There are few Eritreans’ who have betrayed their dedication and love of
country for selfish interests. “Eritrean Quislings League and Defeatist”
betraying their martyred brothers and sisters have become treacherous,
faithless and disloyal. Defeatists have no moral value, no political agenda
and no mission than to destabilize a nation of seven million people for
political power and greed. The defeatists supported by their handlers have
tried every trick in the book to destabilize Eritrea forgetting the history
of the struggle. Eritrean People’s Liberation Front has overcome sabotages
many had betrayed the revolution giving hand to the enemy they were
defeated. Like yesteryears the “Eritrean Quislings League” and “Defeatist”
has now transpire as irrelevant and immaterial nothing more than nuisance.
The recent congressional testimonies given by the defeatist is a case in
point where evil precedes goodness. Two witnesses’ never setting their feet
in Eritrea claimed that there is no religious and political freedom in the
country. To the contrary; In Eritrea there are churches, mosques and a
synagogue, everyone has the right to worship A God of their choices. As is
the case in every part of the world religious institutions have to be
governed by law. Eritrean law does not allow “retail religion” that is
practiced by “fast tong sells people”. In Eritrea Religion is faith not a
business where the Pastor’s acquire a villa and drive fancy cars preaching
the word of God taking money from the poor. Pluralism and religion is
Eritrea’s social climax. Eritrea is the creation of nine ethno-linguistic
communities, which predominantly follow the two mainstream religions;
Christianity and Islam flourishing in peace and harmony.
As I travel around the world I meet people who are opinionated with their
own taught about Eritrea’s economic and political status with little
knowledge of the soc-economic dynamics of Eritrea. People state that there
is no electricity, no water, no education, and no health services, no work,
No of everything without setting a foot. Dumbfound I answer “like Saints
and Holy (Bezeuane) we live without water”. Relatives that came to visit
Eritrea came loaded with electrical utensils that were beyond imagination
some came with a forehead lamp looking like a coal miners than tourists.
Why? Because some looser has misinformed them only to later find the truth.
This is not to say that Eritrea is problem free but, what is said is based
on cock-and-bull story. Eritrean Diaspora asks questions of modern times
forgetting that we are still at development stage. Fooled by Televisions
and cars that we don’t produce behave like we are modern. We are being
fooled by western living standards Eritrea is not Modern. Eritrea is
working hard promoting macroeconomic stability, education, health care,
transportation, water supply, energy and environment to beget to fruition a
modernized nation.
In the last twenty five years Eritrea has progressed socially, economically
and politically. One can read reports written by different UN offices UNDP,
UNCF, WHO and Diplomats. Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in
Education has officially accredited all Eritrean Higher Education colleges
and institutions. Finland has become partner with Eritrea to enhance
education and upgrade the colleges. School enrollment has increased 218%.
25,000 first graders have registered for 2016. The number of college
students has increased by 1067% since independence. Literacy rate for age
15 to 40 is 94% comparable to Western nations age 40 and above is 64%. Rural
transport has increased by 1,769% making it possible for people to move
around much faster and bring their farm products to city markets. 87% of
the population has safe drinking water. Dams that hold 300 million cubic
meters of water have been built; every village has water catchments of
different size. Desserts are turning into tropical forest. Health services
are within 5 Km radius, 98 % of children are vaccinated; infant mortality
is the lowest in Africa. Age expectancy has increased. Electrification has
moved up from 30.1 mega watts to 141.7 mega watts that’s 371% increase.
According to International Energy Agency 230 million Africans have no
access to electricity. Tanzania 38.5 million 85%, Kenya 33.5 million 72%,
Ethiopia 67.1 million 67% of the population have no access to electricity.
Eritrea’s population access to electricity is incredibly high most of the
rural areas have their own solar energy promoting clean power. In Gash
Barka region light is available 24 hours a day. In Asmara some part of the
city on occasion will not have light for few hours, but there are no days
without electricity.
The most recent criticism centered on the introduction of New Nakfa
expressing dogmatic opinion. With no knowledge of fiscal policy some stated
that people should transact with their money as they wished. The Eritrean
Government has never made limitation on how much one can spend. What the
Government said was all transfers and payments of more than 3,000.00 NFA
must be done through the banking system. If one wants to have a wedding for
a million Nakfa he or she can but, limousine services, musicians,
photographers have to pay taxes. Cash transaction was used to avoid paying
taxes. The days of tax avoidance, illegal trade and illegal transaction has
ended. Since the introduction of the new Nakfa the money supply has
stabilized and Nakfa has become the 9th strongest African currency followed
by South African Rand in 10th place. 1 Eritrean Nakfa equals 1.01 South
African Rand. People can voice their opinion or criticize but gossip
mongering and hearsays are a thing of the past to no value. It only
validates the thoughtlessness, foolishness and inanity of the person.
Government and people of Eritrea are dedicated to the nation pursuing their
love of country. Eritreans are working hard in order to create a better
version of life; values, culture and way of life that will transferee for
generations to come. This is what a genuine authentic Eritrean has
ingrained in his/her soul dedication and love of Country.
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