To some, Ghana is just another in-and-out HIPC country found in the third world commonly known for its classic cases of bad leadership and massive corruption.
To others, it is one of the places reeking of poverty – where it is imagined that the people live on trees like monkeys and bathe in rivers and streams in open air. To us, Ghana is our home – where we were born and bred and proud to call ours. Our history may not be pretty and inspiring like the legends but we appreciate how far we have come.
Our beloved nation has seen many turnovers but we have always come out stronger. There is no denying of the fact that most people interpret most national issues according to partisan lines. And that no matter how laudable an idea may be, as long as it is coming from a particular party camp, it is brushed under the carpet and considered as ‘not applicable.’ And believe it or not, this mentality and adamant stance by most Ghanaians have caused us a lot as a nation and we still suffer from its ripple effects up to this day.
But now the voiceless can sigh in relief now because of those who have taken a strong stance to put all political allegiances aside and fight for what is due us as Ghanaians.
The middle class were always pointed to as unconcerned about the plight of the ordinary man because they are fortunate to afford the ‘luxurious necessities’ to live comfortably despite the hardships raining on the country. They are the ones who buy the 4×4 cars when the roads get deplorable, those who get bigger Polytanks when there is shortage of water and those who buy themselves generators when there is load shedding.
But the time has come for them to prove everyone wrong; that they care and though it may seem they are comfortable, they are not. They are as much affected as anyone else because it is their taxes that are deducted the most to fix the problems of the country which most of the times gets missing on the way and thus unaccounted for.
Ghana is ours and so it is up to us to build Ghana into the place we all dream it to be. We can ask for all the funds available at the World Bank but if we don’t rise up and do what is right, Ghana will not get any better.
Let’s put the party blame game aside and focus on fixing our problems. We have embarrassed ourselves in the eyes of the world enough and it is about time we showed the world the better side of us. Who’s with me?
