Servicracy' A boost For Leadership In Africa

APPARENTLY not happy with developments in Africa, especially with its under-development status in spite of huge material and human resources, Rome, Italy-based Nigerian novelist, Dr. Ikenna Kaius Ikejezie, is propounding a new political vision that could well place service above anything else so as to lift Africa from its parlous status.In what he calls Servicracy, Ikejezie in his novel, The Learned laments the continent's woeful development strides and calls for a rethink.With a strong desire to return from the Diaspora and be part of the building process at home, Ikejezie showcased unhappiness at the launch of his book last Saturday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos.He noted that democracy had failed to deliver on the continent, especially Nigeria with injustices easily noticeable in power equation across the country. He argued that only a reworking of the balance of power to reflect a genuine desire to serve the people better would bring genuine harmony amongst the people.On his final return home, he said he would write two novels a year with themes that would address burning national issues. Chairman of the launch, Chief Charles Ifeanyi, said the event was a refreshing one and described the book as an introspection into some of the salient issues plaguing society. He used the occasion to address the issue of plagiarism that so easily besets scholarship and commended the author for coming up with brilliant, original materials that had already been endorsed by the Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos as study text.The Learned is a story of a woman who has a challenging pregnancy and would need to abort it to save her life. But her religious faith is against abortion. To overcome it, she and her husband had to approach a court of law to give a ruling for her to abort.
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