Fowarded By Leo Odera Omolo,
Written By John Bb Awiti Otange, a politician-cum-farmer
It is a reprieve and relief for our brothers and sisters in Libya and the rest of the World for the demise of a dictator and tyrant Libyan head of state Moammur Gaddafi
For the last 42 years in power, Gaddafi had built a strong army with sophisticated weapons and strong economic power to protect his rule. Gaddafi had little or no knowledge or influence on people’s power as being unstoppable. He believed on the rule of gun as a solution towards silencing his critics.
Gaddafi could not read the signs and the wave of political change across Africa. Just to name but a few, Egypt, Tunisia, and Ivory Coast. This was enough for a wise leader to sense that political change in Libya was not exceptional. Being adamant and insensitive to people’s power was the cause of heavy and unbearable price to the late Gaddafi.
The long time brewed acrimony by the rebels who were out to liberate Libyans from repressive measures and suppression by Gaddafi’s rule was the stigma to serious infliction on mutilated body harm whilst the captive was still alive and in the hands of captors.
‘Remember his last words were: ‘don’t shoot, don’t shoot; what did I do wrong to you’ why don’t you know what is wrong and what is good’ l have so much gold which l can offer to save my life.
His last words tell us that, death is inevitable. When his time reached, he could not use heavy military weapons, strong army and his economic power to save his life. As a human being he had to die as was planned by the almighty God, the God of Abraham, the God of Moses, Jacob, and David.
And it should always be remembered that what happened to Gaddafi can happen to any other leader in the World including African leaders who are anti democracy.
It is for this reason that we urge the few remaining African leaders who are anti democracy to read the signals of the people’s power. And we request them to embrace democracy in their countries otherwise they will end up like Gaddafi.
We pray to the Almighty God to rest his soul in eternal peace, meanwhile Libyans should begin to put proper structures in place for a true democratic society. We call upon the donor communities, World Bank, IMF, European council, to give financial support for quick economic recovery of Libya.