Ghana has become a land of hustle, where employees are chosen before interviews. What’s left is for the earth to open up and swallow us, for we are tired.
They say hustle will pay, but it never does. Ghanaians are dying slowly. Can someone explain how a worker earning 1,000 cedis a month is supposed to manage? With 500 cedis for rent, food, electricity bills, and the ever-rising cost of fuel and transportation, how is it even possible?
A country once known for peace has become a land of pains, pains not enough to awaken the conscience of the leaders.
What is this? Haven’t we had enough? Enough of the inflation here and there, enough of the unfinished projects, enough of the bad roads that could cause miscarriages, and enough of the schools still under trees.
As elections approach, political players will come begging at the doors of those they’ve reduced to beggars, pleading for votes. And after the elections, the beggars remain beggars, crying out for lower prices. What many don’t realize is that the various opposition members are friends outside of parliament. So don’t be a fool to be used as a tool for riots before, during, or after the election.
Where is the independence Ghana once gained? Perhaps we shouldn’t even speak of independence, for we are now being colonized by our own leaders.
I don’t care if you’re under the umbrella, shaking the grounds with the elephant, clucking, flying, taking new forces, liberating, or moving. All we need is a better Ghana, one where we can afford to meet our basic needs.
We are tired of talking,
we want to see action—action that will endure forever.
Let us not forget the words of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah: “Do not let us forget that colonialism and imperialism may come to us yet in a different guise, not necessarily from Europe. We must alert ourselves to be able to recognize this when it rears its head and prepare ourselves to fight against it.”
Written by:- Praise Deladem Vorsah (Praiz Dee) 2024
