MUST WE BE SILENT?.....Enemies from within: The Ghana story

There comes a time when silence means betrayal.....................  Martin Luther King Jnr

The culture of silence in Ghana is so disheartening, to say the least. We watch on as the selfish deeds of certain unscrupulous individuals destroy the values we hold as a nation. We are the type who will watch evildoers go ahead with their evil deeds and stand helpless all in the name of " i don't want trouble". This attitude has led to politicians taking the citizenry for granted and perpetuating crimes of all magnitude with impunity. This was not the character of the post-independence Ghanaian poised for action, action driven by patriotism.
We all have a moral obligation to ensure national cohesion and as such crack down on individuals whose actions pose threats to national unity. As we prepare for our 55th independence anniversary, it is worth considering a change of mind. Our silence is Killing Ghana.

Sometimes i am not able to fathom whether it is a conspiracy by the political elite to keep the people divided so the they can continue their self-seeking perpetual grip over state largesse or what.
From the beginning of the independence struggle till today, there is seen, in-between the lines, an immoral quest for power and control. Political and social activists, while publicly parading themselves as lovers of the common public good, have yet subtly displayed their inordinate desire to keep the masses in ignorance so they can  perpetually entrench themselves in positions of power and authority. For what?....their selfish gains.
Sometimes i weep for my country, Ghana.
Independence was supposed to mean freedom. Independence was supposed to be the dawn of a new day, a day eagerly awaited to end our long night of hopelessness and pessimism. It satisfied our long yearning for the end of white imperialism, oppression and exploitation. And so the fever swept across the country and the African continent like wild fire in a dry forest. People joined the struggle,....students, civil servants, traditional leaders and all manner of people. Love for country was their motivation. On empty stomachs, they soldiered on till the mission was accomplished. Finally the day came.........., it was celebrated, revered and to be remembered........6th March 1957
I wasn't born by then. My mother was even young. I only saw pictures of my late father with the then President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in a district parade attended by the latter. So i can not pretend to have memories of those days. But i believe my imaginations are right, because a people so long oppressed and held captive in their own land cannot help but celebrate freedom. I know for sure that the expectations were high, hopes were raised and the patriotism of the people at its peak. This was a nation poised to secure their rightful place in the universe. A nation fast becoming an example to the rest of the continent. Ghana was on the move..
Now, let us consider this post-independence Ghana juxtaposed against the Ghana of today. One will be tempted to ask,.....Did the Ghanaian dream die? or Perhaps were we deceived we were going to be free only to suffer an even higher degree of exploitation by our own people? The political elite, who were tasked with the moral duty of safeguarding the public interest have rather failed us. Today, by their utterances they have proven that we, the people do not matter any longer. They have shown that they are more interested in winning elections by foul means than they are about the health and education of the ordinary Ghanaian. They have over they years worked hard to divide the nation that was once burning with enthusiasm under one common destiny. They have robbed and killed the very people, on whose behalf they were supposed to be exercising the power they hold. They have drawn lines among ethnic groupings and work hard each day to accentuate these divisions.
They are the reason for our backwardness. They are the reason for the suffering of the masses. Now they are up again. Politics of insults. It has gotten to the extent that they have nothing to tell us. The only thing they can do is insult on TV and radio, cast aspersions at each other and we give them our audience? how pitiful!
Where from this culture of silence?
Must we be silent as these selfish individuals plunge our country into chaos?
No, we must not!
Where are the voices?
Where are the patriots who will join me in calling the bluff off these politicians?
Let us wake from our slumber and tell these enemies from within that Ghana does not belong to them.