Saturday, January 05, 2008

President’s Message To Africans in Diaspora

Hujambo (greetings) Africans of the Diaspora:

I greet you with peace and love during this sacred season as a time never before to usher in African power in the world. I am truly delighted, thankful and grateful to those like you who have accepted the awesome and historic responsibility of leading and supporting WADU and the overall Pan African Movement in whatever capacity. Indeed, you are who we have been waiting for: restoration (of the African mind), reconstitution (of leadership) and reconstruction (rebuilding) of our communities, at Home and Abroad.

As you may know, since my election as your President at the 2007 Summit in Jamaica, I have been diligently engaged in promoting WADU far and wide. I have spoken in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and the United States. The meeting in South Africa with leaders such as Chairman Alpha Konare of the African Union and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was most significant in that the leaders at this continental ministerial meeting supported my plea for greater African-African Diaspora unity and empowerment. In Africa, I stressed the vital role of the Diaspora to ensure a politically, culturally, economically and even militarily strong and secure Africa and African people. Indeed, WADU becoming a vital vehicle for the empowerment of African people, worldwide.

To maintain the momentum of WADU and regain the power of Pan Africanism from the streets to the suites, I am proposing that we stop agonizing and focus our genius on organizing for African power to finally put a stop to racism, neo-colonialism and oppression of all people, globally. Internally, WADU is focused on consolidating the Secretariat before the 2008 Summit in Trinidad, appointing key chief elders across the Diaspora in 2008, conducting fund drives to carry forth our work, electing representatives to WADU by 2009 and finally ensuring effective plans for the full integration of the Diaspora with Africa by 2010.

Now you are asking what can YOU do to support WADU?  First, print and post WADU flyers in your communities. Second, organize family and extended family meetings in your community on topics and issues related WADUs mission, goals and objectives. Third, identify, support and recommend leaders in your community for leadership of WADU. Finally, give financially to support WADUs work.

Let me conclude now by stressing that no longer do we need to feel forgotten or isolated. WADU has reached out to embrace you in a global system to reawaken the spirit of our fathers and mothers who fought successfully to throw off the worse of slavery, racism and injustice. In your support lies our strength, THIS NEW AND ENLARGED FAMILY OF BILLIONS recognizes our allegiance, reverence and respect to our Ancient Kings and Queens of our own true history of Africa, our MOTHERLAND. We urge you to be faithful through service to our people and humanity. And please visit our website for updates at http://WWW.WADUPAM.ORG. See you or your representative in Trinidad this May 2008. Pamoja Tu Ta Shinda (Together we shall win), Kwaheri (blessings)!

Sincerely for Africans

His Excellency Baba Dudley Thompson, President

Baba Dudley Thompson is a revered elder and esteemed leader of the Pan African Movement. Recognized as one of the African Union Eminent Elders of Africa, Baba Thompson was a participant of the 5 th Pan African Congress with those like Kwame Nkrumah, Amy Garvey and WEB Dubois. He was Attorney for Jomo Kenyatta during the Mau Mau revolution and was also ambassador to nations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Namibia, etc. Our President is also a former Foreign Minister of Jamaica under Michael Manley, advisor to Nigeria’s President-Elect MKO Abiola and overall one of the foremost living Pan African leaders. He was twice awarded the honour and recognition as “A living Legend of Africa” in Addis Ababa by Ambassador Salim the Secretary General of the OAU and some years later in Ghana.

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