By Ndaba Nhuku| Thirty six (36) years after taking power, President Robert Mugabe has met a weird match from the opposite sex. When one thinks about corruption in Africa, they are quick to finger-point males the likes of Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, and José Eduardo dos Santos, but rarely think a woman will be one of those “dirty ones,” and even worse than them all. In fact the current running trajectory in Africa dictates the notion that women Presidents will change the face of Africa’s corrupt history. But the facts on the ground seem to suggest the very opposite.
Thirty six (36) years after taking power, Robert Mugabe has apart from the recently appointed indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao, none of his family controlling government. But less than 11 years into her tenure, Liberia’s much celebrated Head of State Sirleaf Johnson has appointed her son, Charles, the Central Bank Govenor.
She has not stopped there, but has gone further to commit other shocking acts that have left her supporters emotionally injured. Sirleaf has unrestricted powers and interference in her country’s judiciary system making it difficult for law enforcement and the courts to carry out their duties in a neutral and independent way.
And that is because Sirleaf is an imperial President. She is the juror, the prosecutor and the defense attorney in all corruption cases. According to Voice of America (VOA) When Liberia’s Justice Minister, Christiana Tah resigned; she wrote a letter of resignation to the President of Liberia. In the letter, Minister Tah said she could not be the Minister of Justice of the country and not supervise the operations of the security agencies headed by one of the sons of the President.
The letter cited her lack of independence to investigate allegations of fraud against the National Security Agency. Minister Tah also said it had become “unbearable” for her to continue as minister amid “the President’s determination to systematically undermine and gut the portfolio of relevance and effectiveness.
In fact, on madam Sirleaf’s watch, corruption is rampant and capital flight is high beyond her control. As a consequence, inflation is high; prices of basic commodities are prohibitively expensive with corresponding decline in disposable income and falling standards of living. The Sirleaf administration has depleted the national treasury of Liberia to such an extent that there is closed to nothing left to protect.
But that is not all, President Sirleaf did not restrict corruption activities to just Liberia; she attempted to introduce it in Malawi.
This revelation became true when the government of Malawi “only for the sake of diplomacy”, was obliged to deny reports quoting the former President Joyce Banda that she was advised by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia not to fight corruption in Malawi during an election year. But the public knew the truth because President Joyce Banda’s speech was record on radio Malawi. All of this happened during President Sirleaf’s three-day visit to Malawi in February 2014.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf swore an oath to faithfully execute the office of President of Liberia and, to protect and defend the State, the People and the resources. Evidently, she has failed; thereby bringing great harm upon the Liberian people and endangering the country’s National Security interests.
There have been consistent lapses, negligence, incompetence, mismanagement, corruption, and the misuse of state resources that have culminated in a crisis of abject poverty that now threatens the entire population.
In response to the reckless and ineffective leadership of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf government, the People of Liberia must now exercise their rights as prescribed in Article I of their Constitution which states: The people [of Liberia] shall have the right to cause their public servants to leave office and to fill vacancies by regular elections and appointments. (FPA/ZimEye/VOA/Agencies)
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Was surprised as well!! President Mugabe is worse than this Liberian President. Just imagine this: Sabina Mugabe; Bridget Mugabe; Regina Gata neeMugabe (all blood sisters) were in government. Leo Mugabe (Nephew); Patrick Zhuwao (nephew); Walter Chidhakwa – son of The President’s Cousin brother. There was also Albert Mugabe (blood brother ) and father to Innocent Matibiri aka Mugabe!! Innocent Matibiri is currently the Deputy Commissioner General of Police! Those in police will testify how this guy rose through the ranks!! The list is endeless; Tobaiwa Mudede; Ignatious Chombo; Philip Chiyangwa ( all nephews). In addition; Gabriel Mugabe( jr) is currently an MP for Zvimba South.
Was surprised as well!! President Mugabe is worse than this Liberian President. Just imagine this: Sabina Mugabe; Bridget Mugabe; Regina Gata neeMugabe (all blood sisters) were in government. Leo Mugabe (Nephew); Patrick Zhuwao (nephew); Walter Chidhakwa – son of The President’s Cousin brother. There was also Albert Mugabe (blood brother ) and father to Innocent Matibiri aka Mugabe!! Innocent Matibiri is currently the Deputy Commissioner General of Police! Those in police will testify how this guy rose through the ranks!! The list is endeless; Tobaiwa Mudede; Ignatious Chombo; Philip Chiyangwa ( all nephews). In addition; Gabriel Mugabe( jr) is currently an MP for Zvimba South.
Nonsense, are you talking about Mugabe or Liberia. Do little marijuana, there is no similarity whatsoever, except a display of your crooked minds. Tikwanirei, siayanai navaMugabe vedu.
Nonsense, are you talking about Mugabe or Liberia. Do little marijuana, there is no similarity whatsoever, except a display of your crooked minds. Tikwanirei, siayanai navaMugabe vedu.
Power corrupt. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupt. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Don’t try to make Bob clean by saying “none of his relatives controlling government” – Bob had all his relatives in their different capacities involved in government…. all his sisters, Sabina, Bridget, his brothers Albert….. close relatives Sydney Gata (ZESA), Leo Mugabe, Walter Chidhakwa (Minister of Mines) etc ….. Regina Gata (Agritex)….. list is endless
Don’t try to make Bob clean by saying “none of his relatives controlling government” – Bob had all his relatives in their different capacities involved in government…. all his sisters, Sabina, Bridget, his brothers Albert….. close relatives Sydney Gata (ZESA), Leo Mugabe, Walter Chidhakwa (Minister of Mines) etc ….. Regina Gata (Agritex)….. list is endless
Lets Exocise the demon of DICTATORSHIP in Africa once and for all.
Let us wage a continental #REVOLUTION and send them all packing…starting with Robert Mugabe and all his collegues.
We are so fed up with stories that makes us truly a third world that can adire to 21st DEMOCTRATIC PRINCIPLES.
#DICTATORSMUSTFALL…..!! …NOW
Lets Exocise the demon of DICTATORSHIP in Africa once and for all.
Let us wage a continental #REVOLUTION and send them all packing…starting with Robert Mugabe and all his collegues.
We are so fed up with stories that makes us truly a third world that can adire to 21st DEMOCTRATIC PRINCIPLES.
#DICTATORSMUSTFALL…..!! …NOW
Whats new all these african leaders appoint their relatives nilly willy. Its hight time ordinary africans opposed such appointments
Whats new all these african leaders appoint their relatives nilly willy. Its hight time ordinary africans opposed such appointments