Nkrumah's prophesy has taken place
“If we don't approach
the problems in Africa with a common front and a common purpose, we shall be
haggling and wrangling among ourselves until we are colonized again and become tools of a far greater colonialism than we suffered hitherto.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Who in Ghana can beat
up his chest by denying that we are not experiencing a similar situation today in the country decades after Kwame
Nkrumah made this statement?
I don’t think anyone
in Ghana can challenge these words of Nkrumah that everything is fine and the system is smoothly advancing.
Indeed, Ghanaians are
suffering, yet we are not under colonialism. There have been several arguments
that Africa would have been better in the hands of the colonial masters
because, after independence, African leaders have disappointed the common
people.
What inspires people
to pursue a political career in Ghana or generally in Africa? This is the question that, if I am to interview any Ghanaian politician, will be my first question
on the list because it seems the majority of African politicians are inspired into
politics to amass wealth.
The hardships the
common people experience in Africa daily, despite its vast natural resources,
are never experienced in the developed countries. This is enough to acknowledge
the fact that, apart from corruption, the lack of good leadership is also
affecting the country.
Why so many resources,
yet African leaders can't alleviate the people from poverty? Providing good
schools, medical facilities, and drinking water and creating employment have been
some of the biggest challenges many African countries are facing today.
There is more room in
Ghana for improvement, but the rooms are shut because Ghanaians are not one. While it is in the interest of many to unite, there are others aiming to divide the
people.
Like all African
countries, politics in Ghana involved greediness. The idea that the NDC has
‘chopped’ enough; therefore, it’s the turn of the NPP to ‘chop’ is causing a
setback to the rapid development of Ghana.
In Ghana, you’ll see
the grim pictures of how many Ghanaians are suffering and struggling. On the
streets of Accra, traders carrying heavy items, including tubers of yam, are running after and dangerously maneuvering between moving vehicles.
No education and no
future; everyone is struggling to sell something to avoid being a burden on
families. Why is it that only the third-world countries often
experience such economic hardships?
Our resources are
being wasted on wrong projects that are not necessary, and the situation in
mineral-rich Africa is very bad, to the extent that some illiterates or
superstitious people think the continent is cursed.
What crime has Africa
committed to deserve a curse? Even the colonial masters that committed so many
crimes in African countries are blessed. They have work, food, good education, and medical facilities, making life worthy to live.
Until African countries have good leaders ready to fight corruption and make good use of the money after the export of their raw materials, the continent will continue to remain poor, affecting everyone, including the children.