Inspirational Leadership Lacking In The Region

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Since we last published, our regional sources have reported that COVID continues to place extreme pressure on our socio-economic progress. There is a dangerous lack of creativity, vision, and innovation throughout the region. The need for leaders to paint pictures of optimism is understandable but it cannot replace honesty and being forthright with the citizens, they are elected to lead.

There is a profound lack of inspirational leadership throughout the region. Citizens already faced with daily survival are not searching for fancy speeches or scraps and "freeness" in the form of political largesse. They are waiting for a true picture of hope in these challenging times.

There will be no change until there is a change of how our political leaders perceive the people, they are given the honour to lead. The working classes of the pre independence era, were inspired by leaders in both the political and labour movements, who sought to be change agents. Those leaders, with all their flaws, took us some distance from the ravages of colonialism in all its forms.

COVID-19 is the most dangerous enemy, against the progress that we have so far made and without the required leadership, it will most certainly destroy many of the gains the region has made. We still have a long journey ahead.

 

 


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