Ghana, A Country Divided By Politics But United By Economic Hardship

From the North to South, Ghana is a great country with beautiful landscapes, weather and people filled with extensive hospitality…

This great country situated in the Western belt of Africa is overwhelmingly divided by politics; more than religion can even do…

Morning radio shows in Ghana on which national issues are undermined for political interests and propaganda to reign, usually kick start the day of most Ghanaians—deepening the political divisions that has shadowed the country.

Ghanaians are inherently peace bearing people and the worst they can do in reality is to insult. When a Ghanaian is pushed to the far corner, the insults start flowing—the only weapon we have.

It is therefore worrying to me that the political division has pushed us to the edge, making us throw constant insults at each other—mostly at local pubs, on TV and Radio.

If you want to measure how deep and perturbing the political division is in Ghana, quantify the rate at which insults are churned out to various political opponents. Remember that is how far Ghanaians can go. Meaning if we could go to the extent of war, we would have been Africa’s version of Syria—all in the name of politics.

Despite the political division, the fact that more and more Ghanaians are getting into polities should be commended.

As Plato noticed ‘one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors’. It is therefore great that most Ghanaians have decided not to be victims of inferior rule…

One thing I have seen as holding Ghanaians together in the face of all the political divisions and extremism is the economic hardship the country is submerged in—in respective of one’s political party, things are equally hard for all Ghanaians, except those in positions of authority.

It is time for Ghanaians to look beyond politics and find a lasting solution to the orbit of economic hardship the country is auto-piloting on…

Who will be able to do this for us? We must all be part of the struggle and contribute our little to the betterment of Ghana.