State Of Whose Nation? ...Ghanaians Wonder

A study by The Talk indicates that most people paid no attention to the second state of the nation address, presented to parliament by President Mills. The general impression is that most Ghanaians believe the quality of their daily lives is the true reflection of the “state of the Nation” rather than what politician tell them.

To President Mills description of the current situation as "So Far, Much Better" they respond: “much better, for who?”. They indicated that the President's statement is true only for those current are in power or those with the influence that allows them get away with corruption.

Obviously, the lives of those who are positioned to control the country's resources are “much better”. But can we say same for the majority who voted the NDC into power expecting to be rescued from the type of leadership that has destroyed their lives and the country ability to hold its own against foreign dictates?

The Fundamental problem that continues to dictate the state of our nation is that after 53 years of independence, Ghana remains a neo-colony, at the mercy of foreign powers: We must comply with their conditions and live by their terms. If we don't they create conditions that will gets us a government of their choice.

Our political bankrupt leaders have accepted Ghana's neocolonial state as something we must accept and live with. Through such leadership, Ghana our motherland has been reduced to a beggar country, relying on foreign charity, in the form of multilateral budget support programs from donors to survive the year. Our so-called leaders do not stand up for Ghana's interest when it conflicts with that of the donors, and their Institutions. A typical case is that of the fraudulent acquisition of Ghana Telecom by Vodafone.

In fact, our leaders do lie to us to enable them comply with conditions or situations that they know are clearly not in our national interest. Because if they don't they would incur the wrath of their foreign masters.

This state of affairs cannot be described as a promising one for the average Ghanaian.

Until Ghanaians are led by a government that they see as striving to change the neocolonial situation, the majority would show very little interest in their addresses to the nation.

Nkrumah will continue to be endeared to the people because he appears to be the only leader who showed the capacity to provide meaningful leadership to the people of Ghana. The Talk