LOCAL GOVERNMENT – LET MY VOTE COUNT Strengthen local democracy and accountability through the election of district chief executives (DCEs). This shouldn’t incur any big additional cost, as organisation of such elections could be added to that of the assembly members election (and held on same day, as done for the presidential and parliamentary elections). […]
Category: Freedom
Love Brewed in the Ghanaian Forest – Mahama Got it All (3)
QUALITY EDUCATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES – EVERYBODY WANT TO BE SOMEBODY First, kudos to the Akufo Addo government for implementing the ‘free’ senior high school (SHS) programme. Some say it was reckless. Others say it was courageous. Whichever side you stand his will to power through – Nietzsche – with the system is admirable. Though […]
Love Brewed in the Ghanaian Forest – Mahama Got it All (4)
SEARCHING FOR SPOCK – SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION STRATEGY I still strongly believe that Ghana needs a robust science, technology and innovation strategy and a framework for achieving it. See my previous writings. All the successful countries have something akin to this and they put a huge drive to realise this ambition. E.g. the US […]
love brewed in the Ghanaian Forest – Mahama Got it All (6)
LET ME TRUST YOU – GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY Realign and streamline state and public agencies – to remove duplicatory functions and reduce government expenditure. Some of the agencies could be merged to make them sharper and vigorous. Nigerian undertook similar exercise in 2012 (Oronsaye report) and recommended scrapping or merging of half of its agencies. […]
Little Voice from the Forest – Behold Ghana (4)- love, peace, and harmony: democracy, military, youth
Democracy in Search of Meaning – Coups and Their Celebrants Since 2020, there have been six coups in West African countries: Mali, Niger, Guinea, Burkina Faso. Gabon – Central Africa – also had one recently. Some countries have had multiple coups. Recent survey by Afrobarometer showed that 53 percent of people across 36 African countries […]
Little Voice from the Forest – Behold Ghana (1) -only love can set us free
The Little Small Voice from the Forest – Behold Ghana There’s something inside me that pulls beneath the surface Consuming, confusing.……………. Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me Distracting, reacting Against my will I stand beside my own reflection It’s haunting How I can’t seem. To find myself again My walls are closing in (Without […]