Prof. PLO Lumumba Says; 'FASTING and PRAYER can't solve AFRICA's Problems'

Watch this video as Prof. PLO Lumumba explains wise sayings and adages. He shares his insights on what he thinks is needed to bring change to the continent. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion on the challenges and solutions for Africa.
In a thought-provoking interview on our platform, renowned Pan-Africanist and eloquent orator, Prof. PLO Lumumba, delved deep into the myriad issues facing the African continent. With his characteristic blend of eloquence and candor, Prof. Lumumba addressed a range of topics, from leadership failures to socio-economic disparities, while also challenging some commonly held beliefs about the role of religion in solving Africa's problems.
Prof. Lumumba began by highlighting the leadership crisis that has plagued many African nations since gaining independence. He argued that the continent's progress has been significantly hindered by leaders who prioritize personal gain over national development. This, he noted, has led to widespread corruption, political instability, and a lack of accountability, which continue to stifle economic growth and social progress.
The conversation then shifted to the economic challenges faced by African countries. Prof. Lumumba pointed out that despite the continent's abundant natural resources, many African nations remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and underdevelopment. He attributed this to a combination of factors, including poor governance, inadequate infrastructure, and the failure to add value to raw materials before export.
One of the most striking moments of the interview came when Prof. Lumumba addressed the popular notion that prayer and fasting can solve Africa's problems. He argued that while faith is important for spiritual sustenance, it should not be seen as a substitute for practical action. "Fasting and prayer can't solve Africa's problems," he stated emphatically. "What we need is a strategic plan, effective leadership, and a commitment to hard work and innovation."
Prof. Lumumba also touched on the importance of education and youth empowerment in driving Africa's development. He called for a reorientation of the education system to focus more on skills development and entrepreneurship, which he believes are crucial for creating employment opportunities and fostering economic growth.
The interview concluded with Prof. Lumumba urging Africans to take responsibility for their own destiny and work collectively towards the common goal of a prosperous, united continent. He emphasized the need for a new breed of leaders who are visionary, selfless, and dedicated to serving the people.
This enlightening conversation with Prof. PLO Lumumba serves as a powerful reminder of the complex challenges facing Africa, as well as the potential for transformation through thoughtful leadership and concerted action. It is a call to action for all Africans to rise above the limitations of the past and forge a brighter future for the continent.
Watch the full interview on our platform to hear more of Prof. Lumumba's insights and wisdom on navigating the path to Africa's renaissance.

[@rexona242002]

Africa has enough prayers we need actions no talk just actions we have been praying for century its about time we get the memo

[@Mina.15]

You first 😅

[@vincentndigume8400]

I love it when the wise one speak.this old man is a jewel of Africa.

[@willieduffie4967]

Indeed ✊

[@ChrisLubega-qu7ts]

😅

[@staceyadams2272]

Hon. Lumumba will sit with all these new leaders to guide their paths. This is a man who has wished for THIS for years.

[@Ernest-wt4in]

I pray and hope Africans may change the education system through our minds

[@jeremiasrobinson3478]

My dear, prayers don't solve problems we can handle ourselves as humans. Prayers don't solve issues caused by clueless black men who don't understand how and who runs the world and the economic systems set against africa.

[@preciathandomakitla6861]

It is time we Africans stopped praying and start doing things for ourselves.

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

PLO is spewing facts. The leadership in Afrika needs to have a change of their mindset.

[@user-ji6yc3qs5v]

Please Professor stand for AU Chairperson African needs you

[@everydayting.bhappy-of5wf]

Act now! Play Your part! An immensely powerful message.

[@t.kayoung5304]

We need Unity in purpose

[@pyawamaanu9662]

Faith without works is dead. James 2:14-20

[@chrisj8764]

True - but you forget by quoting the scripture that the Professor has said religions are holding Africa back.

[@pyawamaanu9662]

@@chrisj8764 Thanks for extending the conversation, chrisj. Mine has not held me back. Among my multiple- layered identity, I am first a Child of the Most High God in whose image I was created. We must take individual responsibility for how we process religion. God gave each human being intellect, and most of all a will. I respect Professor Lumumba - one of my favorites. I see him as an intellectual giant. I still don't have to agree with every word he says.

