Aged African Sit-tight And Recycled Leaders Are Threat To Democracy By Jinbobaraye Karibo-Nelson Aug 7,2025
Home Facebook Twitter LinkedIn General News Sports News Inside Africa World News Opinions Politics Business Diaspora Entertainment LifeStyle Media August 7, 2025 | Opinion Aged African Sit-tight And Recycled Leaders Are Threat To Democracy By Jinbobaraye Karibo-Nelson 1 Jinbobaraye Karibo-Nelson Since in the early, 1960s, of attainment of Independence from the colonial masters till date, the syndrome of sit-tight and recycled leadership in Africa has been an obstacle to good governance in our beloved continent and the sufferers are the ordinary peoples. Just imagine, the aged Cameroun President, Papa Paul Biya ,92, is again campaigning for another eight term despite is weakened outlook. He came to power in 1982 after the post-Independence ruler late Ahmadou Ahidjo , handed over power to him while he was away on sick leave and for the past four decades of misrule, the younger populations have only known Pa Biya in Yaounde. The autocratic ruler has ove...
