SEIZE THE LONG TALKS; PROVE WITH ACTIONS!

Governments come and go yet one thing they all share in common is the fact that either of these governments have had so much problems to solve, including even those that were not mentioned in their policies. When an individual is appointed a leader, being of a country, organization, home or school, such a person assumes a sacrificial responsibility; and for all I know, sacrifice is all about getting the task done no matter what it takes and not just talking. Even today, every child, young or old, knows for a fact that as a country we are confronted with loads of challenges and none of them seems to ending yet as most of such problems are not to be blamed on either of the previous governments but rather since the foundation of this country was laid. Now, even though we the ordinary citizens know what we face as a country, some politicians out of their own selfish interest I would say, refuse to tell us the truth and so we are always stacked in development. Just imagine how a country with almost all the natural resources, for 60 years now we still borrow from other countries. For me it’s a shame and not something we should even be broadcasting left alone politicize with it, yet we do. So here’s the thing, why not call a spade a spade and stop trying to paint a picture that does not fit the frame. It is therefore high time that government officials who oversees various sectors of the country’s administration to tell we the citizens the truth. Sometimes I wonder this, is it that some of these politicians who are in government particularly do not respect us or what, because it appears to every reality on the ground they would want to counter it with flimsy excuses and all that. Take for instance our issue of rampant power outages, it’s a problem that has been there for quite some time now yet these politicians talk about it like someone intentionally created it and instead of dealing with the problem, we’ve been talking and talking over it for quite some years now yet still we face it. So I ask this, what’s the point with all the plenty talks?

Unfortunately, we all cannot occupy leadership positions in the country which is why we have appointed certain people into the government offices by voting for them, not because they’re wiser or superhuman, but because we cherish their intelligence and capabilities to help solve most of the problems that we face today. Considering all this and yet one attains a high office and neglects his duties and rather chooses to always explain problems instead of solving them then again I ask, of what use are they to us as a country? Earlier on, I said that once a person takes up a leadership role irrespective of where or whom he or she is to serve, he or she assumes a sacrificial responsibility and that means even if it will cost them to drain their entire blood within them to get the job done, they must. Let’s not forget that it is through the toil of our fore-fathers that we see Ghana as it is today; so if we can’t toil to continue building our country towards the right direction (development), then I don’t see any point in having to talk much. Most of the time when I get the chance to interact with people especially those who have ambitions of holding up some leadership positions someday, I tell them this, “it is better to always project the real image than to project what you think of it to be”. This is simply because, as humans we tend to believe the one who is returning from the scenes than one who have just heard it and is reporting and I am sure that reminds us of this particular saying, “from the horses’ own mouth”.

I for one believe that it is high time government officials and respective communicators lay the issues confronting our country straight so that at least as citizens we all can get involved and help make it better. Indeed, the problems we face today can’t just be dealt with overnight but together we stand the better we build. Maybe we haven’t noticed something yet as a country, that is, each time we spend talking unnecessarily or showcasing political taunts, some countries we can equally compare ourselves to are also busy putting measures in place developing their country; and by the time we realize they will be classified as a developed country and by then let’s ask ourselves ‘how will we be classified?’ I believe we can only get there if our leaders seize the long talks and rather face our challenges with actions. I therefore personally would like to appeal to our government officials and politicians as well as media communicators (because they mostly spread these false truths) to consider taking the right steps so that we the citizens may also follow in building and making Ghana great again.

I am just a writer and just as every writer like myself would do, I pour down my emotions, consents, and thoughts on paper or any medium through writing. Today I write this piece as a citizen who is victimized by the problems we face as a country; so to all in charge of running and managing the affairs of our beloved country, cut the long talks and series of explanations and strike with actions because there is only one Ghana and talking alone can’t develop it. I strongly believe that Ghana can and will be great again and so let us all help in building it with our every quota and surely someday, even if not us, our generations will look back and smile. The journey may seem far but we will sure get there if we act right. God bless Ghana, long live Ghana. Thank you.

#MAKE-GHANA-GREAT-AGAIN!