[@spiritualaligning8781]

Im in the diaspora. I am in the military and constantly developing what I will bring to Africa. I consider myself very much aware and conscious of matters where I am and in Africa. I want to come establish business and learn the culture. I want to develop food cost security because I know Africa do not lack food but we lack cost security. It is time we do something and take control over our problems. With that being said I have skills and accept any directing to whom I can share my visions for fit when my military contract is done. I have my sights to invest aquaculture with any one of either Kenya(1st pick), Nigeria, or Ivory Coast. I have growth mindset and strive to provide to sectors that will make the statement of our power known and thus our people respected. With this being said I AM A BLACK MAN though my mother is Greek and I worry being discriminated as Ive heard from my Liberian wife too that "I am not from there". I am 22 years of age and I fight the systematic oppression in every breath.

[@markweekes8858]

There are chinese, indians, lebanese, and many europeans living ajd doing great business. do NOT come to Africa expecting people to welcome you with open arms. Come expecting to live with a foreigners mindset and be careful about who you choose to associate with: their educational amd socioeconomic level determines their ability to understand and cooperate with your program. After all, it'z not race, it's tribe that determines cultural affiliation. It's a good continent, people are good like evrywhere else, but go with eyes wide open. The other groups come and become successful

[@spiritualaligning8781]

@@markweekes8858 Thankyou, I totally understand being a foreigner and coming from a fighting environment for resource. By no means do I expect a welcome but too needing to establish connection with people. To do I understand 50% of the Africa's population to be under 25 years of age and thus much volatility in the thinking over manners of agenda unity, colorism, economics, so forth. My wife informed me colorism amongst each other is not a big problem, so I mean the confusion amongst the youth about YT people and exactly what we are unifying against.

[@spiritualaligning8781]

@@ericabankwa3664 Hi, thank you for commenting. I have vision which is complex to discuss in short. This vision provides to agriculture, and predominately aquaculture. I want to leverage a lead in aquaculture production for home cost and foreign abroad power of economic supply. When we are owning are than we respected, so long as we can protect what we build.

[@Akech101]

Learn Swahili as well brother. Soon the whole African continent must adopt this language for black African unity.

[@davidpsackie2588]

Prof. LUMUMBA, You have taught African leaders and Africans the way forward which has to do with "AFRICANS UNITY "but we have refused to act accordingly. I am not surprise of our struggles.

[@joneswood2075]

Prof, just go Ghana and look what is going on, the President practicing, nepotism how can we develop in such way

[@sacredwaters9]

I agree with him on making the African continent easier for the diaspora to integrate. If I" come back" I want to stay! The infrastructure needs to be hospitable and welcoming to ALL in the diaspora and acceptable and supportive for Africans. All benefit!

[@coz2j69]

Immigration law is also important

[@Akech101]

A revolution will eventually engulf Africa, and only through it can the goal of Zion be achieved; a Golden Age of Africa where the diaspora can be welcomed back into the continent. Africa needs the diaspora and the diaspora needs Africa; we must work together, this is what God ordained for us.

[@naye5178]

Speaking facts the first 2 minutes in❤

[@sthomas4580]

Prof. Lumumba has a very clear understanding of the potentials of Africa. Now all the leaders and heads of state have to legislate this vision!!!

[@NanaKNOwusu]

You speak unadulterated truth.

[@RainStorm5i]

This is Wisdom a Talking 👄 👏 ❤

[@danielgilmore2935]

I applaud Prof. Lumumba not only as a loquacious and genuine speaker, among many other things, but a true African, who has exhibited the propensity to lead, mobilize and to galvanize African nations for upward mobility in the new dispensation. Hence, l sincerely hope that the Professor's visions for African nations, will be materialized significantly and undoubtedly,with God's willing.

[@user-sg5ip6vq7z]

I pray, l suggest, lreuest Prof Parick Lumumba to accept to chair that seat of African Union, come the time which is now at the door awaiting occupation by adistinguished& calibrated scholar+ doer who is him.lrequest all Africans both within& in diasphora to honour my prayer.Let's give him atrial. Time is now, let's wakeup, join hands,throw away all our past differences&double up.Africa will grow& develop fastest. We've all the ingradients available, May God to & grant thy prayer+reguest, Amen.

