There are no patriotic leaders in Africa. They are dimwit donkeys.
There are no patriotic leaders in Africa. They are dimwit donkeys.
Benjamin 9 years ago
A sorry state of ignorants being led by thieves
A sorry state of ignorants being led by thieves
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Prof. Sakyi,
I am enjoying the fire in your latest pieces. You have been hitting hard this past two days. Unfortunately such leaders are rare.
The days of Kwame Nkrumah and all those patriotic individuals you ment ... read full comment
Dear Prof. Sakyi,
I am enjoying the fire in your latest pieces. You have been hitting hard this past two days. Unfortunately such leaders are rare.
The days of Kwame Nkrumah and all those patriotic individuals you mention in this critical piece are gone?
It is as if we have a leadership vacuum! What a sad state of affairs!
My question is: How do we redirect the mindsets of the youth toward patriotism and national development?
I hope your next piece might address this question (you may choose to respond to it here if you like).
Thanks
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
Hi Francis, yes we have to rekindle the fire of patriotism in the bosom of our youth. The way to do it is writing as I have done for them to read and get inspired. Thank you for your warm rejoinder.
Hi Francis, yes we have to rekindle the fire of patriotism in the bosom of our youth. The way to do it is writing as I have done for them to read and get inspired. Thank you for your warm rejoinder.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Prof. Sakyi,
Thanks for the prompt response.
Let us continue to write then.
Thanks.
Prof. Sakyi,
Thanks for the prompt response.
Let us continue to write then.
Thanks.
mother'schild 9 years ago
it is such articles that one likes to read on the net but do they make any headway into a society that is breaking down with a leadership which Fela calls Vagabonds in Power but which Chinweizu refers to appropriately as Vamp ... read full comment
it is such articles that one likes to read on the net but do they make any headway into a society that is breaking down with a leadership which Fela calls Vagabonds in Power but which Chinweizu refers to appropriately as Vampires in power. Now with the cocaine case in Ghana we all undersatnd what is meant by VVIP Vicious Vampires in Power - This has nothing to do with silly partisanship but the so-called political class. It is indeed shameful to be referred as a politician in Africa - just look at them from polling agents to their paymasters. Poor Africa - a continent whose children are raping her in the name of stupid politics awhich has nothing to with statesmanship
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
Thanks Motherchild for your rejoinder, but please refrain from using abusive language as some modicum of respect is needed to set a good tone on the web, called netiquette.
Thanks Motherchild for your rejoinder, but please refrain from using abusive language as some modicum of respect is needed to set a good tone on the web, called netiquette.
Mr, Smith 9 years ago
Hello Kwesi, Francis, we have had this dilemma of looking for such leaders since Kwame Nkrumah, but it is the same Ghanaian who said he should quit to the extend of losing his life when in power. It looks like we will keep la ... read full comment
Hello Kwesi, Francis, we have had this dilemma of looking for such leaders since Kwame Nkrumah, but it is the same Ghanaian who said he should quit to the extend of losing his life when in power. It looks like we will keep lamenting forever. Even if Jesus Christ comes to rule Ghana, we will still have a problem. If the law today asks that an armed be executed by firing squad, and Jesus appears and says "if any of you is without sin, fire the first bullet," the same Ghanaians will scream that Jesus Christ should be held for contempt.
Kwesi, If you avail yourself for the role of president and decide to stay clean, the same same Ghanaman will say you're not "the man" for not stealing. I did some research and found out something funny! Do you know why the mayor of Accra is not enforcing that toilets be put in homes? Simple. If every home has a toilet, who will patronize all those public toilets? It is the heads of those assemblies who vote for the AMA boss to be in power. Now if those public toilets are no more in operation as a result of a directive to put toilets in every home, where will the money come from? So you see Kwesi the same applies to the presidency. To be continued!
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Hello Mr. Smith,
Unfortunately your position represents one of the painful dilemmas we face.
How do we get out of this Pandora's box of leadership cluelessness?
We wait to see!
Thanks for your observation, Mr. Sm ... read full comment
Hello Mr. Smith,
Unfortunately your position represents one of the painful dilemmas we face.
How do we get out of this Pandora's box of leadership cluelessness?
