Lagos — Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Sylvester J.K. Parker-Allotey, consular-general of Ghana have agreed there should be massive inter-African trade and called on both Nigeria and Ghana to do everything in their power to make such a continental market a reality.
Both made their views known in Lagos, at the induction of Asiwaju Tinubu as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian component of the Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST), a Ghana government initiative to push the doctrine of Pan-Africanism through the theatre and historical colloquiums to awaken the African essence.
Asiwaju Tinubu regretted that despite its rich history and proud culture, the contemporary story of Africa was that of war, famine and hunger; a continent plagued by sit-tight rulers, at sea on how to actualise and maximise the huge potentials of their peoples.
He praised the efforts of Ghana and South Africa and the stable democracies that both countries have attained, adding that such was needed to grow African economies and increase the volume of inter-African trade, to drive development and prosperity.
"Ghana's democratic accomplishments, leading to the historic Barack Obama visit, holds out two challenges: that Ghana's laudable democratic achievements are well and truly applauded by the international community; and challenging Ghana to sustain that tempo aside from asking the rest of Africa to toe Ghana's democratic path."
Praising Ghana for beaming attention on West Africa, he said a truly integrated African economy should start with the changing of extant laws that lay too much store by artificial colonial boundaries, adding that it was time Africans moved freely in Africa to trade and integrate with one another; but warned that Africa needed to produce more to have things to sell to one another.
The former governor said he would do his best as grand patron of PANAFEST Nigeria to push these desirable goals, adding that there was a lot in African trade, tourism and the environment to make African economies more competitive and also promote inter-African trade.
In his own contribution, Mr. Parker-Allotey, the Ghana consul-general in Lagos, declared that close African trade would not take off until Nigeria and Ghana played the role of Germany and France in jump-starting the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU).
He declared that current inter-African trade, put at a mere four per cent, was unacceptable and that growing trade, among African countries, should be treated as priority by African governments.
He recalled travelling through Europe and seeing Europeans of different countries moving and trading freely but regretted the reverse was the case in Africa. He mentioned a particular case in Southern Africa; when a European had to plead with immigration officials to allow a fellow African enter that country.
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Ethiopia : Japan & Ethiopia Sign Agreement For Water Development
QUESTIONS :
Whats In This For Japan ? Whats In This For Ethiopia ?
Will Ethiopia Be In Control Of Its Resources ?
Beware of the Global Organizations that want to control your everyday lives. In the
1970s Americas farmers made the mistake of taking welfare (subsidies, loans, etc..)
from their bankers. Now only a few farmers are left. Americans rarely grow their own
food. Africans can learn from the mistakes of others. Develop local coops between
growers, sellers and buyers. Never give up your sovereignty to anyone.
Jesus Christ said Take precautions against being deceived or trick. (paraphrased from
Matthew 24).
WHO WE ARE ON THE WORLDS STAGE.
1) Each African country is like a separate neighborhood in the world community. And each African country is responsible for running their own neighborhood.
2) Each State within those African neighborhoods (countries) are like houses in their own African neighborhood (country). And each of these States within their unique African neighborhood is responsible for their house in their African neighborhood.
3) Each city within their unique African states House is like a family living in their area of their African state House.
4) Each individual person living in their city is a cell of the Body of Adam ; with a free will and a unique purpose that only that person can fulfill. The contest isnt won by the fast or strong, but those who never quit will win. Those who take a chance to win, when they have the opportunity to win, will win !!! The contest isnt won by the fast or strong, but those who never quit will win. Those who take a chance to win, when they have the opportunity to win, will win !!!
CONCLUSION
a) Each of us are responsible for our own lives.
b) Yet each of us are cells in the Body of Adam . Each of us cells are going through a stage of existence where we will either develop into fruitful cells that reproduce . Or we will become diseased cells that will feed on and corrupt the healthy part of the Body. That is why its important for us to also be team players ; for the Bodys sake. * When we pray we say OUR FATHER . Not my Father GIVE US..not give me.
c) Governments are like organs & systems of the body. Managing the teams of the Body. God the Creator of All is the Architect and Designer of All that is . He alone knows how to run the Government. Isaiah 9:6 The GOVERNMENT shall be on HIS (Jesus Christ) shoulders , not man .
d) Man has tried and tried to play God. The most famous instance was when Nimrod and all the inhabitants of the earth tried to build a tower (The Tower of Babylon) to Heaven see Genesis 10. Africa is no stranger to being used to bring the world together as one. Remember We Are The World ?
e) Governments are under Gods direction. We who are Gods children should follow his guidance. Any governments that exist today and / or movements should be under Gods guidance.
f) People maintain your freedom and dont give them an inch , ever!!!! Dont forget Achebes book "Things Fall Apart " .
First the Pastors Came
Then The Commissioners Came
Then The Governor & The Troops Came And The People Paid These Outsiders
Taxes On Their Own Lands
Next Many People Were Forced Off Their Lands ; While Persons Like Cecil Rhodes, (AND) Businesses like DeBeers got filthy rich from robbing us of our wealth.
And all of these African Tragedies didnt even mention the Slave Trade that has weakened Africa to this day.
g) Achebes book is at work again .
The pastors of agricultural commodities are disguised as things like Private Enterprises. Many individual African countries may have Private Enterprises NOW.
WHAT ARE THEIR FUTURE PLANS ?
In Achebes book after the pastors , came the commissioners. The agricultural commodities commissioners could be the New Laws & Regulations designed to condition the people depend on others instead of their own God-given talent .
The ultimate goal of evil is to trick righteous people into being evil. This is done by either fear, lust, or pride temptations. Evil attempts to get righteous people to get rid of their conscious. Some have sold their souls. Please pray for our leaders and each other.
* Zimbabwe: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ....CONTROLS !!! THE WATER
ZIMBABWE and other countries should control their own resources. One thing I like about President Mugabe is that he is not allowing that colonialism to continue in Zimbabwe.
1) Do you Africans remember people like Cecil Rhodes ?
Rhodesia was what Zimbabwe was called.
2) How about that bloody absentee demon-directed King Leopold II ?
" King Leopold's Ghost " (1998) Adam Hochschild - this book is very informative and enlightening about a wide spectrum of historical views of what the Congo and other oppressed lands are and have gone through.
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Let it be with greater prosperities for all africans. Africa most, should and need to Unite; let there be a United States of Africa. God Bless Africa.