A NATION ON THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION

It’s disheartening whenever I hear people talk about how difficult it is to survive in Ghana when the very same people have perfected an idea of “by all means”.
How can we all be successful at the same time? I am not sure that is possible but the hardships we face is mostly induced on us by us.
Most Ghanaians would point fingers at politicians and not their thumbs which brought the “thiefing” breed known as politicians to power. The fact is; as much as a politician may have the over-all good of the nation at heart, it does not mean he would overlook the needs of his immediate cronies. Besides, a politician would push for policies perceived to be of significant benefit to the nation as a whole and also a bringer of 10% kickbacks into their designer suits.
Since me and you can’t get kickbacks we have found our own way of extorting money from people and linking it to “ enimia/eye-throng/hi3 wa/nin pagre ”(hook or crook).
This starts from the market, to the barbershop, the trotro station and even to the church.
Why must we suffer so much?
I walked through dome market the other day to buy food stuff and surprisingly the differences in price tags where so huge and all they said was “things are hard”, if things are hard am I the one to make it soft. Every1 charges how much they want for anything and tells u “if you can’t buy go”. Is it not insulting to be told “woni sika aa wo se eduro enye”. I wonder who is responsible for pricing items and services in Ghana. I understand this may not involve government but all those who jump on streets every time there is a new government must be living elsewhere. The very difficulties you are complaining about is being perpetuated by your neighbor and instead of reporting to the appropriate authority you lash at “government”(the president). The poor service of electricity can partly be attributed to illegal connections and even them that don’t pay bills. Yet we complain. Are we a serious people?
We say prostitution is illegal, why do we have them lined up on the streets each night? Throw the whores in jail.
Trotro patrons like me have not been spared , trotro charges 1ghc instead of 60gp from circle to dome but yet no one cares about it.No one complains and when as a passenger you complain other passengers ask you to get off if you can’t afford to pay. It’s absolutely pathetic. Its well-known that Tip-Toe lane and the bus stop at circle towards Achimota has been overtaken by hawkers selling mostly stolen items and interesting I see members of the security services buying from them. If we aren’t a pathetic folk what else can we be?
It saddens my heart. The moral fiber of my generation has totally been thrown to the dogs but yet we expect good to come to us.
A generation that does not live within its means would always find a way to make extra cash, how they do that doesn’t matter.
I was surprised when tertiary students writing end of semester exams had t-shirts with the inscriptions “teachers call it cheating, we call it team work” eiii is this future leaders of Ghana. God save us.
Companies’ owned by foreigners have rekindled slavery. They employ one very educated Ghana-man and make him slave master and together they exploit and abuse workers who are paid peanuts. And woe unto you if you dare complain.
Where is the spirit of “ndorboa” (the practice where people helped till each other’s lands for food production in the villages). Where is the spirit of “if Ghana makes it we all enjoy”? Where is that spirit that made us think about each other’s problems and help solve.
Now it’s more of “each man for himself, God for us all”
I know for sure if these attitudes are not kicked out then we would suffer and suffer and suffer even more. If each one of us make a resolve not to cheat or help cheat I am sure we would be on the way to making life easier for us.(only in Ghana can a retail store make 250% profit on items)
Ghana will fail; it would be reduced to a large pond of criminals if we don’t change our perception about acquiring wealth and attaining success. “Hook or crook” won’t help us.

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I am just making an observation and whoever cares to read and make sense of it can. But if you think am writing garbage, then I hope you never board trotro or walk around circle.