When did this coup happen??? This is wht I say african leaders too slow to respond DO NOT PRIORITISE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE!!!

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua:

I believe many share your ambitions to see Africa becomes a democratic continent. I too, look forward to that day, when Africa shall transform. However, you need to fully understand the democratic process that it does not happen or takes place overnight. It is a process that has many phases and each phase has unique challenges that need be corrected before proceeding to next phase. There are also price to pay when democrarcy is impose or rush upon a nation, as can been seen in Iraq and other parts of the world. The process has to be slow and carefully implimented to avoid blood share. Your country, Nigeria, for example, is not what one would call or consider a "full democratic nation", but rather, a semi-democratic system. This means that Nigeria has a long way to go or needs more work on the its democratic system. Your election to office was qustionable by many and there was lots of blood share due to the unhappiness of opposition leaders. Just recently in Nigeria, local election resulted into many innocent deaths. While Nigeria and other African nations are making progess into the democratic arena, they are long way from fully becoming or being call a democratic nation.

In reference to Lybia and Senegal support for the new leadership in Guinea, I believe they are wise in that, such support would and could, lead to positive change. Especially, were Guinea to receive fully support and help from other African leaders in directing its effort to the democratic doorstep. Isolating Guinea would be the wrong approach to transform that country to even think about the democratic system.

Let's face it, Mr. Yar'Adua, there have been some success to military's regime in recent time. Let's consider Uganda and Lybia for example. They have become a success story. The current president of Uganda took power by force but, has since change that country around into one of the most prosper countries in eastern Africa. Lybia has also been a success story even with the absence of democratic system. Let's head to the far east and take a look at China, with its strong and controlled system of socialism, has become one of the most prosper nations in history. Mr. President (Yar'Adua), it is not the system per se that makes the difference in a country but, the individual who practices it and the manner in which the system is undertaken. A nation does not need to have a democratic system to be successful. In fact, if you look at the european countries, the systems are not all democratic, yet, their people are happy or satisfied with what they have. Any system on earth can work fine if it puts the people first.

Sir, I think it is time for African leaders to share ideas in devolping a strong and self-reliance contienent than trying to clam down on those who are trying their own method of how to correct their mistakes. This is not the time to push a system down the throat of any nation regardless. It is time to find a common ground/solution, that would benefit the people (our suffering masses). I am pleading with the ECOWAS and other African leaders or sub-regional countries to come to the rescue of our Guinean counterpart, or brothers and sisters. Let our leaders help to recessitate the economy of Guinea and show them the way forward. I may be alone in this thinking but I believe that soft approach sometime better that harsh approach.

ECOWAS should not waste time with the dark forces of backwardness that are hell bent on holding Africa to selfish and despotic forms of governance. ECOWAS should be part of putting the continent on a meaningful and effective fast track for democracy.

Democracy is a way of living and it is always work in progress. It is not a utopian destination or a state to be attained as the pretentious communists lie about their communist state.

The work of democratising Africa must start now: cease the moment. The notion that one day Africa will wake up and find itself ready for democracy is fallacious and is perpetrated by Africa's illegitimate and criminal regimes and their lackeys.

It is true Nigeria is not a perfect democracy, so is America, so is India, and so are countless other vibrant democracies that are the most enterprising, innovative, and creative.

Africa, in order to become democratic (and developed), doesn't need to go through and imitate the likes of Mao's bloody Chinese revolutions.

And Africa has the proverbial ten percent (De Bois) to put it on the right path of modernity.

Uganda and Libya are led by power hungry despotic, and warmongering military juntas that are fomenting regional wars around the continent from Somalia to the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of ill-gotten power and fortunes. Uganda and libya are a sorry excuse for modern statehoods.

Democracy, except for the alternative, is the worst form of government.

Femme, Schizo-bipolar, supreme soupist, SLYVIA OLAYINKA BLYDEN, the valley of NONSENSICAL TWADDLE, everybody who knows you knows that the three posts supra were posted by 'you' (you also present "multiple personality disorder, according to pyschiatric records in Gettysburg, MD, USA, Harare, Dubai, Freetown, London and the Gambia).

Femme Schizo-bipolar Slyvia we have had enough of your femmish NONSENSE, which shall remain under that rubric until the second coming.

Nonetheless, NONSENSE, all the same.

Isn't it time for this little, girly pest of soupist West Africa be involuntarily committed, for her own good?

Anyway, the wobbly tail of the soupist thieves Kabba and Berewa should be expected to dump NONSENSE in this site, given that she presents schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder and multiple personality disorder.

BRIGAGE ON SENSE AND NONSENSE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS in the City where the man who takes no crap from the West resides, COMRADE MUGABE, HARARE.

PS. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, your status in Zimbabwe is now written in granite graphe: PERSONA NON GRATA.

Well said, Mr. 00789. I am with you all the way and Bravo to the people of Guinea for been patient to work, proactively, with this benevolent junta so y'all design, collectively, the best approach that fits your unique culture. May your patience be rewarded, handsomely. Good Luck!

Where were African leader when Conte was killings his countrymates.there was no democracy in guinea before.Changing constitution to remain in power for life is the same as a coup d,tat.Why it is that the president of Nigeria has not condem Omar bongo,paul biya,the chad president,the congolese president,Guinea Equatoria etc etc.for changing constitutions to be life presidents?Let him leave the Guinea people alone.The junta say they will hand over power in 2 years and almost 90 percents of Guineans support them.what is Yar Adua buiness?Charity begins at home let him start by condeming his neighbour,he is surrounded by ruthless dictators.

African leaders need to figure out how to the AU constitution that will limit to presidential terms so that we can avoid countries slipping into civil wars or avoid coups. we need to created an environment where every citizen can have a chance to lead his or her country upon hard work. we dont kneed coups or wars in which innocent lives will be waisted, in which innocent people will be stucked with hunger, we dont need situations that will bring genocide, or cause displacement of our people. we need a situation like in Ghana and a few other african countries that have reformed thier constitution to allow presidential terms. if its against the AU consttution to stage a coup like in Guinea, then what is the AU waiting for. why cant we have presidential term imposed on AU member countries through its constitution.why cant we have modalities to ensure good governance in AU member countries. what happened in Guinea is the effect of one man rule, and i think the situation would have been better if there was a presidential term and the former president long gone before his death. this way evry Guinean will realize that through hard work and education anyone of them can have a chance to be the president. if countries cannot voluntarily enforce presidential term limit in their constitution then i think the AU should for the shake of its citizens.

msaieb1008 :your comment is wonderfull.I have nothing to add.