�No body should be president for life�
Friday, July 31, 2015
They intimidate the citizenry and amend the constitution to stay in power. This is the tragedy that has befallen the African continent.
In his historic address to the African Union this week, the US President Barack Obama lambasted African leaders for refusing to let go of power and transfer power peacefully. We entirely agree with Obama that by refusing to let go of power these power hungry leaders are causing instability and strife in their countries.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...