Okyehene calls out Western hypocrisy on African Corruption
Bradford, UK - The Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has accused Western institutions and economies of complicity in corruption on the African continent.
Delivering a lecture at the University of Bradford, Okyehene asserted that Western leaders' actions and inactions contribute to corruption in Africa, providing a safe haven for corrupt politicians to hide and enjoy stolen wealth.
He criticized Western leaders for failing to question investments by African leaders in their countries, allowing them to deposit huge sums in foreign accounts and invest in real estate without scrutiny.
"If I walk to the bank today to deposit $ 15,000, the teller will take the money and report to the bank manager. The Bank manager will invite me and inquire about the sources of that money. But the African leaders have their own way to deposit huge monies in foreign banks without facing probes. Why must it be so?" Osagyefuo questioned
“Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away His life in exchange for the many who are held hostage”. Osagyefuo preached from the Bible
Okyehene urged African leaders to prioritize service and warned that the world is heading towards an apocalypse due to climate change, driven by an insatiable quest for material wealth.
'I feel the leaders of the great nations that contribute volumes of carbon to damaging the atmosphere are not doing enough.
They sit at round tables to drink tea and laugh without concrete solutions to the catastrophic climate change phenomenon," Osagyefuo noted
He emphasized the need for strong leadership to repair damages and adopt policies to regain nature's respect, citing scientists' warnings that achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 may be "too little, too late" to meet Paris Agreement goals.
'The global CO2 concentration in the Earth's atmosphere is currently rising at nearly 419.2 parts per million (ppm). This represents a 47.3 % increase since the beginning of the Industrial Age, when the concentration was near 280 ppm, and an 11 % increase since 2000 when it was near 370 ppm," Osagyefuo quoted from research data.
Source: Lead News Online