[@maryadongo7673]

Proff you did hit the nail on the head. African problem is corruption and dishonesty yet very Religious.

[@kerawoc]

I agree with ALL of the many critical points he raised, one point that i have seen personally in Ghana is Diasporian relocating and keeping themselves in a “bubble” really bothers me. The question is why?

[@sthomas4580]

I have always claimed to be Ghanaian by birth. However the Government will not issue me a passport because I am not ethnically Ghanaian. This is the policy. I want to come to Ghana to work in the public planning sector as an architect planner in the next three years. However I will be a foreigner in the land of my birth, I accept that. It is a struggle. It is natural for people to want to associate with those who are familiar with common life experiences, because that is lessening some of their struggle of making a home in a place that will always see them as an opportunity and not a brother or sister. This is a policy and cultural incongruence that needs to be looked at in every African country.

[@kerawoc]

@@sthomas4580 My husband is a Ghanian by birth, born and raised in Ghana till he was 16. Relocated to the USA. Each time he went home to claimed citizenship, he was denied multiple times. Even though, he has his Ghanian birth certificate they would not grant him. 30 yrs later, he was just able to fight thru the bureaucracy and got his Ghanian passport and Ghana card. Do not give up, I don't know the details of your story but you need to be on the ground and you have to know people.. thats the crazy part about it. (Africa in progress)

[@georgemayo7383]

Very well explained. I think some of the churches that have come up, are not really churches, they appear to be a mixture of church and government.

[@cwo4059]

Desmond Tutu. Please help us Ibraham the general in Burkina Faso. We help ourselves! So used to begging can't stop

[@willieduffie4967]

The begging must stop 🛑! Africa can do for herself ✊!

[@neilmalcolm2434]

Thank you African Daughter for this Presentation.Let's hope the Prof.Wisdom will reach the Leaders, movers and Shakers Of Africa and its Diaspora as we stage ourselves in the New World Order and Unite.

[@bamphajaiteh750]

Attaining Africa's problems from the situation we are engulfed in, prayers and fasting differ in that perspective! Quite rightly as you stated raising our heads up to salvage her dilemma is through innovation and invention!!!

[@misskoren6843]

I had the pleasure in meeting prof and listen to his guidance when he came to Rwanda this march. His presentation hit me hard with truth. He is the most amazing man I've ever meet, we need to listen and act. Alkebulan stop replying on religion that are not ours, stop closing your eyes, stop killing yourself , stop allowing Alkebulan to being raped and pillagers. Stop hurting your brothers and sisters. Listen to prof with open ears, open minds, open hearts. We the diasporans and Pan- Africans have a duty to bring our experience back home but the environment is hostile and we feel not wanted back home. Prof is correct we don't have an enable environment. I've come back and I'm treated like rubbish, I have no support and I'm just a ATM. Many of my friends have left. So listen to prof create a harmony environment to enable us to return. Give us legal standing, many officials treat us like outsiders and have no understanding of our needs, most of the time we are treated with contempt. So let's make the changes

[@yemisiaderuku2902]

So sad many of you have to go through these Still you will find your tribe with open mindedness Don't have expectations do to say More importantly, I suggest a regular visit You may not settle in your home Country, some are better In your Country, some region may be better for a start I think we are in a situation, we must be thinking fast so that you don't waste your resources

[@Afro-Jamaican]

Tell that to Kenya please… I am almost at the giving up point

[@blklion94]

Don’t give up family the darkest part of the night is near the morning I know saying this is easier than doing but praying helps give the most high thanks for what little you have and focus on your idea of a solution, I hope this helps you

[@truemamle6184]

Mr Ruto knows what he is doing 😂😂 Don’t give up though

[@BillyOndari]

I hear you bro. Kenya is a hot mess. One moment Ruto pretends to be a Pan Africanist then later he makes deals to brain drain our country

[@willieduffie4967]

Yeah..... although there is some good there ......much work needs to be done. .. mostly "the mindset!"

