When The President Got Booed

“Booing someone means strong disapproval or disagreement.”

President Reverend Lazarus Chakwera was booed reverently at Mzuzu University when he made a speech regarding the rising fees in colleges and the struggling low income families. The audience expected to hear something tangible from President Reverend Chakwera on the matter, unfortunately, it was poetry an usual full of no solutions at all. When a leader is booed by university students, it speaks volumes for itself in great detail.

Booing someone means strong disapproval or disagreement. Booing is an expression of strong disapproval or disagreement:

Public booing of leaders has become a great trend in our public space. Leaders are expected to give us the best of their ability and experience which the people saw in them (leaders) to give them their mandate to lead them. A lot is expected from every leader. What is expected of leaders include selflessness, hardworking, trust, ready to listen, ready to serve, accountable, accepts constructive criticism, innovative, and transparency. These are but a few to help improve the lives of their followers.

The public is losing trust in our leaders today because of the promises they gave us and the reality on the ground today, times are getting harder and leaders have no excuse but to work harder to turn the situation around. This has made ordinary people turn their frustration to leaders and the growing trend of booing leaders or people in authority.

There are good reasons crowds boo. Crowds have shown displeasure through booing throughout history, with the first written record of it in ancient Greece. At the Festival of Dionysia in Athens, the crowd would participate to vote on which tragedy they liked best, using shouts and whistles for plays that stunk.

Booing, which dates back to the 15th century, is probably imitative of the sound a cow makes, but why this practice was indicative of derision, we don’t know. Maybe it was meant to suggest the performer was no better than an animal.

Conclusion
President Reverend Lazarus Chakwera must deliver his promises and stop giving further lectures, speeches, promises and excuses because time is not on his side anymore. The people of Malawi want affordable fees in universities and colleges whereby each and every student who attends must complete their.

The President must never act and speak like someone who is not in control and doesn’t have any answers. At some point, it is embarrassing to have a President who is empty in the head. Of course we know Chakwera is not in control of government. The main reason is that the President lacks experience, vision and courage to do his job properly. Our President has become a spectator in his own government but all we are asking for the two remaining years, is to ask His Excellency to wake up from slumber and take the necessary action.

Although it is rather getting late for the President and Tonse Alliance Government, Malawians would like to see at least the smallest bold step of this government wanting to move forward. Unfortunately, many people are getting disappointed and losing hope.