FORUM
Combatting Impunity Among African Heads of State
Joe IK Ejiogu, London (LL.M)
" The key point here is sanctions and formation of strong pressure groups to look at every bit of their actions. The media needs to be more involved. There needs to be added prseuure from European and other western communities...."
Craig Andew, New York (Rights' Activist)
" Well I agree with Joe. The International community needs to show more concern to the problems of impunity by african leaders as by national legislations and policies that will deter or preclude cooperation with such countries"
Marcos Donatus, UK Solicitor
" Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The problem lies with the people in those societies.The sooner the people realise that power lies in their hands the better. That power is there for them to remove unworthy leaders. However, the problem in those societies are that their leaders buy elections, offer people monies, and buy their votes. When leaders spend monies buying votes, then they have to get it back. They don't care a hoot...
"The people have to realise where the power source lies and not trade with their votes. Any way I think these group of rulers are a passing phase....they will phase away"
Rita Anderson (Programme Officer), New York
"Power lies with the people. I think here that there is a great need for sensitisation and enlightenment among the local populace. Change revolves among afrcan people whose destiny lie in their hands. It is their responsibility to change leadership that is not sensitive to community. The judiciary also need to be more independent to check excesses...."
Emeka Nworah, UK Solicitor
"What I think is that the developed countries have to be honest with regard to this trend and not pay lip service.How do you explain the fact that some of these african leaders steal a great deal of their countries monies and hide them away in foreign banks with impunity? These leaders are allowed to send their children overseas for studies whilst the majority of their country men can not afford basic education?
The problem in africa is that foreign leaders support them tacitly. Yes, sanctions have often been used but these sanctions affect the masses and not these leaders per se. Where sanctions are used these sanctions should mapped out in such a way as to affect the leaders not the masses."
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