The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Friday March 3rd, 2023
Post-independence governance in Sierra Leone: leadership crisis or a resource curse? by Dr Saidu Bangura
There is a widespread political truism in Sierra Leone: both political parties that have (mis)governed the country since independence have regional and ethnolinguistic strongholds. The SLPP seems to have an edge over the APC in the South-Eastern regions of the country while the APC controls a larger part of the Northern regions and by extension the Western Area, Freetown. No matter how badly they govern, those regional strongholds will always vote for their respective political parties massively. What is responsible for such regional and ethnolinguistic political relationships with these two political parties?
Arguably, the formation of these two traditional political parties and their historical trajectory would definitely answer that question. Their leaning on our regional and ethnolinguistic compositions is all geared towards dividing the electorates and ordinary citizens who deal with one another daily.
These two political parties have sown so many seeds of discord that talking about peaceful co-existence, tolerance and national cohesion to diehard residents and supporters of their regional strongholds is so difficult during election periods. The beauty of our different ethnic affiliations and the appreciation of our cultural heritage and manifestations can hardly have a pass from outsiders of our diverse ethnocultural practices.
Politics has so much put a dent in the things that should have held us together or what we should have celebrated as “beautiful” given the long tradition of intermarriages and intercultural relationships that many people would rather not talk about their ethnic origin or membership, especially if one bears a name that cuts across many ethnolinguistic groups.
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Dawn Rising #poem by Mbizo Chirasha
“I see many voices rising with the sun
sharp spears of the sun ,undulating with coming freedom
mother was there during liberation
i will be there for the other liberation
a revolution of million voices
voices of children of song
children of the soil
children unborn ,children born”
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Screws & Chips #55 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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