D'ivoire


Unbehalf of African Youths, under strong influence of the peaceful objectives of different youth bodies I currently serve and those I have represented. I write to show concern over the present political crises that developed from the last Cote D’lvoire’s presidential election. We have listened to your appeals and that of Dramane Quatarra, we have reviewed the words of your counsel and your critiques.
With the virtue of democratic authority invested in the youths, I wish to plead that you must step down for the Sake of our continent Africa. Here in Africa, we do not wish to embrace only, the sciences and technologies of the developed nations rather, we also wish to adopt their democratic structure of governance to enable us attain the same level of development as they have done. Without doubt, the United Nations has recognized Quattara as the winner of the election. Judging from the conclusions of the UN and other internationally acclaimed democrats, we do wish that you will step down.
It’s true that at your level of power and experience, you cannot compromise your rights and privileges but we do hope that your ego should be compromised for our sake. Over 250 people are dead already and poverty is returning to our land. If you cannot compromise the seat for the conclusion of the UN, then it must be for the sake of these poor citizens that are dying. We have your name labeled in the strong book of history of African leadership but do not wish to include it on the names of those that caused war and deaths of Africans
Moreover, I use this medium to plead to you and every other African leader, to embrace democracy and always consider the rights of the citizens first. We the upcoming leaders are regretting the fact that you people have not developed the platform of Equity and development for us but at one hand, we plead that everything maybe taken away before our regime but let peace be left for us.
With peace, we shall rebuild the broken empires of Africa,
With peace, we shall compete in technology and philosophy,
With peace, we  shall rise up, not just as people, but as a continent, to achieve our lasting victory, against war,terror, constant bridge in democracy and we shall remember that someone like you have compromised your feelings to see us rise
One love Africa
On behalf of African Youths
Yours sincerely
Ugwuja George

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