Commonwealth: I'm shocked.I am a young South African male aged 24. Your expose, "Trouble at commonwealth" (NA, Aug/Sept) has not only shocked me, but has left me angry at the way Prof Victor Ayeni has been treated by the Commonwealth which prides itself on bringing development, good governance The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). and human rights to member countries. But, as your expose shows, the Commonwealth does not really practise prac·tise v. & n. Chiefly British Variant of practice. prac  tis·er n. what it preaches.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After working for the institution for more than a decade, with pride and passion, Prof. Ayeni did not deserve to be treated badly. Despite the job interview panel's favourable report about Prof. Ayeni, the secretary general still decided that he would serve a "one-term only". So he was just waiting for the professor's contract to expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. to get rid of him, irrespective of irrespective of prep. Without consideration of; regardless of. irrespective of preposition despite whether he was doing a good job or not. What angers me is the fact that the secretary general allegedly joked about Nigerians as people who are "always seeking to steal what is not theirs". How can a person in his position make such comments? Motlatsi Lebea Mangaung, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. |
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