LEADERSHIP NEMESIS HAS EGULFED THE COUNTRY. PRAY FOR GHANA

African politics has not witnessed any desirable significant changes from the early post colonial era. The early post colonial era was characterised by political instability. 

Indeed, the military had made the barel of their gun, a royal stool. Africa recorded many incidents of military take overs. At every point in time, in the early post colonial era, the military had, always, enough reasons to justify any take over. 

This retarded the growth and development of the continent as many of these military leaders greedily laveraged their dictatorship at the expense of the ordinary citizen. Corruption became the center stage and had always provided another reason for the next bunch of desperados to take over. 

That era was more acrimonious and pugilistic. The citizens were wallowing in abject poverty, anchored in the culture of silence. The period marked a remarkable beginning of brain-drain in many African countries as determined labour force struggled their way out to other continents to seek greener pastures and perhaps enjoy the enviable peace and beauty of western democracy.

The adoption of modern democracy was "a savior" to many at the time although the adoption of western democracy was another gate way to the predicaments of the people. These predicaments are very convolated to be entirely blamed on democracy but with the passage of time, it is becoming quite lucidly that there is another invinsible evil hiding in the flesh of democracy. That "invincible evil" is not dealt with, can manifest in a total destruction of the continent. 

Comparatively, however, democracy was/is a better option but, as you know, there is always a bad side to every coin. 

In the case of Ghana, even though we had experimented democracy long before 1992, I argue that the base line of reference when we are to trace our democratic history, is the year 1992.

We have thus strived and chalked some successes. At least, at a point, Ghana became a star to the envy of many countries because its democratic dispensation had gained a global recognition and admiration.

Today, I am not proud to say our democracy is still an envy to the global community because under a rule of law, political victimization, dictatorship in another form, suppression of the media, inequitable distribution of national resources, manipulation of state institutions, state capture and discrimination in many forms have gained notoriety.

If writers of the early post colonial era still exist,  they would see themselves as prophets.

 I say so because, Chenua Achebe's "Man of the People", " Anthills of the Savanna" can better be appreciated in the context of our contemporary Ghanaian society.

In the coming months, I shall be doing  a comprehensive exposition of these novels in the context of contemporary Ghanaian politics.

Until then, we have to pray for our country, leadership nemesis has egulfed the country, forcing to swallow up the gains we have strived to make. The spirit of nationalism has vanished. Critical and dissenting minds, voices of conscience, political opponents are largely seen as non Ghanaians and their interest doesn't matter. That outgrowth is a manifestation of another level of undemocratic leadership and must be curtailed timely or we perish together! 

Denis Andaban

The village boy from DBI