[@willieduffie4967]

​@@truemamle6184yeah ......never give up!

[@amelegetaneh2710]

Prof.Lumumba, God bless you more.

[@ronn3988]

Prayers without action r empty.

[@ahmedsule6912]

The discussion here exposes the political class of Nigeria much more.

[@mimimimi-ls7po]

Thanks brother PLO, eloquent responses. Blessings and protections from the Supreme Most High. 🙏 ❤

[@oliviakathini777]

Faith without action is dead.

[@DanielBanda-ry6ng]

Always on point more actions are needed this time

[@JenipherCyberSecurity]

PLO should be the AU chairman.

[@staceyadams2272]

KNOW the Diaspora wants to be among their people, fact. Thank you sharing this interview 🙏🏿.

[@jayleezy3681]

I wish africa would be more proactive, so they don't need to be reactive!

[@willieduffie4967]

Very important 👍

[@user-rq2sf1of9z]

pray for Averika watching from Fiji thank you Mr Lumumba vinaka, vinaka vakalevu

[@freemanmakor5462]

That is why I love "Prof. PLO Lumumba says 'FASTING and PRAYER can't solve AFRICA's Problems'." What is needed is undo indoctrinations of Black People for so many years through our own Educational System (social cohesion) as grassroots and control communication system like parents.

[@lacinabakayoko4634]

The abrahamic religions cultural imperialism

[@rationalchristianity6951]

@ Odana Network! Hello sister Dentaa, my name is Christian Gyamfi, a philosophy and theology student. Actually, I resonate with what Prof. pointed out in the video. In relation to that, I have written a book with the title: Reforming African Religious Mind - Approaching the World with Common Sense. That said, I would like to kindly ask if you can be of help in making it known to the public. Hoping to hear from you! Thanks 🙏

[@user-qe1sx8et3b]

Excellent lecture. We must change our mindset or we perish.

[@teshomelemma1875]

Professor Lumumba, You are an intellectual with sound knowledge and ideas.

[@zaneleshongwe6133]

Very true Prof, even the Bible tells us that the violent take it by force

[@PuseletsoNkosi-ex5fp]

Bravo pro👏🙏👏

[@sharleneedwards7210]

2 of Africa's gems 🖤🖤👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@BennetYanga-yl6xl]

One of the suitable enviroment is peace.

[@PuseletsoNkosi-ex5fp]

Bravo pro👏

[@horacebailey3066]

You the best I've seen !!

[@jeanolotu4095]

The MINDSET. The state of the mind to be creative and innovative. Necessity is the mother of invention. Imagination is better than intelligence. Basic necessity of life. Food security/mechanized agriculture. Dismantling of institutionalize corruption to the lowest degree. Primitive acquisition of wealth. Clan or tribal based thinking. Rule of law. Patriotism and unity in diversity. Conducive environment for entrepreneurship to thrive. Our state of mind. Benevolent leadership.

[@dr.stellajefferies3049]

This is such a good interview

[@user-lt4kn6pb4n]

I strongly believe well said

[@kasekendebadru7283]

Tha truth is that prayer will never change any thing just looks for da solution

[@CHristopherKadjay]

Prayer is not the answer to Africa problem.

[@chrisshonga]

GOD bless you my brother! you deserve to be a president of United state of Africa. Trully you are points are so powerful from beginning to the end. Yes it could be our leaders but the main issues it is the one of group which is very dangerous in our continent because when GOD ALMIGHTY raised any great leader in our continent they end to kill him or kill her, just look the list of those leaders who have been killed in order to kill and stop our dream, for almost 5 years in leadership a humble man and very brave president JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI of Tanzania Republic proved and showed an example to all african leaders that surely we can stand in our feet but look what happened to him. It is sad and so painful but thank GOD we all one day wether we like it or not one day we will leave this beutiful planet and that is the secret which those wicked people they dont understand. I pray to GOD to answer your prayers before you depart in this planet so that you can Glorify your GOD in heaven. I am so glad when you mentioned and explained clearly about Commonwealth you are 100% right, and I don't know how many African leaders they know about this. Once again thank you so much for to your great speech and GOD bkess you.

