Plight of the African Child as terror attacks quake foundation of global being

By Christian E. Njoku… Deciding on this caption took immense contemplation and deliberation between my soul, heart and physical body, until the news of terror attack of St. Georges church in Egypt filtered in on Sunday the 9th of April, 2017, and the more recent ones in London. Then my option was narrowed down to the above.

The terror attack like several others in the past has given rise to confirmation that animals are most protected even in the presence of hunters than human beings. Without prejudice, it consciously quakes the foundation of global being as terror attacks continuously and sporadically graduate into a means of terminating larger percentage of life against natural dictate.

Among the list of adverse terror effects to the global entity include but not limited to a vacuum created against normal way of living, grievous decline on the global economy, infrastructural development and sustainability.

Attacks in Egypt, Sweden, Turkey, Syria, Nigeria, South Africa (xenophobic attack) France, UK, US and a host of others only leave grave and adverse effect on singular categories of persons ‘’the common man’’ and children.

Even global citizens seem to be losing confidence in various governments of the world, considering a seeming less attention or limited effort made concerning high profile security challenges, being that global governance is presently opposed to corrupt tendencies, a departure from misguided dishonest public representatives (the Gorilla politicians).

The named oppositions have paved way for the plight of the African child to hang in a balance, as there seems no succor in view, relating to insecurity, food scarcity, poor social amenities, and unemployment etc. For the majority called the common man, this has given birth to degrees of immoral activities by the younger generation, which unfortunately digress the thought of the African child with the belief they can only survive by stowing away, either through desert death traps or a Mediterranean boat gateway. Of course the resultant outcome of such adventures include the several deaths recorded in a boat capsizes.

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These socioeconomic abnormalities have led to a glide out of our robust African culture and tradition that was meant to be a guide. Rather, introduction of the likes of Big Brother Nigeria is gradually taking a vantage position, so long as it brings money, therefore it becomes a better and more comfortable cultural replacer so long as the right dues are paid to government agencies in charge for such a reality program to go on air.

Again efforts for a bill to be passed by various proponents to allow every child the right of education has met a stiffer opposition much as child right acts are yet to be domesticated in many states of the country.

These lacks in social benefits, are not peculiar to Nigeria alone. A report by our borderline syndicate reporter, Mr. Ukandu Joshua lamented seriously the several cases of child labour during his visit to the Nigeria/Benin Republic border as well as the Cameroon-Nigerian border. In his reaction, he summed it as a porous border with a decline in the right of living.

Axiomatically, the African child is obviously left in an environment that is compelling to lesser wants, needs and of course demands. I therefore propose that absence of socials like medical, education, power supply and water from governments of countries in Africa or elsewhere should amount to such government being held responsible for crimes committed as a result of such social lacunar.

Scenarios are observed from achievements made by African children in the western communities when it comes to comparing them with the locals. Obviously, lack of enabling conditions in an already dark environment informs reasonably the brain drain. As each African child is celebrated for their great exploit overseas, they are seen as good, illustrious and patriotic sons of Africa, as such becomes a credential for possible political appointment.

Our leaders are clothed with myopic garment, so much so that they fail to observe a difference, as concentrations are centered on estacodes and beautiful hotels with absolute serenity.

Mopotac – Africa, having been in the forefront of protecting and promoting the living standard of children and youths through lobbying, and proposals to governments, we are calling on other NGOs to join hands in seeing that generations to come are not confronted with similar multi-ferrous problems of the African child, which includes, but not limited to insecurity, poverty, food scarcity and socials, etc.

I do this piece with the belief and understanding that our leaders will have a change of heart in their policy implementations, and learn to have the fear of God and possibly enforce the laws unadulterated.

 

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