We Africans seem to live for the present
rather than plan for the future.
We have many things planned for one day,
and could not be able to finish
for one hundred years.
The greed among our leaders is replete and rife.
They overextend their privileges time wise.
And because of this,
Ripples to crop-up are gigantic.
Except those leaders gluttonous features
run in their blood like a virus bury it,
the chance of achieving the much touted
Millennium Development Goals
would be equivocal.
It’s fortunate Africa has produced
the best brains in the world.
It’s unfortunate Africa has produced
the worst leaders in the world.
Where is the chance for Africa to grow?
Copyright 2007 Odimegwu Onwumere
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