GHANA AND INTEGRITY

In an era where economic freedom is pursued with haste, Ghana has to shift its focus to what a political leader classified as “an act of terrorism”; the vigilante groups. Some weeks ago, security personnel caused insecurity in the country, but the issue of vigilante groups resurfaced to create a cloudy atmosphere. I am still wondering how prisoners escape when jailed or its just what happens in the action movies where “Rambo” narrowly escapes from jail. Does this mean the structures are poorly constructed?

Posterity, I wish these political party vigilantes were environmental vigilantes; galamsey might have being a thing of the past and our water bodies would have continued to support living organisms. It appears that the Chinese are the only culprits in this operation. However, are they the only people involved in the act?

Since the Chinese have being accused of destroying our environment, Ghanaians are not saints in the galamsey business, hence they must be apprehended. 

Some foresee the country importing water. Well, this assertion might be absurd to be true, nonetheless the spirit of patriotism is lost since some citizens can trade their future for huge sums of money which cannot replace the damage made on the environment.

At 60, autism is not clearly understood as a lifelong developmental disorder. How can my generation understand the cause of autism when it is being identified as a bad omen? Autism as lifelong developmental disorder must be handled with care to help them grow.

GALAMSEY IN LEADERSHIP

As I stretched my neck to see the post on the wall, I noticed the names of people aspiring for various portfolios in Ghana Journalist Association. Well, confusion reared its head in the association when disqualified aspirants argued out their cases from various perspectives.

Posterity, there have being some "macho men" who provide security for their respective political parties. Do you know what they do? These security forces intend to protect their party members from people who pose danger to them. The media reports that these groups disrupt social order through forceful take overs and vandalism.

Do these groups threaten national security? Posterity, in my generation, people easily identify individuals who work in the national security. Posterity, intelligence must be gathered on these "security forces" to prevent  any form of political unrest in the country. These groups are commonly associated with the National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party. What happens to other political parties which do not have these "macho men" acting as security forces.

The nation's security forces have being accused of being politically divided. Well, can you tell me the motive behind this affiliations? At 60, Ghana must strengthen her security as well as curb any situation that might lead to political violence. This is a social concern which should entice citizens to ask questions about the current state of the nation's security.

I forgot to inform you about the state of the environment. Kindly educate your scientists on how to treat polluted water bodies since my generation has refused to pay heed to the consequence of galamsey.

Emotions and personal initiatives over citizens rights.

Each profession has it code of ethics to control unprofessional behaviour of personnel. However, reading about how some Ghanaian police and soldiers execute “justice” if that is the appropriate word, destroys social trust that citizens have for the security service. Posterity, in other countries, armed groups disrupt social order but in Ghana it is on the contrary, recent occurrences can testify to it.

Counting the number of dignitaries in the Nana led administration I had 110 ministers. Posterity, take your calculator and multiply everything that will be sponsored by the tax payers money. Was it a huge figure comparing it to past governments? Okay, arguments about inconsistency and looting of the public purse were some of the issues raised against the administration. Well, some of these dignitaries are over qualified for their position but let us wait for the outcome.

Ghana and politics are synonyms since nothing done in Ghana is not associated with “who you know” syndrome. A next door neighbour argued that her government is in power so she will be prosperous. Posterity, I became confused. Will she improve on her business or the tax payers money will be at risk? Many a citizen makes this sad statement; this indicates how corruption is a virtue rather than a vice, Posterity.

Posterity, will the new government save the public purse? Most at times we compare our country to countries which are more advanced in their democracy, for example USA. Should we demand accountability at this stage? Posterity, is the government working on the idea that change is permanent hence new strategies must be drawn?

Let me ponder over the few things we have discussed. Make sure you don’t lose every information I give each week. Gird your loins, for your generations will be accountable soon.