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Member of Parliament for Okaikoi South and the Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea has described the escalating violence in Cote D\u2019Ivoire and Libya as a disgrace to the African continent. <\/p>\n

According to him, it is worrying that as Africa tries to move away from pre-historic days to more modern times where democracy reigns and the electorate can determine their own leaders, there still seems to be some few \u201cdinosaurs\u201d on the continent.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Metro TV\u2019s Good Morning Ghana Show, Nana Akomea said it is embarrassing that there are still people who prefer the old authoritarian rule to democracy. He said one of the reasons why Africa is still backward on this continent is a result of the strong man rule where one person will rule a country for several years because his \u2018strength\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Libya and Cote D\u2019Ivoire crisis are disgrace to Africa and efforts to move from the old days of the strong man to a more enlightened day where there is democracy and people can determine their own leader and not to be overtaken by one strong man who rules for over twenty years is not working. (This is) because we still have a few dinosaurs living in the past like the Mugabe\u2019s and the Yoweri Museveni\u2019s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said countries like Ghana have experience peace and freedom which are perfect examples of the benefits of democracy as against one man imposing himself on everybody.<\/p>\n

To him, the Cote D\u2019Ivoire and Libya situation is a throwback to the past.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026the past that every country is trying to break loose of is staring us in the face because of Cote D\u2019Ivoire and Libya,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

He called on ECOWAS and the UN to do everything within their means to ensure that the personalities involved in the crisis are dealt with so that they do not make the whole continent a laughing stock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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