By Ousman Drammeh
The lust for power
Has been the root cause of destruction
For many Africa Leaders
Who had believed that
They are God sent Messiahs
To salvage their countries.
They institute a tyrannic regime
To defend and protect themselves
So as to perpetuate their tenure.
Power is sweeter than honey
When it’s vested onto the right hands
But “absolute power corrupts absolutely”.
A leader’s sense of morality lessens
As his or her power increases.
That is, as his or her greed for power
Increases like Corona Virus
He would desire for the total control of power.
The lust for power
Makes aspiring leaders to even sacrifice
All what it takes to cling to power
Through the ballot box or the use of bullets
Or any other immoral act.
Macbeth’s lust for power
Made him to murder King Duncan
So as to be promoted to:
*Thane of Cawdor and King.*
The lust for power
Intoxicates the African crown
By making him a predator
Hunting its preys as meals
Just to defend his throne
Up to the biggest planet *”Jupiter.”*
The crown will go too far
In transforming a correction center
To a butchery for the experimentation of souls.
The lust for power
Makes African Leaders to decorate themselves
With absurdly long titles without merits
As in the case of the following leaders:
? *Joseph Mobutu* – “Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Waza Banga.” Meaning ‘The Warrior who goes from Conquest Leaving Fire in his Wake.’
? *President Kamuzu Banda* – “President Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Life President of the Republic of Malawi.”
? *President Idi Amin* – “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshall Al Hadji Dr Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. “
? *President Yahya Jammeh* – “His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Abdul-Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen Babili Mansa.” Babili Mansa means Bridge Builder, or Conqueror of Rivers, in Mandinka.
