The writer raised important issues in this article. Ghana is doomed! We are not going anywhere. Since its creation, Ghana has been in a state of decay. I don't know of any prominent politician or civil servant who is not brib ... read full comment
The writer raised important issues in this article. Ghana is doomed! We are not going anywhere. Since its creation, Ghana has been in a state of decay. I don't know of any prominent politician or civil servant who is not bribable. Corruption is a way of life. The average Ghanaian is a coward. The goal of any ruling government since independence is to silence dissent.
Agyeman 10 years ago
Ghanaians are still individuals who pretend to be a nation.We'll sell mother Ghana in a huff if it brings the right personal gain, conscience be damned.Cops sell Ghana when they take bribes,we sell it when we allow illegal ch ... read full comment
Ghanaians are still individuals who pretend to be a nation.We'll sell mother Ghana in a huff if it brings the right personal gain, conscience be damned.Cops sell Ghana when they take bribes,we sell it when we allow illegal chinese miners for a fee,we sell it when we allow illegals use of GoG resources and we all sell Ghana when feel that doing the right thing to enhance the image of Ghana is a cost we're not willing to bear.Here i'm talking of those who litter and shit everywhere to make our Ghana a no go zone for tourists.The stench and trash are a big put off for tourists.
hawa 10 years ago
My beloved Ghana reminds me of a pig and it's trainer. To make a long story short, after analysing the situation the trainer said to the pig you are never going to change so lets not frustrate ourselves. Forget the training.
My beloved Ghana reminds me of a pig and it's trainer. To make a long story short, after analysing the situation the trainer said to the pig you are never going to change so lets not frustrate ourselves. Forget the training.
Kukurudu 10 years ago
Are you a stranger in Jerusalem? Corruption in Ghana is as old as the hills. Those of us abroad come home and you are astounded by the display of opulence by those in government jobs at home. How do you think they look better ... read full comment
Are you a stranger in Jerusalem? Corruption in Ghana is as old as the hills. Those of us abroad come home and you are astounded by the display of opulence by those in government jobs at home. How do you think they look better than you and I?
mensah abrampa 10 years ago
There's no peace and stability where there is no fairness; and where there is no stability and peace there is no development; there's no progress.
Poverty is no respecter of party or tribal affiliation.The poor are spread ... read full comment
There's no peace and stability where there is no fairness; and where there is no stability and peace there is no development; there's no progress.
Poverty is no respecter of party or tribal affiliation.The poor are spread proportionately among every tribe, every region and among the die-hard supporters of the political parties.My question is why do we continue voting for political parties and leaders whose agenda are not national but just to satisfy their selfish and parochial interests?
So long as there's no equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice the numbers of the poor and disadvantaged will continue to rise. Our preferred choice of party could be CPP, NDC, NPP,PPP,XXX, etc. We may be fantes, ewes, gas/dangbes, dagombas, frafras, akyems, akwapems,asantes, gonjas,etc. What's common to about 95% of us is poverty. It's the common thread that runs through all of us.My tribe or political party does not put food on my table nor does it clothe, shelter and educate my family so why should I vote for anyone or any political party.
We learn very often through sad experience that one day after the election the development projects that were mushrooming with confidence suddenly disappear or what even appeared as sudden infinitesimal pre-election changes were just cosmetic; maybe hallucinations. They all mysteriously revert to their former rusty and cranky conditions and state in the twinkling of an eye.
There's incompetence galore but heads never roll. Resignation is alien to the national culture. Corruption has become an acceptable way of life for both the highly and lowly placed in society.It's been institutionalized and we feel almost helpless against it's insidious paralyzing effects.We know it's the major cause of our under-development yet no one is ever convicted of corruption and no one ever serves jail time.What happened to crime and punishment? Criminals who should be doing time in jail are instead showered with presidential treats. Do we have any more values left, Ghana nation? Accountability that was once a national password has been exiled. There's no transparency. Everything is shrouded in mystery.
We have been doing the same old things in the same old ways and we're getting the same old results.From the debris of our crass performance we look disappointingly for something of substance, something of great value.It's more of forlorn hope than of expectation.
New results will require new attitudes and new methods.We need a new class of leadership that is selfless,visionary, result-oriented,liberal/progressive that favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties, pluralist who believes that distinct ethnic/tribal or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society,loves the rule of law and order and democracy,recognizes and rewards hardwork and industry, upholds equal rights, equal opportunities and equal justice for all,accountable to the people, etc, etc.We cannot afford to put old wine in new wine bottles or new wine in old wine bottles.We must start anew.
Zams 10 years ago
we need African Spring
we need African Spring
km agyin 10 years ago
Well said my brother. The President must show more commitment to clean the system. He must be able to bring to book his corrupt party people. For him to do that he must be above reproach himself. He must show he is a no nonse ... read full comment
Well said my brother. The President must show more commitment to clean the system. He must be able to bring to book his corrupt party people. For him to do that he must be above reproach himself. He must show he is a no nonsense President. Remember the saying of Albert Pyke 'What we do for ourselves alone dies with us, what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal'.
