The Hypocrisy Of The West—Donald Duke

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>The hypocrisy of the West&comma; as exemplified in the ongoing political tumour in the United States of America&comma; is a lesson for Africans<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the <strong>hypocrisy<&sol;strong> of the West&comma; as exemplified in the ongoing political tumour in the United States of America&comma; is a lesson for African countries&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This observation was made by Donald Duke&comma; former governor of Cross River State and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Social Democratic Party&comma; SDP in the 2019 general elections&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Making the comment on his Facebook wall&comma; Donald Duke who holds the records of revolutionalizing tourism in Nigeria while serving as Cross River State governor lamented the dearth of leadership in the world&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He emphasized the need for Africans to take their destinies in their hands adding that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Those we look up to are no better than us&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Duke’s statement reads in full&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>Recently we have all been witnesses to the demystification of the United States and her democratic institutions&period; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>Sadly&comma; there’s been no wimp of comment or call to order by any world leader&period; And that is the crux of the matter&period; The world is sorely devoid of leadership&period; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>The hypocrisy of the West is at the fore&period; If this occurred in some other country&comma; let alone some African nation&comma; the West&comma; with the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">United States<&sol;a> at the forefront would have been at the vanguard calling for rule of law and respect for the constitution&period; Even imposing sanctions and other economic and political restrictions&period; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>US marines have been mobilized to intervene even where there have been undisputed elections&period; America has had the temerity to lecture us on our comportment in our two last national elections&period; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>What are the lessons for us&quest; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>It is time we grow up and assume responsibility of our fate&comma; those we look up to are no better than us&period; The best politics is and will always be to&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;DO THE RIGHT THING&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;