[@harbinger6562]

Look if prayer and fasting gets in the way of building Africa something else isn't right Good afternoon Prof Lumumba 🤔❤️🇺🇬🦾😇

[@spiritualaligning8781]

what? you must free yourself. slavery is a choice.

[@markweekes8858]

Be transformed by the renewing og your mind. It's not supernatural powers that build countries, its hard work, science, technology and innovation. Prayer and fasting is good for spiritual well being and then people need a good plan and excellent execution to build lives and nations. wishing, hoping and praying is NOT it!

[@user-qi8tx2bd7w]

Hmmmmmm Real Talk .But He is right dogh

[@nathannssany8688]

These are kind of men who are supposed to seat on the 1st chair of the nation

[@justinkakpo46]

*Discipline* and *sacrifice* are what we need in Africa. Those are the key words for success. Fasting and prayer cannot slow down the development of Africa. Those in various religions who apply what they have been taught and made the demanded sacrifices succeed in life. Even discipline and sacrifice honestly and rigorously applied will change our bad leaders into good ones to our own surprise. Let's give it a try and we will see. Many of the faiths are very effective tools for development. We fail to try them and continue with our rhetoric. Let's go and check Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore etc... and see.

[@ramakariz9376]

The Spell on Africans was casted

[@user-dh1rf2wo3n]

The first thing that our government dennied for us is qualified education.

[@tracysharp1361]

Praying and fasting is okay but we also have to get off our knees start eating and do some action God said if you take one step he will take two we have to quit sitting around waiting on God to take a magic wand to deliver us we have to first help ourselves and then God will send you help. Does Europeans top black people very well about praying but not fighting against them we need to get up over our knees and start fighting God is hearing our prayers but he wants us to fight back Ad demand respect.

[@coz2j69]

Praying(Meditation) and Fasting(give of the degestive system more time to repair itself) affects only the individual

[@abebedelesa3229]

Can Africa learn from South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, to revolutionize her politics and economies?

[@abebedelesa3229]

Can Africa utilize accumulated capital, knowledge and technologies in Diasporas by solving political problems?

[@annetteblaize3018]

Africa need to return their true Creator. SoNINI NaNINI Somandla.

[@lussettehart1299]

Action not abag a mouth

[@gulzarrai43]

The Headquarters of the OAU is loc at Adiss Ababa ... Therefore, why not unify the Horn of Afrika first ???

[@jeanolotu4095]

Criticism and solutions to challenges facing Africa as a continent.

[@abebedelesa3229]

Supply portable water, food, shelter, electricity and peace to African communities.

[@blklion94]

It’s time to use the currency of African countries to pay the best that Africa has Currency meaning the mineral of the country to pay the best brain in Africa, other than that these countries can create mineral backed digital currencies it’s a matter of Africa’s brain power getting to work Africa needs to create CBDC BACK BY MINERAL If they can do that they will give people the incentive to build Africa

[@user-uf7jr6sp9g]

Operation management

[@klausdietrich7428]

Prayer is 1st Layer of Sovereignity effort

[@NoahAkorli-op2uu]

How are you

[@anthonymapp7304]

fasting and prayers are for god and your personal self,

[@HowlingBenjamin]

shalom, If [jesus] is the false name pinned on the messiah of the Twelve Tribes of The Heavenly father Sononi who is creator of the cosmos, then we must turn back-to our heavenly Father for ultimate solutions. salvation is our privilege of Grace in our heavenly Father and His son the Redeemer who can do more than any man outside of the will of our Creator. true knowledge is the way forward.

[@baboucarrbojang7551]

Prof. P L O. Lunumba, fasting and Prayer is the most Best thing one can do into achieving anything one will want to achieve in peace and prosperity. This is the stand point of a Muslim's prospect. But, and a BIG BUT for that matter, we are NOT saying that one should take His/ Her prayer mat , sit in Corner somewhere in your house or somewhere in the Wilderness and started praying to The Mighty Allah that you wanted a GGP/ a Golden Goał Post to be erected in your playing Field? No we are NOT saying that. What we as Muslims are saying is that with a genuine Heart, fasting and praying to our Lord The Almighty Allah, one can achieve anything with ACTION, thats what we are talking about. Action in the sense that for an Example that an Agricultural Engineer will want to build a water way for water to be flowing from a River near by into his farm in order for The Agricultural Engineer to have a good yield for the crop season. This MUST be done by The Engineer rolling up his sleeves to start digging the trench hole where water will be flowing from the River near through the trench hole and to his farm. Fasting and Prayers can never do that for him, otherwise he must have to fast and pray first so that the physical power he has to used in order for him to do the job can be Easy for him in peace and Tranquility.. Thanks.

