The President of the Financial Family of West African States, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has attributed Africa’s political instability to exterior influences originating from former colonial powers.
Chambas made this observation all the way through the thirteenth Zik Annual Lecture Form held at Nnamdi Azikiwe College, Awka, the capital of Anambra Climate, on Saturday.
The yearly Zik lecture line, held in celebrate of the past due Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, serves as a platform for tough highbrow discussions led via leading leaders, geared toward addressing demanding situations confronted via Africa and the worldwide society.
All the way through the lecture, Chambas instructed African countries to prioritise solidarity within the disciplines of safety and socio-economic construction, stressing that such collaboration may just support curb escalating restiveness and social protests around the continent.
He famous that with out solidarity, Africa would stay liable to political instability and exterior interference, perpetuating underdevelopment.
He said that African youngs had misplaced self belief in management because of the diverse demanding situations plaguing the continent.
He stated, “The admirable Zik of Africa, future alive, made it sunlit that with out solidarity, Africa could be liable to political instability and exterior intervention.
“The erosion of agree with in African management is fuelling popular agitations around the continent and has ended in civil unrest.
“We should suggest for a collective safety solution to secure in opposition to overseas affect. Nowadays’s political instability remainder the best problem for Africa.
“If Zik had been alive as of late, he would echo the feelings of the agitated youngs going through demanding situations similar to poverty, unemployment, corruption, and lack of confidence.
“Africa must free itself from external interventions stemming from its colonial past so that stability can return. Once political stability is achieved, underdevelopment will become a thing of the past.”
The Chairman of the pace and Enugu Climate Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, emphasized that joint efforts amongst African leaders in fostering bilateral relationships would support cope with the continent’s demanding situations.
Mbah instructed African leaders to unite member nations to drop over-dependence on overseas influences.
The Anambra Climate Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, representing Governor Charles Soludo, remarked that the past due Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s governance ideology used to be being replicated within the atmosphere.
The spouse of the past due Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Prof. Uche Azikiwe, recommended the organisers of the development, noting that such highbrow workouts confirmed her husband’s legacy remained alive. She often known as at the college to put together a compendium of all day lectures devoted to him.
The Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe College, Awka, Prof. Benard Odoh, described the lecture line as an important initiative contributing to the socio-political and monetary expansion of Africa.