PLEASE THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS, GHANAIAN SCHOLARS AND THINKERS, AND SIT UP FOR WE HAVE ONLY ONE COUNTRY... Securing the future means planning. It begins with planning the size of our families to make sure we have the number of children we can look after. Between 1960 and 2010, a span of some 50 years, Ghana’s population grew by nearly 400%, from 6.79 million to 24.6 million, faster than the regional and continental growth of 353% and 351%, respectively. Much as a young, fast expanding population can provide the fuel for rapid economic development, it can also generate potentially unbearable social pressures if not properly managed. Each one of us must accept personal responsibility and make the individual hard choices that lead to the public good. Securing our future means our educational system, and especially the public schools must have a reputation for quality and for excellence across board. We cannot afford to have differing standards of education depending on how rich or poor a parent is. The tragedy for our education is that the middle classes have opted out of the public school system at the most critical stage, which is the basic school level. They put their children in private schools and the public schools are deprived of the inputs the articulate middle classes would otherwise contribute to the running of the public schools. It is in all our interests that the public schools are as well-equipped as possible so all our children get a fair chance at realizing their potential. It is in the circumstances for government to make a conscious effort to redress the balance. One Ghana is dependent on a sound education for all Ghana’s children According to the latest Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum, out of 144 countries studied worldwide, Ghana’s budget deficit was better than only three other countries. We placed 141st. Ghana’s annual rate of inflation was better than just four other countries. The Government’s debt as a percentage of GDP has grown, putting us at 100 on the list. And yet significant portions of Ghana’s debts were wiped out just a decade ago. In manufacturing, we managed 107th place. On health, we were ranked better than only 22 other countries, even though a few years ago our National Health Insurance Scheme was hailed around the world. On primary education we were 116th.. Ghana’s infrastructure, including roads, electricity and internet, was deemed the 110th best out of 144 countries. It is clear that we are not doing very well. We do not have very much to be proud of today, never mind not having very much to show that would secure our future. Some of us think that acceptance of criticism means we are running Ghana down. The truth is the very opposite. Facing reality can only help us charter a better course for our future and collective survival. - NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFFO ADDO
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:08:24 +0000
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