GHANAIANS DESERVE EQUAL MEASURE; MONKEY DEY WORK, BABOON DEY CHOP!
Is
Ghana a socialist or perhaps a capitalist nation? I need to know because at the
moment, the happenings in this nation, has left me confused!
It
is the ‘Monkey dey work, Baboon dey chop’ syndrome! It is the uneven
distribution of national wealth and resources! It is the reign of unequal
opportunities! From all indications, this country belongs to specific people,
rather than all! The communal spirit has long been lost!
Ghanaian
workers are generally dissatisfied! This is simply because workers, especially
in the government institutions, have to fight daily for their entitlement! Several
meetings have been held by stakeholders over the years in relation to the
demands of workers in the sector, but till date, nothing conclusive has been
done! It is the same palaver each year! One strike action after another! It has
become a yearly affair particularly among teachers and health workers!
The
strikes would persist because from all indications, some people are enjoying,
whiles others suffer! The case of monkey dey work, baboon dey chop! Some people
work for others to enjoy! Any different from slavery?
Quite
recently, it was disappointing when we heard fifty thousand Ghana cedis was to
be paid to our parliamentarians as rent allowances! The issue was debated but
in the end, our honourables had their way, as usual! Unity in corruption! Only
a few months afterwards, we have been told that millions of Ghana cedis are
being handed over to our honourables again, as ex-gracia! One thing becomes
clear, the national coffers is being spent on these particular group of people!
Yes, Ghana seems only interested in squandering her scare resources on the
honourables! Better still, our politicians only seem interested in squandering
our money! What of the average Ghanaian? What of the ordinary tax-payer? Do we
have a share? When will we also enjoy our fair share?
Rather
interestingly, and quite unfortunately, the amounts usually owed our striking
workers, are relatively negligible! Our honourables, on the other hand, receive
their so-called entitlements in a timely fashion!
Is
Ghana indeed for all Ghanaians? I am yet to realize the truth in this
assertion! From my desk however, it is clear that not all are enjoying the same
measure! Some are getting more, and others, none! Is that the fruit of
democracy? Is that the fruit of independence? Is that the fruit of freedom and
justice? Ghanaians deserve the same measure!
I
always thought of Ghana as a socialist nation, one in which there was even allocation
of resources, and opportunities! Rather sadly, it is a fallacy! This is a
country where scholarships, meant for the brilliant but needy, are handed over
to the rich, but dull! Accessibility to useful information is usually a hurdle
for the masses but made readily available to the elite! This is a country where
monies meant for the execution of contracts, are usually shared and squandered!
This is a country where the leadership only seems interested in themselves,
rather than meeting the needs of its citizenry! This is a country where the people
who award contracts, are the very ones who execute them! The reign of monopoly!
Are those the marks of a socialist nation?
Nations
have failed and keep failing because their growth and development has always
been virtual; unrealistic! Ghana keeps accessing the economy’s performance
based on inflation! Well, for the ordinary man, inflation is meaningless! It must
reflect in the pocket! People have to cater for themselves and their families! If
an economy seems to favour the elite, how then does it attain sustainable
growth when the vast majority is average or perhaps impoverished? This country
keeps electing selfish leaders into power! Leaders, who are only interested in
themselves, rather than their subordinates!
Local
workers in this nation, and therefore Ghanaians, are generally dissatisfied! The
dissatisfaction stems from the unsatisfactory conditions of work! Workers in
Ghana are not asking for the impossible! The request is that they receive what
is due them!
It
is an undeniable fact that this nation spends huge sums of monies on leadership,
rather than the ordinary citizen; the ones who actually contribute to the
economy! Whiles the average man struggles each day to make a living, our
governments only seem interested in fueling their lavished lifestyles! The
masses are homeless, jobless, and hungry! How then must we sit down and watch
as governments continually spend huge sums of the nation’s wealth on
politicians?
Is
that a fare measure of the national cup? Indeed, we all deserve the same
measure! For now, it is only monkey dey work, Baboon, dey chop!
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