Posted as received: This is a critical observation of the
risk in condoning actions from the leaders in jail.
CAN WE CONTINUE TO COMPARE SISIKU TO MANDELA?
While in jail, Nelson Mandela acted as a moral leader. In
fact and in deed, Mandela portrayed himself
more as a unifying force than a divider or power monger. He
referred to himself always as member of the ANC
rather than its leader. So he would smuggle out to his
people letters of encouragement and calls for unity in their
collective fight. His words were advice and motivation and
not decrees and orders to control power. He kept on addressing and
appreciating those who were fighting for his freedom and that of the south
African black majority. Heconstantly reaffirmed and remained focus on the
collective vision of the people to be free than trying to be in control. He
understood the
fundamentals of freedom and negotiations. Mandela said “Only
free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts”. Maybe Mandela
understood the risky stakes of trying to rule from jail because he was a jurist
and lawyer. Mandela trusted the free leadership in place that was managing
the
struggle while he was in jail. He gave a 100% vote of
confidence to Oliver Tambo, asking the people to support him and
follow his leadership rather than trying to seize power from
him. Mandela understood that he could do nothing with power while he was
chained. He never intervened administratively to challenge the free
leadership in place or impose his will on the people. Mandela listened and
walked with his people at heart. That’s why Mandela became a hero. Mandela was
a leader and not a ruler. He was the father and face of the SA struggle by
virtue of his wisdom and humility.
While in jail, Sisiku Ayuk Julius Tabe is acting as a ruler.
In fact and in deed, Sisiku is portraying himself more as a disunifying force
than a unifyer. He refers tohimself always as the leader of the struggle than
as a comrade. Sisiku has never thanked the
Ambazonian people for all the moral and financial support
given to him and his cabinet since their illegal arrest by LRC at Nera hotel in
Nigeria. Sisiku has never thanked the Ambazonian people for upholding the
struggle despite their arrest. As ruler, Sisiku has become bigger than the
struggle against his own statement while still a Freeman. It is either Sisiku’s
way or the highway. It doesn’t matter what the
Ambazonian people think, need or want. Unlike Mandela,
Sisiku has given a 100% vote of no confidence
to the free leadership under Acting President Samuel Sako.
From jail, he tries to dissolve the IG, appoints a cabinet on the day the
Ambazonian case is being discussed at the UNSC, unilaterally appoints a
transitional RC, writes a letter to the UN a few days after the IG had
submitted a similar letter. What a confusion! Unlike Mandela, Sisiku
became a very disunifying figure who must take a lot of
blame for the current state of our union. Sisiku
has shown beyond reasonable doubts that he is naive and does
not understand the fundamentals of leadership, freedom and negotiations. Sisiku
believes that he can lead and negotiate our freedom while in chains. What an
illusion! What a risk for our struggle!
Sisiku holds meetings from his jail room without thinking
that his communications are monitored by the enemy and that our plans are as a
consequence no longer a secret to LRC, our enemy. This is worse when we
realise that most of his discussions were eiththe enemies of the IG, his own
very shadow. Sisiku and his surrogates do not understand the value of the legal
fact that “Only
Freemen can negotiate” which means that he lost all legal
and constitutional rights and privileges as President of Ambazonia when he was
sadly arrested. In law, equity and good conscience, all the decisions of Sisiku
from Kondengui are null and void.
He was respected and honoured as the moral leader and face
of the revolution even while in jail but he prefers something else. He decided
to be bigger than legality and constitutionality. He fights his own shadow
(Sako) and sowed huge seeds of confusion and disunity at a very crucial time of
our struggle. Unlike Mandela, Sisiku Ayuk Julius Tabe is a ruler and not a
leader unless he apologises to the Ambazonian people for his actions.
Moses never appointed Moses, God appointed Moses for the
Israelites and He will ensure that only a Moses leads Ambazonia to freedom. Is
that Moses called Ayuk Tabe or is he called Sako Ikome, or is he someone else,
is what only God decides. At this moment, whether we like it or not, Sako is
the Moses until God brings in another Moses or an Aaron, or a Joshua.
ONLY MOSES WILL LEAD US TO BUEA AND ONLY GOD WILL APPOINT HIM. Yesterday it was
Agbor Balla, then Mark Baretta and Tapang Ivo, then Sisiku and Sako. Who knows
tomorrow?
Only God! WHOM GOD APPOINTS, NO ONE CAN CURSE OR DISAPPOINT,
NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY. LET’S THEREFORE STOP TRYING TO CREATE A MOSES HERE
AND THERE! INSTEAD OF FIGHTING LRC, SURROGATES WASTE USELESS TIME LOOKING FOR
WHAT WILL MAKE THEIR DESPOT A MOSES.
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