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THE GHANAIAN BLAME-GAME

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These days when I ponder over events in this nation, I am at a loss. For a while now, I have not been able to bring myself to putting my thoughts on paper because I am filled with disappointment. I am disappointed at a country, which seems to be spinning, with no purpose.  I am disappointed at a country, in which leadership is clueless as to how to manage its affairs. I am disappointed at a country, which is in crises, and yet, citizens seem only interested in mere talks and politics. I am most of all disappointed at a country, which seems to have all the God-given resources any nation can ever wish for, in terms of natural and human resources, and yet prefers to wallow in poverty! On our airwaves, it is one discussion, after the other. The battle of words! The battle of grammar! The battle of insults! The battle of political parties! I guess our various radio stations seem not to have anything else to offer. They rather prefer to fuel anger and insults! Can this natio

IS GHANA SERIOUS?

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“Dear Doc, this is something small for your hard work. It is not a bribe. Take it and relax. In Ghana, everybody ‘chops’ from his work side.” That was a note attached to a check, issued by a medical superintendent, as a bribe, intended for the director of the NHIA clinical audit team, during an audit at the Essikado District Hospital in the Western region. Dr. Ametewee had defrauded the NHIA to a sum of GHS 415,000.00! In barely a month, Ghana would be fifty eight solid years since independence. As a country, guess what? We keep waking to more disappointments. Currently, it is the reign of arson. It as though Ghana just discovered another use of fire! It was quite disappointing when we all awoke to the so-called fire outbreak at the Tema central medical stores. Imagine all the medical supplies supposed to be harboured by this structure, and yet, somehow, it got razed.  Again, let us talk about the fire outbreak at the Tamale Teaching Hospital laboratory store, n