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Collective indiscipline in Ghana

on June 20, 2008
Category: Africa Politics, Governance

An exceptionally long rant about Nigerian 419ers and Ghanaian politicians - not sure of the connection except they sound very much like Nigerian politicians…

We can never move forward as a people, if we don’t end the culture of indiscipline and impunity that pervades our nation from the very top to the lowest rungs of the social ladder. It is this collective indiscipline that has made it well nigh impossible for us to move ahead since the 1966 military coup.

There is yet to be discovered anywhere on the planet Earth, the evolution of a successful social model, of a prosperous and civilised society, which wasn’t built on a firm foundation of discipline and honesty. John Mahama, is no Osagyefo Dr. Kwme Nkrumah; General I.K. Acheampong; or Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings. And that is precisely what this largely lawless society needs now: A strong leader. Period.

We are waiting and waiting…my brother is seriously contemplating moving to Ghana - if he goes, I go. I will throw away my laptop and become his cook or something. Meanwhile continue reading….

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