On 6 March 2022, Ghana, our beloved country celebrated her 65th independence day in a colourful event held at Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. There was a colourful display of Ghanaian culture during the parade.
Organising this year’s Independence Day celebration at Cape Coast turned out to be a memorable and yet impactful one since it brough back memories of where and how colonial rule began in Ghana, prior to the country’s attainment of independence on 6 March 1957 led by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
It is of no doubt that Ghana, touted as the gateway to Africa, is still enjoying 65 years of freedom and justice. This year’s Independence Day celebration was themed “Working together, bouncing back together”. This is to get all citizens involved to participate in building the nation’s economy in all sectors.
Ghana is a country blessed with lots of natural resources such as gold, diamond, bauxite, timber and quite recently, oil, not excluding fertile lands. Yet after 65 years of independence, the country fails to be able to manage it natural resources.
Despite being rich in mineral resources, Ghana is still a victim of mismanagement and corruption. Past and present governments have tried their best to put our economy in good shape in order to accelerate growth. However, it seems it is quite impossible to achieve this due to corruption and mismanagement of natural resources.
Corruption has become a canker in Ghana in all sectors from the presidency to the civil servants. Everyone is corrupt in one way or the other. Inasmuch as several leaders have made the attempt to curb the high rate of corruption in the country, their efforts have proven futile because the system are not allowed to work.
There has been government interference in all sectors which is not supposed to be the case.
The inability of the nation to tackle the issue of corruption and mismanagement of public funds will forever derail the country’s economy if drastic measures are not taken.
Successive governments have contributed to the growth of the country; from education, health, agriculture to transport among others. However, there is still more room for improvement as far as the development of the country is concerned.
After 65 years of freedom, it is quite a shame that the country is still facing high level of youth unemployment, poor educational system, high cost of living, inadequate health facilities, inadequate schools, poor roads and lack of access to good drinking water.
After 65 years of independence, there is no doubt that much progress has been made. However, there is still more room for improvement to strengthen Ghana’s democratic institutions.
Many of us, Ghanaians are yet to experience the economic liberation that comes with independence. Corruption issues should handle with more seriousness than it currently is. Corruption is doing more harm than good to the country’s development.
Let us all try to make Ghana a better place because it all starts with us.
God bless our homeland Ghana.
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