We wait to see!
Thanks for your observation, Mr. Smith!
YAW 9 years ago
Propriety in public life has been a dwindling resource in Ghana for the last four and half decades.Very thoughtful article.
Propriety in public life has been a dwindling resource in Ghana for the last four and half decades.Very thoughtful article.
kwasi kyei baffour 9 years ago
The problem we africans are facing and ghana in particular is that we are intellectually dishonest.what can one do to change the mindset of ghanaians?-I lived through the nkrumah regime,read about the akaiyah commision which ... read full comment
The problem we africans are facing and ghana in particular is that we are intellectually dishonest.what can one do to change the mindset of ghanaians?-I lived through the nkrumah regime,read about the akaiyah commision which was set.up to investigate the issuance of import licence.
DANDURUWA 9 years ago
Wonderful, inspirational article. However, I disagree with the author about the Acheampong era's alleged successes in agriculture. Food was not cheap and there shortages of most items. At one point we were eating Ga kenkey ma ... read full comment
Wonderful, inspirational article. However, I disagree with the author about the Acheampong era's alleged successes in agriculture. Food was not cheap and there shortages of most items. At one point we were eating Ga kenkey made with a stinky type of maize said to have been imported from Asia. Even the size of the kenkey balls sold by the vendors had been drastically reduced. There was no abundance of food at reduced prices where I lived. Maybe the author lived in the famed village of "Aduaneyede" in the Asante Region, where it said plantain and other foodstuffs grow in such abundance that large amounts are left to rot!
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
Hi Danduruwa, thanks for your interesting feedback. Acheampong's era had abundance of food in the early 70s but in 1977 to be specific, we had a very terrible time as there was a poor harvest and the situation was parlous, pe ... read full comment
Hi Danduruwa, thanks for your interesting feedback. Acheampong's era had abundance of food in the early 70s but in 1977 to be specific, we had a very terrible time as there was a poor harvest and the situation was parlous, perhaps a harbinger of the infamous Rawlings' Chain era of the early 80s. Thank you.
There are no patriotic leaders in Africa. They are dimwit donkeys.
A sorry state of ignorants being led by thieves
Dear Prof. Sakyi,
I am enjoying the fire in your latest pieces. You have been hitting hard this past two days. Unfortunately such leaders are rare.
The days of Kwame Nkrumah and all those patriotic individuals you ment ...
read full comment
Hi Francis, yes we have to rekindle the fire of patriotism in the bosom of our youth. The way to do it is writing as I have done for them to read and get inspired. Thank you for your warm rejoinder.
Prof. Sakyi,
Thanks for the prompt response.
Let us continue to write then.
Thanks.
it is such articles that one likes to read on the net but do they make any headway into a society that is breaking down with a leadership which Fela calls Vagabonds in Power but which Chinweizu refers to appropriately as Vamp ...
read full comment
Thanks Motherchild for your rejoinder, but please refrain from using abusive language as some modicum of respect is needed to set a good tone on the web, called netiquette.
Hello Kwesi, Francis, we have had this dilemma of looking for such leaders since Kwame Nkrumah, but it is the same Ghanaian who said he should quit to the extend of losing his life when in power. It looks like we will keep la ...
read full comment
Hello Mr. Smith,
Unfortunately your position represents one of the painful dilemmas we face.
How do we get out of this Pandora's box of leadership cluelessness?
We wait to see!
Thanks for your observation, Mr. Sm ...
read full comment
Propriety in public life has been a dwindling resource in Ghana for the last four and half decades.Very thoughtful article.
The problem we africans are facing and ghana in particular is that we are intellectually dishonest.what can one do to change the mindset of ghanaians?-I lived through the nkrumah regime,read about the akaiyah commision which ...
read full comment
Wonderful, inspirational article. However, I disagree with the author about the Acheampong era's alleged successes in agriculture. Food was not cheap and there shortages of most items. At one point we were eating Ga kenkey ma ...
read full comment
Hi Danduruwa, thanks for your interesting feedback. Acheampong's era had abundance of food in the early 70s but in 1977 to be specific, we had a very terrible time as there was a poor harvest and the situation was parlous, pe ...
read full comment
The Commission was known as Akainyah Commission.