FEATURE

The last time I wrote about how your minister for this region was sadly hailed for what the prolific writer and trained lawyer Rodney Nkrumah Boateng described as “fighting lawlessness with lawlessness”. I said watching Henry Quartey turn…
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I’ve observed the issue involving the Rastafarian students, Tyron Iras Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea who were denied admission by the Achimota School because of their dreadlocks in March. First, was it necessary for the school to say and…
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I was in Kumasi over the weekend and happened to listen in to a conversation between a group of young Ghanaians. The discussions were centered around conditions in the country. One of the young men bemoaned the lack of jobs and the…
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It is apparent that each and every leader wants to leave a good name after he/she leaves office, but only a few of them achieve the intention. The driving force behind the failure of most leaders is that they’re easily consumed by power…
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If having a resource such as oil or gas makes you poor, like a resource curse, then wouldn’t the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia be incredibly poor? In Africa, how many countries transform their raw materials into finished products?…
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The panel of what, by any definition, is a panel of truly eminent persons with more than sufficient experience and expertise, the Emile Short Commission recommended in 2019 the complete disbandment of the force unconstitutionally and…
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The zeal of government in providing Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education to learners in our public basic schools is worth extolling. The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service could not be left out unpraised. Their…
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I attended government schools all my life, from Asutsuare Junction D/A Basic School to Tema Secondary School and later, the Ghana Institute of Journalism. Although these are state owned-schools financed with state money, there have been…
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According to William Shakespeare, “No legacy is so rich as honesty”. Honesty, openness and accountability are building blocks for successful governance. Indeed, corruption is inspired by untruths and political propaganda.  We must…
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My plan was to talk about two things; why we burn seized excavators without recourse to the law and how our National Security (some call it Regime Security) could not stop a Christ Embassy covid-19 super-spreader convention. How about World…
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