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Why African leaders are so obsessed with rural development

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  • kweku dua Kuffour 10 years ago

    Honestly speaking, I have read some dum ass articles here at Ghanaweb but I must admit this is the most stupid article of them all.

    Does the writer realize that Africa is a continent with different countries with their own ...
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  • Vuvuzela 10 years ago

    Just ask who told him African leaders are obsessed with rural development. He should visit only ten West African countries and witness the overwhelming population drift to urban centers because of lack of development.

  • Kwake Ofori Denkyi 10 years ago

    That is a nice one. Use the criticisms as a stepping stone to jump to higher heights. Learn from the objective critiques and dispose the destructive one.
    You will make a great writer.

  • Nyansasem 10 years ago

    Mr. Boateng, it seems that you are a university student at legon. I don't know which level you are but it really does not matter; you seriously need help in your writing skills. Please, find someone to help you. This is not t ...
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  • Jacklin Adjei 10 years ago

    This article is more detailed and resourceful. Good sentence construction and impeccable english.

    Keep it up Dickson! God bless you!

  • Felix Osei 10 years ago

    Wow!!! Ur article is more educative. I share ur opinion. U av done well. Keep it up man!!!
    Stay blessed and forget about any ungrateful and destructive comments.

  • Pinkus 10 years ago

    Rural urban drift is the reason.

    Lopsided development and inequity are the reasons.

    Indeed all the good roads in Ghana, schools and hospital are in Accra and Kumasi. All jobs and opportunities are in the urban centres ...
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  • Tokugawah 10 years ago

    Quite right, Nyansesem, writer just rambles on and on repeating sentences. Found it all quite pointless.

  • American 10 years ago

    "Rural development" and "rural
    interests" are not synonyms.

    Whenever a government promises to rule for the benefit of "rural interests", it only means to suppress
    people (abandon public education, lower wages, neglect u ...
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  • Opanin Kese 10 years ago

    Africa will develop if we are to be united. Conflicts disrupt rural development.

    But i must say that i enjoyed reading every bit of your article. Keep it up and write more.

    Criticisms will come but you've got to be str ...
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  • Kwame Adom 10 years ago

    I love this Article. You are a good writer and indeed a GREAT PHILOSOPHER!
    More grease to your elbow bro!!!