The Insatiable Ghost: The Poverty of Greed And The Betrayal of A Nation
By Martins Chiedozie Ugwu Johnmartinsworldonline@gmail.com “In the quiet hours before dawn, when the weight of existence presses upon the soul, every thinking person confronts a singular truth: we are temporary tenants on this earth. We arrive naked, we depart the same.” There is a particular pathology stalking the corridors of power in Africa. It is a hunger that defies logic, a gluttony that defies mortality. We witness leaders, men of advanced years and supposed wisdom systematically looting the collective wealth of nations, amassing fortunes that would take a dozen lifetimes to exhaust, even if they lived as kings in each one. Yet across Africa, men who wear the robes of leadership, educated, experienced, fathers and grandfathers behave as if this cosmic law does not apply to them. They loot billions while their citizens drink from contaminated streams and die in under-equipped hospitals. The question that should haunt every conscious mind is not merely “Why do they steal?” bu...