REVOLUTION WISE AND LOOMING IN
GHANA
David Azuliya
July 14, 2014
Unless the political leadership impresses, the nation cannot be
saved from a wise and looming revolution to protect the identity
and nationhood of the country. This is not a revolution that
will result in a military intervention in government but one
that will take two dimensions which are definite and inevitable.
First, there will be a rise in widespread public protests and
agitation against government in intensity and proportions never
witnessed before in the country.
Second, there will be scattered attempts by citizens to find
alternative destinations across the borders of the country.
It must be noted that the nation has witnessed widespread
fractions in the management of the economy resulting in human
inflicted hardships on citizens by its own government.
The poor state of workers’ compensation, the increasing cost of
education especially secondary education, the high cost of basic
utilities such as water, electricity, gas etc., the galloping
rise in fuel prices, the protracted default in the payment of
statutory funds, the widespread mismanagement of public
establishments including the Savanna Accelerated Development
Authority and the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial
Development Agency among other malfeasants have built public
anger against government and will contribute to such a
revolution.
In addition, it ought to be noted that these conditions even
though are much more severe in recent times; they are a
representation of the results of bad governance over the years.
This makes it clear that the citizens will not find any solace
in a responsible and accountable government at least in their
lifetime. The wait for the electoral change will then be a waste
of time and a prolonging of suffering.
Above all, it has become a matter of record that the government
of the country, time without number, will allow certain
conditions to deteriorate only to take action when public outcry
is registered in the forms of strikes, court actions,
demonstrations and a lot more.
This is a clear indication that the resources to provide the
public good are ever present with only the will and commitment
of the government lacking in totality. This will not be allowed
to continue.
Manifestations of such a revolution are currently clear in the
most recent Occupy Flagstaff House protest by the middle class,
the NPP Ya Ye Den demonstration in Ashanti region, the suit by
Richard Nyamah against government on the GETFUND payments, the
opportunistic ploy of Black Stars supporters to stay-put in
Brazil and the ever increasing rate of emigration only serve to
warn of “the worst for the best” to follow.
Even though it appears too late to avert this phenomenon,
government must as a first step, regain the confidence of the
citizenry by honouring its responsibilities to the statutory
establishments since they are the agencies providing basic
services to citizens.
Also, government must take greater interest in efficiently
managing utilities to reduce cost and hardships.
Moreover, government must invest and provide competition in
private industrial development to provide employment
opportunities and affordable goods and services and markets for
local raw materials.
As it stands now, none of the above seems to be on the way
except the said revolution calls government to a check.
Most of all, government must make a sharp and swift return to
responsible fiscal management and eliminate spending on projects
of political patronage.
Ghana remains one of Africa’s peaceful nations; but this must
not be taken for granted since all the nations in political
turmoil today were at some point in time very peaceful and
stable nations.
By
David Azuliya
Mobile: 0505005012
Email: apaladola@mail.com