Kwame 10 years ago
We must all take in mind that the Supreme Court did not rule that there was no contract between the state and WATERVILLE. What was ruled is that parliament did not ratify agreement. WATERVILLE can not take the agreement to pa ... read full comment
We must all take in mind that the Supreme Court did not rule that there was no contract between the state and WATERVILLE. What was ruled is that parliament did not ratify agreement. WATERVILLE can not take the agreement to parliament to be ratified, that is the work of the state represented by a minister.
Samuel 10 years ago
My friend to assert that the supreme court never ruled that there was no contract between waterville and the govt of Ghana is erroneous. The judgment as read by Justice Date Baah showed that lawyers of waterville had failed t ... read full comment
My friend to assert that the supreme court never ruled that there was no contract between waterville and the govt of Ghana is erroneous. The judgment as read by Justice Date Baah showed that lawyers of waterville had failed to prove any valid contract between the GoG and waterville as they have claimed and that the none approval of the dubious payment by parliament constituted an illegality. If you care to know lawyer Ace Ankomah a law lecture at the Univ. Of Ghana has given a summary of the ruling of the court on his facebook wall as he was there when the judgment was being read. You can google it to educate yourself or check the news archives of peacefmonline three days ago to clear any doubt.
ADWEN 10 years ago
The reasons why some of us (I am not a member of any party) are vilifying Mahama and is team is that they have been at the helm of affairs for almost five (5) years now on the pretext that the NPP was too corrupt.
Yet they a ... read full comment
The reasons why some of us (I am not a member of any party) are vilifying Mahama and is team is that they have been at the helm of affairs for almost five (5) years now on the pretext that the NPP was too corrupt.
Yet they are in power and are more corrupt than the party they took over. The unfortunate aspect is that the leader, John Mahama, who is supposed to fight corruption is rather corrupt to the core (as a result he has failed to declare his assets to the nation up till today)
I find it disheartening to see people who are openly supporting a "leader" who is not living by example for his followers/countryman to follow. Mahama is unfit to rule Ghana any day. He has not articulated any VISION, has plunged the economy into a nose-dive, has made corruption the order of the day, chaos and lawlessness are acceptable so long as you are a party member, etc. Are these what good leadership about?
Nima Boy 10 years ago
Enough of the talking . Let's walk our talk folks. Let's send a strong message to this MORONS that, they can't take us for a ride anymore.
Enough of the talking . Let's walk our talk folks. Let's send a strong message to this MORONS that, they can't take us for a ride anymore.
No nonsence 10 years ago
Ghana is made up of a people without conscience,not patriotic, a people who cherise wrong doing, whose personal interest supersedes that of the nation.We are doomed!!!!
Ghana is made up of a people without conscience,not patriotic, a people who cherise wrong doing, whose personal interest supersedes that of the nation.We are doomed!!!!
ike 10 years ago
oh how i was so eager to contibute to building a more productive country when i graduated from school, and then when i realised how dumb our leadership is, and how masses of our people cant tell the difference, i gave up. an ... read full comment
oh how i was so eager to contibute to building a more productive country when i graduated from school, and then when i realised how dumb our leadership is, and how masses of our people cant tell the difference, i gave up. and now, i dont even care anymore, that how we lose our patrotism
The writer raised important issues in this article. Ghana is doomed! We are not going anywhere. Since its creation, Ghana has been in a state of decay. I don't know of any prominent politician or civil servant who is not brib ...
read full comment
Ghanaians are still individuals who pretend to be a nation.We'll sell mother Ghana in a huff if it brings the right personal gain, conscience be damned.Cops sell Ghana when they take bribes,we sell it when we allow illegal ch ...
read full comment
My beloved Ghana reminds me of a pig and it's trainer. To make a long story short, after analysing the situation the trainer said to the pig you are never going to change so lets not frustrate ourselves. Forget the training.
Are you a stranger in Jerusalem? Corruption in Ghana is as old as the hills. Those of us abroad come home and you are astounded by the display of opulence by those in government jobs at home. How do you think they look better ...
read full comment
There's no peace and stability where there is no fairness; and where there is no stability and peace there is no development; there's no progress.
Poverty is no respecter of party or tribal affiliation.The poor are spread ...
read full comment
we need African Spring
Well said my brother. The President must show more commitment to clean the system. He must be able to bring to book his corrupt party people. For him to do that he must be above reproach himself. He must show he is a no nonse ...
read full comment
We must all take in mind that the Supreme Court did not rule that there was no contract between the state and WATERVILLE. What was ruled is that parliament did not ratify agreement. WATERVILLE can not take the agreement to pa ...
read full comment
My friend to assert that the supreme court never ruled that there was no contract between waterville and the govt of Ghana is erroneous. The judgment as read by Justice Date Baah showed that lawyers of waterville had failed t ...
read full comment
The reasons why some of us (I am not a member of any party) are vilifying Mahama and is team is that they have been at the helm of affairs for almost five (5) years now on the pretext that the NPP was too corrupt.
Yet they a ...
read full comment
Enough of the talking . Let's walk our talk folks. Let's send a strong message to this MORONS that, they can't take us for a ride anymore.
Ghana is made up of a people without conscience,not patriotic, a people who cherise wrong doing, whose personal interest supersedes that of the nation.We are doomed!!!!
oh how i was so eager to contibute to building a more productive country when i graduated from school, and then when i realised how dumb our leadership is, and how masses of our people cant tell the difference, i gave up. an ...
read full comment