FATHERS OF NATIONS GUIDE, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSPoor LeadershipFATHER OF NATIONS THEMES/ISSUES/THEMATIC CONCERNS
Poor leadership is one of the main themes in the novel
African leaders are portrayed as people who cannot give a sense of direction to their counties. Instead they are shown as flawed human beings who cannot rise to the challenges of their times. They are people experimenting with various ideological positions originating from different places. They were to discuss Way Omega but found nowhere; Path Alpha finds its way on the agenda and is passed as a way forward. The book goes ahead to portray how dysfunctional most African countries are. The leadership in the African content is poor, insincere and out of touch with the happenings on the ground. The so called presidents at the summit have very little to share, the confusion is too much and the agenda not clear, no wonder the sumnlit ends in disarray. Unfortunately, in their hopelessncss thc citizens continue to entertain a leadership that is blind to their plight. The Fathers of Nations are meeting at Banjul, Gambia just to fulfill their calendar needs, Their meeting is jumbled up and predetermined by a few of them who hold the meeting hostage. FATHER OF NATIONS THEMES/ISSUES/THEMATIC CONCERNS Poor leadership is one of the main themes in the novel African leaders are portrayed as people who cannot give a sense of direction to their counties. Instead they are shown as flawed human beings who cannot rise to the challenges of their times. They are people experimenting with various ideological positions originating from different places. They were to discuss Way Omega but found nowhere; Path Alpha finds its way on the agenda and is passed as a way forward. The book goes ahead to portray how dysfunctional most African countries are. The leadership in the African content is poor, insincere and out of touch with the happenings on the ground. The so called presidents at the summit have very little to share, the confusion is too much and the agenda not clear, no wonder the sumnlit ends in disarray. Unfortunately, in their hopclcssncss thc citizens continue to entertain a leadership that is blind to their plight. The Fathers of Nations are mccting at Banjul, Gambia just to fulfill their calendar needs, Their meeting is jumbled up and predetermined by a few of them who hold the meeting hostage. Mistrust among thc prcsidcnts (Fathers of Nations) is rife. Fight breaks out after a disagrccment in thc summit The chair of the summit seems to be quite subjective. He does not give room to dissenting voices from summiteers such as Mnister T. Zinto. In the eyes of Asiyo, Professor Kimani's wife, poor leadership has translated to poor roads which in the long run have aggravated accidents. His only daughter dies through an accident. Consequently, desperation sets in leading to a divorce. The leader of Comrade Melusi's group is sacked because of coming from the Ndebele tribe while the country's leader comes from the populous Shona. In Zimbabwe, all those from the Southern side (Ndebele) whom the leader construes and perceives to be against the government are whipped out. Pastor Chineke Chiamaka is arrested and put in police custody for preaching about the government's failure to deal with the issues bedeviling the nation. When he's later on released, he's banned from preaching. The heads of state pick President Bangoura who had said he would not look at two documents as chairman of a committee that is to look at the document and provide direction.
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