In the name of Ghana

Let the manifest destiny of our great nation be realigned unto the track of development in freedom! We are back to that time of the election year when I do what some have waited with bated breath to trigger their politics of political gymnastics regarding the upcoming 2012 elections. As I am wont to do since 1996, in May of every election year, I publicly declare my position on the most likely outcome of the elections. Let me issue a disclaimer at this point: I am not a “pollster” and I don’t double as the Ghanaian representative of any quasi-election related body. I do this not post-facto but on the basis of facts available to me and matters I would exercise the right not to disclose.

Akufo-Addo’s Free SHS Policy – A Major Tool for Ghana’s Economic Independence - Katakyie

It is not for nothing that educational matters continue to engage the attention of national governments and other stakeholders in their quest to move their nations forward. This stems from the positive impact the educated individual makes to the society. Education forms an important part of a person’s life because it enables the individual to gain the needed skills to face life situations and also meet work demands. It is against this backdrop that Ghanaians expect the government as a matter of necessity, to remove all forms of barriers to quality education in order to ensure that this fundamental human right of the Ghanaian child is fully enjoyed. One key aspect of education, especially in Ghana is the secondary level. Apart from serving as a link between what students imbibe in basic schools and tertiary institutions, secondary education no doubt holds a country’s unemployment rate in check because a sizeable number of students is always kept in the classrooms.

President John Mills: Africa’s most violent leader

It is only a matter of time before President John Evans Atta Mills becomes the new François Duvalier, the dictator who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and who used a mixture of voodoo and Christian worship to instil fear in the population, supervising extreme violence against his opponents. He also had an army of thugs called the Tontons Macoutes. A Ghanaian version of these thugs and groups called macho men are led by Nii Lantey Vanderpuije, one of the most bloodthirsty politicians ever to appear on Ghana’s landscape, and one who is seen as a future leader of the ruling party, the NDC.