Duncan-Williams cautions politicians over ‘civil uprising’
The Presiding
Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry,
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has warned that the animosity in African
politics and high levels of youth unemployment are setting the stage for chaotic
situations.
He has predicted an uprising akin to the Arab
Spring after 2020 in West Africa “if political leaders do not deliver on their
mandate”.
“I am predicting, by divine authority, after
2020 and beyond if things don’t change, there will be an uprising, a civil
uprising on the continent of Africa, you see the Arab uprising, there is a wind
blowing to Africa and especially to West Africa if something is not done by our
leaders and politicians,” he cautioned.
Archbishop Duncan-Williams, who gave the warning
in an exclusive interview ahead of the upcoming African Business and Kingdom
Leadership Summit to be held in Accra, called for a change in the way politics
is conducted in the country and in other African countries,
saying “that has been the cause of division among the citizenry on national
issues.
“The level of division, hatred, anger and
bitterness in African countries including Ghana is scary and worrying, it’s like hatred, you
are compelled to take a stand, you either belong to party A or party B.
“You can’t be
neutral, we are dividing families, we are dividing husband and wife, we are
dividing siblings, my church is divided, communities are divided, the nation is
divided and I suggest a national cohesion, instead of divisive political
parties, that represents the views of all interest groups and organisations
towards nation building.”
“We need, eventually, to have a national coalition
in Africa, make sure every political party is represented, labour is represented,
the church is represented, and our traditional rulers are represented andlet’s
have a national agenda that work for a period of 20 to 25 years.”
“Every four years we have elections, let’s work
on the national agenda, it will unite us, it will stop the hatred, it will stop
the vindictiveness and it will stop the bitterness,” Archbishop Duncan-Williams
admonished.
The Arab Spring was a series of violent anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions which began in response to oppressive regimes and low living standards, beginning with protests in Tunisia and spreadacross theMiddle East in late 2010–myjoyonline.com