The concept of development: Our view

Our association strongly believes that given that most countries in Africa are either classified as developing or under-developed, there is a need to take a clue from how the developed world like most European countries, America, Canada, and Singapore came about with their development.

Written by: Lord Fiifi Sampson

9/14/20242 min read

Our association strongly believes that given that most countries in Africa are either classified as developing or under-developed, there is a need to take a clue from how the developed world like most European countries, America, Canada, and Singapore came about with their development. Taking a clue here does not mean focusing on the recent developmental measures or strategic plans employed by these developed countries in furthering their economic growth. But rather investigating further how the foundational rock for their today's development was laid by their forefathers.

Without deeply undertaking and picking up those foundational values set by their forefathers, all development measures or strategic plans or whatever they may name them, sold to us, Africa, would not succeed since we do not have a solid foundation yet. The scenario created here is that of a building not put on a properly laid foundation; it would eventually collapse.

And what were these foundational values put in place? Of course, it is easy to say their "moral values." But that is a shadow of an answer. It was not just a set of moral values, of which we Africans equally had and have through our individual cultures and traditional beliefs. Rather, it involves a whole lot of things of which many people are not aware. It was a value laid on Christ and nothing else. Today, that value of Christ is painted out as a mere religion called "Christianity."

But it was not just a form of religion as it is nowadays in Europe and Northern America. It was their culture and formed part of their state governmental rules. Today, their systems and way of lives smoke all these Christian doctrines, although they have hypocritically rejected it because of arrogance, pride, and things beyond the human realm. What is important here is that we must explore and adopt these Christian values into our societies.

That is what creates a distinct path between APDI and other associations because of the sacred name "Christ," a controversial name among the people of this world. The world does not accept that name, but it is a powerful key to the solution of our human miseries. Therefore, any prejudices people may harbor against Christianity lie in their own heart, but truth remains the truth. We do not share the "religious neutrality concept," which characterizes most civic and internal associations or organizations. A concept of which we know the spirit behind it; the spirit of the Anti-Christ.

A spirit that, in the physical world, has taken the blinded color of "secularism." The association is in no way willing to be part of nor operate on that secular or humanism doctrine, which is one of the enemies militating against the development of Africa, especially in covering the real sources of issues of corruption, political stealing, selfishness, nepotism, favoritism, etc. These are the issues that fight against the development of the continent, and any passionate person on the ground willing and contributing to the success of Africa knows it well.

We cannot run from it because it harbors in the heart of the very people who are the subject of concern to us. So, whether the association would be classified as religiously biased or not lies in the mouth of the perceiver. Our interest is to open the eyes of Africans to the truth, which shall set us on a path for development. The development of a nation here includes but is not limited to how nations develop, nations' downfall, what weakens development, and most importantly the soul of the nation in terms of development.