To those of us who got pissed off because Shatta Wale tagged Ghana as a village, I think after watching this video, you will agree that the dancehall artiste was indeed making a sensible remark.
Sometimes, I keep asking myself whether or not the citizens of Ghana are really safe under those in charge of our safety in this Nation and why the Government will be wasting money on some useless and unqualified people who cannot perform their duties assigned to them.
You can be the owner of a beautiful ultra-modern edifice in Ghana today and tomorrow, all could be burnt down to ashes. If you are one of the many Ghanaians who hate insurance premiums, then that would be a life long hard work gone with the wind.
It’s not that fire outbreaks only happen in Ghana but in many parts of the world, you can at least count on last minute reliable attempts to save your property by Fire Fighting officers when your home or office catches fire.
In Ghana, the story is completely different and the norm has become that, properties burn to ashes under the watch of our National Fire Service—on the back of the same unpardonable excuse that they do not have water to fight the fire.
In December 2016 when fire broke out at a Labadi Gas Station killing 5 people, Ghana Fire Service, seemingly the most useless emergency service unit in Ghana among several of its kind such as the Ghana Police watched for hours—later coming out to say, “there was no water running through the fire hydrants around the site of the area.”