[@djamaltanko5121]

Yes god hates laziness and lazy peoples. We need engineers, investors, good leaders and young creatives and innovative products in Africa. Not only prayers and fasting like fools or donkeys . Americans, western world and the arabes do prays as well but it didn't stop them from achieving their goals. Africa wake up, it's 2024😢

[@omobamideleshaba2638]

Fasting and prayer will sharpen our Spiritual antennas to receive divine instruction directly from the Holy Spirit who is the controller of this dispensation. The Holy Spirit knows the end from the beginning. It is very important to communicate with the Holy Spirit via effective and appropriate prayer to succeed. This does not mean we should not use our intelligence.

[@rositascarborough5751]

Odd??? Canadian values do not align with Ghanaian values. Ghanaians should be lining in droves outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy. At least Qatar right?

[@lizgardner-jy4lq]

Well the Gifted students should realize that their Gifted Gift are just taken away from them by playing Mind games of being given Scholarships & on the process they give Out their knowledge for free and then buy it back dearly it's sad a change is needed !!!!!

[@AwezaBahati]

Having been exposed in underdevelopment it's a really dedicated for accepted wrong innovators and investors

[@JM-qi9vw]

😂😂😂 Bow your heads & close your eyes in prayer while they rob you.

[@ewancameron5192]

Jesus ain't going to save anyone from humanity destruction

[@lacinabakayoko4634]

Jesus Christ Fictional character, never existed in human form

[@lacinabakayoko4634]

When your savior and oppressor look like your became a principal agent of your own destruction

[@TheRamamedia]

Gbam💥​@@lacinabakayoko4634

[@jacksonknox5029]

Its exactly why Africa has the problem's😂 Fasting and prayer is not religion.... FASTING AND PRAYER ARE PRINCIPAL... PRINCIPAL GOVERNS THE UNIVERSE AND HAS NO POINT OF FAILURE...❤

[@PROGRESS4eva]

Nonsense

[@oron4realnigeria611]

U no be GOD mr talk

[@BillyOndari]

Then why is your country poor yet rich in resources?

[@kehindeodumuyiwa4186]

We can never do things right untill we use our language.. A continent without a language is not a continent. We are using a language that excluded our citizens into our development. Chinese developed very quickly bcs they used there own language. A country without his own language will never progress. We have a lot of minerals resources but we don't know the name of our minerals resources in our language. A borrowed language makes us looks like a child we always has to go back and ask how to use it and how did it looks like, we are stocked.Our language exist for 1000years how long is it going to take us to master someone else language in an environment of ours. We are going nowhere without a language of ours. All countries you mentioned with technology today are countries who are using his or her own language. Every countries who are technologically developed are those who are using his own language. No language is better than your own .You think the colonial master are fools , they tricks us to abolished our own language culture religion and slot us together never to progress. Our problems is 100% language. Ask yourselfs questions what have we achieved with English language for 100yrs nothing everything is falling apart. Is never too late we can do it faster with our language. There are no words in English Chinese French that doesn't exist in our language. To make things easier we have to divide to be a Nation of our own. Lets each tribes to go and bear his fathers name to have peace and progress.

[@TheRealAfricanist]

Africa has its issues, and I really respect Prof. Lumumba. But why doesn't the Elder ever talk about the things that African governments have achieved or at least are trying to achieve despite what they are up against. Also, government can't do it alone. They need the ingenuity and support of the people.

[@zedianerkatwishi3930]

PRAYER IS USELESS!!!!!

[@PuseletsoNkosi-ex5fp]

Bravo pro👏🙏👏