THE PRODIGAL AFRICAN: ENGINEERING HIS OWN DESTRUCTION IN THE NAME OF “PROGRESS”



Van. Babátúndé Olúwasèyí Just-Joe Adéọlá, is a Life and Music…
The Prodigal African is not just lost. He is actively digging his own grave, stuffing it with Western ideals, and dancing over it in ignorance. He has not only abandoned his roots—he has become a willing agent of Africa’s destruction, branding it as modernization, education, and civilization.
He does not realize that every scholarship he celebrates, every Hollywood movie he admires, every Western value he imposes on his children, every foreign ideology he swears by—are all weapons of war against his very existence.
And now, the world watches and laughs as his lineage crumbles. His ancestors weep. His God is silent. His children are lost. And his nation is no longer his.
A GENERATION BOUGHT AND SOLD IN THE NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP
The Prodigal African jumps with excitement when his child is given a Western scholarship. He thinks it is a blessing. In reality, it is a carefully disguised recruitment process for mental slavery.
- They take the brightest minds, ship them off to foreign lands, and train them to think, act, and serve like Westerners.
- They teach them nothing about Africa’s wealth, strength, or history—only that progress means rejecting their homeland.
- They fill their heads with Western philosophies, pump them with ideologies that destroy family structures, and turn them into intellectual foot soldiers of Africa’s erasure.
And when these “scholars” return, they are no longer African. They have become elite slaves, speaking with foreign accents, looking down on their people, and doing the bidding of their masters under the illusion of intelligence.
They no longer dream of building their own nation. Instead, they dream of becoming accepted in a foreign one. And Africa loses yet another generation of leaders—sent away like cattle and trained like pets.
THE MOVIE INDUSTRY: AFRICA’S NEW COLONIAL CHURCH
Long ago, colonizers used the church to destroy African identity. Today, they use Hollywood.
- The African child watches a hundred movies but never sees himself as a hero.
- Every powerful character, every intelligent leader, every savior—is white.
- The only time he sees Africans on screen, they are either suffering, corrupt, or begging for foreign aid.
- His heroes are Spider-Man, Superman, Iron Man—but never Shaka Zulu, Queen Nzinga, or Mansa Musa.
- The only African stories that get global attention are slave movies, poverty stories, or tribal wars.
- And when Hollywood does tell an African story, it is rewritten to erase African spirituality, leadership, and power.
Yet, the Prodigal African funds these movies, watches them religiously, and raises his children on them—never realizing that he is financing his own erasure.
CULTISM: THE FINAL STAGE OF A LOST GENERATION
With no sense of identity, no rooted values, and no vision for the future, the African youth is left with only one thing—chaos.
- The boy who was never taught his cultural heritage finds belonging in a cult.
- The girl who was never shown her true worth sells her body for validation.
- The father who abandoned his spiritual duty leaves his son to learn manhood from criminals.
- The mother who worships Western feminism raises a daughter who sees men as enemies instead of partners.
And now, the streets of Africa are filled with blood rituals, secret societies, violence, and moral collapse—all because the Prodigal African refused to return home.
THE WORST BETRAYAL: THE PROSPERITY OF AFRICAN CHURCHES, THE POVERTY OF AFRICAN SOULS
The Prodigal African claims to be deeply religious, yet his faith does not reflect in his actions.
- He builds mega-churches while hospitals remain empty.
- He pays millions in tithes, yet his streets are filled with beggars.
- He believes in miracle wealth, but not economic strategy.
- He prays for divine intervention, but refuses to intervene in his own community.
- He wears suits and speaks in tongues, but his people still die of hunger and ignorance.
And the worst part? The African church no longer serves God—it serves the West.
- The music, the structure, the doctrine—everything is a copy-paste of foreign churches.
- African spirituality is demonized, yet the Western systems that enslaved us are embraced.
- Pastors live like kings, while their congregations remain in generational poverty.
What kind of faith builds temples, but not industries? What kind of faith preaches heaven, but accepts hell on earth?
THE FINAL WARNING: THE PRODIGAL AFRICAN MUST RETURN
Africa is not dying. Africa is being killed—by its own children.
- The West is not Africa’s enemy. The real enemy is the African who refuses to see his own worth.
- The colonizers are no longer in Africa. But their influence is—through our education, entertainment, religion, and culture.
- The Prodigal African has two choices—return home and rebuild, or remain lost and perish.
This is the last warning. The last opportunity to correct the mistakes. The last chance to rewrite the future.
Because if the Prodigal African does not return, his children will have no home left to return to.
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Van. Babátúndé Olúwasèyí Just-Joe Adéọlá, is a Life and Music Coach, data analyst, project manager, serial entrepreneur, and talent manager. A graduate in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, he has written several books, including 2460 - Life and Music (META MUSIC BOOK) and My Country My Holy Land.