Marcolino Moco
Africa-Press – Angola. These days, criticism from the political opposition and much of the rest of Angolan society is centered around the “irritating” fact that the Minister of Finance has not yet been dismissed following the scandal involving the theft at the AGT.
In my opinion, however, this and other problems we are experiencing, such as the untimely, misguided and widespread cholera, even today, are all children of the great problem that many of us believe should be resolved in the next elections. Or, now even with the example of Mozambique, resolve it later, with a popular uprising, no matter the damage it may cause to the rest of the little that is still functioning.
What I want to repeat here, because it is my strong conviction, is that we cannot expect the proper functioning of ministries, national departments, provincial governments, municipal and communal administrations and their respective heads; and even of civil society institutions (including political parties), in a system in which everything that is important depends on His Excellency the President of the Republic (no matter the name), Sole Holder of Executive Power, Commander-in-Chief (real and effective) of the Armed Forces, of the Law and Security Forces, unassailable in the public media and who should be viewed with great care on social media and in the private media (don’t let the devil weave them!); (un)prosecutable in the PGR, in Parliament and in the Higher Courts. I just heard an audio recording in which a provincial governor, born a few years after the death of Agostinho Neto, stated, with all his teeth, that in his province the rule to be followed will be that of Agostinho Neto, in which, supposedly, one could appoint someone today and dismiss them tomorrow, until the right man or woman was found. Wonderful! How quickly one grasps the schemes and lessons of the “Superior Order!
Those who have read me well know what I meant. Which is the same as what I have been saying since the 2010 constitution was approved, in a biased manner, and the practices of presidential “personalism” were ratified in Angola. This problem, which is much more serious here in Angola than it was in Mozambique before its current post-electoral crisis, is the problem, above all, of our anomalous political, legal, institutional and administrative system. If it is not resolved peacefully, on the initiative of any of the most important agents in Angolan society, the outcome, sooner or later, could be the most dramatic possible.
For all these reasons, we can predict that this year will not be a good contribution to hope for a better future, at least in the long term, which is what should be of most interest to current and future generations. We will continue to be lost in partial problems, some of which are fomented by the “anomalous system” itself to divert our attention from what is essential. We will follow those who enthusiastically celebrate the so-called “great gains” of 50 years of independence; we will follow the performances of President João Lourenço in the annual leadership of the African Union, while Angola and much of the rest of Africa withers away, due to the lack of a correct vision for the continent and for each of our countries.
As my Ancient Greek teacher, Mr. Father (chaplain) Azevedo, used to say in pure Umbundu, he who was really white from Puto, ENE AKUETU OKUFINA!?= Ah, but how beautiful and pretty!
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