The Strange Tales About The Elephant Being The Symbol On The NPP Flag And Nigeria Airways

The largest land animal in the world, the elephant, is exploited for tourism in a number of nations. Even though it plays a vital function in the ecosystem and is even adored, cherished, and pampered in India, the elephant is regarded as one of the most deadly animals on the planet. The saying "when two elephants fight, the grass suffers" is frequently used to illustrate how destructive elephants can be. Therefore, why are the NPP flag and the former Nigeria Airways symbols elephants?

Does superstition have a significant impact on Africans' capacity for thought? Yes, Africans do hold superstitious beliefs. One of the most superstitious nations off the African coast is Madagascar, which still adheres to the archaic twin ideology and concept that twins bring misfortune to the population. History shows that to escape the severe penalty meted out by the traditional chief, twins are either split up right away or one is slain or left in the forest after birth.

As the economy worsens, many people on the Black Continent blame the situation on superstition rather than negligence, incompetence, and pervasive corruption because of their primitive beliefs in superstition and taboo. For instance, the New Patriotic Party, one of Ghana's political parties, has proven to be the worst in the country's history due to its embezzlement and looting of the country, yet many people thought that the party's failure was due to the elephant that served as its symbol.

The elephant-symbol political party of Ghana, responsible for GHC 763 billion in national debt, closed down banks and targeted non-NPP-affiliated businesses. The result was the bankruptcy of major institutions, including the Electricity Company, the Bank of Ghana, and the COCOBOD. The NPP’s state capture governance was also responsible for the calamities that hit the nation that cost them the 2024 elections. Therefore, why are they accusing the innocent elephant of being the party's emblem?

Nigeria is also home to superstitious Africans

The elephant with wings insignia was printed on tickets in addition to being painted on the planes' tails. Elephants are incapable of flying; therefore, when the aviation sector of the most populous, oil-rich country started to falter, everyone blamed the elephant without blaming the impact of widespread corruption and negligence on the nation's aviation industry. Many travelers around West Africa began to distrust the airline since it never takes off on time, and this had a major impact on how it operated.

Sixteen years before the airline closed its chapters in aviation history, one of Nigeria Airways' aircraft crashed in the early 1980s. The interesting part of this crash was that a lot of Nigerians blamed the Ghanaian pilot. However, many of the Nigerian pilots responded sharply by defending the Ghanaian pilot, and one even asserted that he was among the best pilots they had trained with abroad. The defense convinced the superstitious Nigerians that the jet was brought down by an elephant.

I am aware that superstition can’t be eradicated in Africa, but the populace should know that the main reasons for the continent's poverty and lack of progress are negligence, pervasive corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering. It's time to quit their superstitious beliefs by attributing human mistakes and immoralities as Africa’s problems, rather than symbols of an idea or notion of a goal.