The problem with Africa

In a story, an African man was given the opportunity to ask for
anything he wants.

The condition was that, whatever he gets, his
brother would receive double.

He thought about asking for a
house; but he did not like the thought of his brother having two
houses.

So he thought about asking for a million dollars to go to his
bank account; but again, he was unhappy with the thought of his
brother having two million dollars in his account.

The man sat down
and thought hard, “What can I have and still be better than my
brother when he has double?”


So, he thought of having one of his eyes removed so that his
brother might have his two eyes gouged.

This sounds like a very
unlikely story; however, this is the typical mentality that has set Africans backward for ages and caused witchcraft to thrive in
Africa.

An African wants to be better than his brother at all costs.


The African man is only careful to share his beer, not his books; to
spread his diseases, and not the cure; to transfer his problems, and
not the solution.


When an African man fails, he wishes his brother same fate so that
he won't be the only one who had tasted the bitterness of failure.


An African man is happy when evil besets his brother.


When most African men succeed, they want to enslave their brothers; they try to make the class gap between them and their
brothers widen daily.

An African man wants to outperform his
brother in every area and most African men do not want to let their brothers have any chances of success because they want to be the only ones succeeding.

When an African man gets to sit on a seat of authority, he wants to keep it to himself and refuses to give anyone else a chance to sit.


In African schools, students who can afford textbooks do not let other students borrow their textbooks because they want to stay
top of the class or they don't want to give another student the opportunity to perform better than them.

When one independently discovers the way to success, an African man who refused to give directions would still do all he can to stand in the way of that success.


OK, just go to YouTube you'll see very few tutorial videos done by Africans to help others.


When an African wants to teach someone else a thing, he'll charge them
 to pay, even though he learnt it for free.


An African man is the only creature that would change his mind of whom to vote for when he's at the polling unit just because someone else gave him 5000naira (little above $15), then he'll go ahead suffering for the next 4years.


An African man is ready to spend money to
intimidate his brother and make him look like nothing.


Africa will become better;When we begin to share books to pass knowledge, not just our drinks.

When we begin to let others also lead without our influence.

When we begin to give the same quality
of food and clothing to both our children and our maids.


When we let our servants eat on the same table with us.


When the boss lets his lower staff get paid before him.

Africa can become progressive
when we begin to look out for each other rather than stand in the way of one another.


When we can sincerely say, “let my brother get it too, and if I can't get it, let me help him get it”


Excerpt from the book *The Problem with Africa*

The So-Called Crab Mentality.

Have you put several live crabs in one bowl?

If so, you know you do not have to worry about one of the crabs getting out because the rest will make sure it does not happen.


Some African leaders have the tendency of leading others into a ditch while they get a reprieve.

If Africa has to succeed, she has to jettison the crab mentality of underdevelopment and pursue unity of power and purpose.


Don't you think it's high time we allowed others succeed, even helping them to do so, knowing full well that if our brothers are successful we are successful?