Edorial

How does it matter, anyway?

If, as they say, democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people, then it is the people, and nobody else, that shape the democratic trend of a country; because it is decisions taken by them, and nobody else, that justifies the status quo.
 
If, as it is becoming apparent here in The Gambia,  the wish of the people is to have a system where the people define their politics and not the other way round, then so be it. The bottom line is that the wish of the people is respected. After all, is that not what we call democracy? How does it matter, anyway, if we resolve to speak in one voice?

Decades of unrest accounts for close to 80% of the reasons behind our deteriorating conditions as Africans, and this situation shows no sign of abating because of the existence of a high level of affinity for lack of confidence in ourselves.

In fact, we tend to be more susceptible to adherence to all kinds of suggestions without the slightest of scrutiny. This has served as an ideal ground for this persistent culture of unrest, breeding animosity among kits and kin. And the result is negative gain in all the tireless effort we are expending.  

Does it actually make sense to argue that a country’s democracy is worthwhile only when it is characterised by partisan and often divisive ideologies, as it is evident in the developing world? The answer to this is certainly, No!

How long more should it take Africa to realise the power of unity in bringing forth rapid development?