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Senator Obama’s election victory did not emanate from the fact that he has African roots, but because he is qualified and aptly so, and merited the leadership position bestowed upon him by the Illinois electorate. Africans need to clean up their socio-economic and political backyards before reaching out to ask for support from focused global leaders like Sen. Obama. They should be able to realize that Obama’s win only serves as an example that with hard work, determination, and self-discipline, regardless of one’s origin, you can make it in America and anywhere else in the democratic and pragmatic world. As well, they should grasp the garish fact that at no time will Sen. Obama descend to Africa and Kenya to help sort out the poverty malaise that is their self-created predicament. They should thus strive to create a climate of meritocracy and eliminate the mediocre acts of favoritism, nepotism, tribalism, tokenism, and cronyism, which are the trademarks of the continent and which have relegated it to a vicious cycle of poverty.
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Antony Felix O. Simbowo
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