In only 4 years in power (1983-87), Thomas Sankara
Built 350 schools, roads, railways without foreign aid
Increased literacy rate by 60%
Banned forced marriages
Gave poor people land
Vaccinated 2.5 million kids
Planted 10 million trees
Appointed females to high governmental positions, encouraged them to work, recruited them into the military, and granted pregnancy leave
Sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers.
He reduced the salaries of all public servants, including his own, and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and 1st class airline tickets.
As President, he lowered his salary to $450 a month and limited his possessions to a car, four bikes, three guitars, a fridge and a broken freezer.
He opposed foreign aid, saying that “he who feeds you, controls you.”
Drove out French imperialism & withdrew Burkina Faso from IMF.
What about Giant Of Africa?
Sankara's legacy shames Africa's corrupt ruling class. His axiom-"He who feeds you, controls you" —exposes Nigeria's folly: a "giant of Africa" begging for foreign aid while its leaders stash billions abroad. If four years could birth such progress in impoverished Burkina Faso, why has 63 years of oil wealth left Nigeria in ruins? The answer is a vampire elite allergic to sacrifice. Until Nigeria produces leaders-not looters-who emulate Sankara's integrity and people-first governance, our descent into chaos will continue. As Sankara proved, real change needs courage, not empty slogans.
Built 350 schools, roads, railways without foreign aid
Increased literacy rate by 60%
Banned forced marriages
Gave poor people land
Vaccinated 2.5 million kids
Planted 10 million trees
Appointed females to high governmental positions, encouraged them to work, recruited them into the military, and granted pregnancy leave
Sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers.
He reduced the salaries of all public servants, including his own, and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and 1st class airline tickets.
As President, he lowered his salary to $450 a month and limited his possessions to a car, four bikes, three guitars, a fridge and a broken freezer.
He opposed foreign aid, saying that “he who feeds you, controls you.”
Drove out French imperialism & withdrew Burkina Faso from IMF.
What about Giant Of Africa?
Sankara's legacy shames Africa's corrupt ruling class. His axiom-"He who feeds you, controls you" —exposes Nigeria's folly: a "giant of Africa" begging for foreign aid while its leaders stash billions abroad. If four years could birth such progress in impoverished Burkina Faso, why has 63 years of oil wealth left Nigeria in ruins? The answer is a vampire elite allergic to sacrifice. Until Nigeria produces leaders-not looters-who emulate Sankara's integrity and people-first governance, our descent into chaos will continue. As Sankara proved, real change needs courage, not empty slogans.
In only 4 years in power (1983-87), Thomas Sankara
Built 350 schools, roads, railways without foreign aid
Increased literacy rate by 60%
Banned forced marriages
Gave poor people land
Vaccinated 2.5 million kids
Planted 10 million trees
Appointed females to high governmental positions, encouraged them to work, recruited them into the military, and granted pregnancy leave
Sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers.
He reduced the salaries of all public servants, including his own, and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and 1st class airline tickets.
As President, he lowered his salary to $450 a month and limited his possessions to a car, four bikes, three guitars, a fridge and a broken freezer.
He opposed foreign aid, saying that “he who feeds you, controls you.”
Drove out French imperialism & withdrew Burkina Faso from IMF.
What about Giant Of Africa?
Sankara's legacy shames Africa's corrupt ruling class. His axiom-"He who feeds you, controls you" —exposes Nigeria's folly: a "giant of Africa" begging for foreign aid while its leaders stash billions abroad. If four years could birth such progress in impoverished Burkina Faso, why has 63 years of oil wealth left Nigeria in ruins? The answer is a vampire elite allergic to sacrifice. Until Nigeria produces leaders-not looters-who emulate Sankara's integrity and people-first governance, our descent into chaos will continue. As Sankara proved, real change needs courage, not empty slogans.
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