I have come to learn something of late as a leader, every leader that is voted in or buys his way into an office is a reflection of the aspirations of the people that chose him to lead them. This statement is very true since leaders lead a people towards a certain goal. The goal might be good or bad but its essentially what the voters have subscribed to. Technically this is how election and leadership works.
1. I see a goal I need to attain to and the path which I would like to take.
2. I look around for people around me with a common goal and associate myself with them
3. From amongst ourselves, we choose the one with the clarity of the path to be taken.
4. The elected person becomes the leader and steers us towards this goal irrespective of our persistent opinions.
5. After a certain time, we grade their ability to lead us towards this goal by way of another election.
No leader is there without carrying the heart of the society since after a while of association with fellow members of the society, he understands the heart and mind of the people around him. Every leader carries the aspirations of his people, no matter how he got to that position.
We can never blame our leaders for corruption and impunity without first accepting that we ourselves as citizens are corrupt. In fact if the leader corruptly got into government, even the better because he is just behaving as the nature of the community requires him to.
The reason why Africa has the kind of leaders it has is because the heart of the nation demands for such leaders. Before becoming a leader, you must understand the heart otherwise the heart will always be in conflict with the leader. And not many leaders can bear that.
Don't blame leaders for poor leadership, remember you chose that path. The leader just takes the first step in the journey.
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