SANIFILTH
Cruel as it may seem but there is truth to it when i tell you every set region of land vastly inhabited by members of the same race , language speakers have an element of hypocrisy in their mixture of identity as a people and it is not murderous to be made of a certain degree of hypocrisy . It becomes suicidal when it is the dominant element in the mixture of identity as a people and that's just by the way.
Any discerning Ghanaian would agree with me that we are very good at making people see us the way we want to be seen,I mean think about it ; we are a people of excellent eloquence , we have a very nice sense of fashion and also impeccable at playing the card of guest friendliness but hey! enough flattery of narcissism.
For the word "CLEAN" to be given 15 biblical verses,it should be of awful importance and equally imperative should be the knowledge the word CLEAN isn't just about the physical sense of fashion but rather a much more broader scope,perhaps it is this much more broader scope that has so painfully eluded our focus and understanding.
Just a single visit to the central fishing community (JAMESTOWN) was enough to tell me how bad the issue is getting. Dump of refuse on sea beach,open defecation are just few among the lot of unthinkable that goes on and it's on a regular,you know it's such a shame this goes on in the capital of all places. Godliness is something my Jamestown folks don't want to be next to because the filth is a setting they are used to thus seeming perfectly normal and reasonable to them and as much as I do not like going political in my writes ,I can't help but point a finger at institutional weakness in implementation of efficacious initiatives even as they always come up with interesting policies regarding sanitation although to a large extent ,the indigenes are the bigger part of the problem.
The spirit of truth would kiss me if i told you that in Ghana,we are a people of education.We are a people of education who are still dealing with the same problems we've had since croon's age and the Ghanaian education is information rather than solution oriented indeed.
A look at the Global sustainable Development Goals and one can't help but contemplate if the sixth on the impressive list which talks about clean water and sanitation is really feasible within the given time frame from a Ghanaian perspective, maybe its an assignment we will need more time to complete.
As much as credo in my country is a thought i would love to espouse ,it is necessary to realistic.When you see and read such facts ; Nationally,on average 22.9% of people in Ghana do not have access to any sanitation facility and only 15% use improved non-shared sanitation facilities AND 89% of a population of about 917,253 practice open defecation in the Upper East region of Ghana then you know the situation is no joke.
We always talk about our dear nation been the best destination as far as tourism is concerned ,yes it's a message I personally like preaching to my friends outside the country but you see in Ghana it is safe to say we only look at land's attractions.
The president of the country H.E Nana Akuffo Addo been the wise man he has always been known to be thought it prudent to give the situation a critical look by appointing a sanitation minister who would help salvage the situation but it has in a large sense been an ineffective move as there have been no obvious changes in the sector.
The president talks about making Accra " the cleanest city in Africa" but how do you possibly do that with the mindset the indigene
have which is more like THE FILTH IS NO DIRT,WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH OUR CURRENT SETTING ,IT'S NEEDLESS TRYING TO CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY.
It's a paradigm the president together with the hierarchy must take upon themselves to change or such talks of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa would forever remain out of the conversation.
Today in Ghana,the most talked about African country is Rwanda and H.E Paul Kagame's very incredible work of surmounting what seemed a herculean task especially coming out of a very difficult period as a country. Interestingly , what you never hear in this conversation is how the people of Rwanda adopted a "lets get to work" sort of mindset and it isn't ignorance of that knowledge but a rather deliberate moving away from it to save ourselves the pain of self stigmatization. Like I said earlier on, we are a people of education but it seems very strange when you are aware of your problems and still be repeating actions and behavioral patterns which keeps you on the same path of destruction , that is the exact situation in my dear country, Ghana. Patting ourselves on the back and saying to each other "it will get better one day" and yet going back to the same old retrogressive ways , all of us .
Aggressive and rigorous education of the public is needed and will be key,in Ghana , very few education is done on sanitation. Traditionally, the people of Ghana have always been known as an obedient , quite group of people who aren't stout heart and like about their everyday with no trouble . Been the obedient we've always been known to be and not lacking the attitude of compliance, if the government takes it upon itself to constantly educate the public on the importance of sanitation for the growth of a country and incessantly punish the few who would certainly go astray then the transformation of this country will be a realization and such predominant talks of Paul Kagame's magic will be just another conversation for the day. And yeah ! we either go into this exercise with a feeling of trepidation or see our sanitation problems which stands tall among the list of problems in the country go into a state of comatose.
Any discerning Ghanaian would agree with me that we are very good at making people see us the way we want to be seen,I mean think about it ; we are a people of excellent eloquence , we have a very nice sense of fashion and also impeccable at playing the card of guest friendliness but hey! enough flattery of narcissism.
For the word "CLEAN" to be given 15 biblical verses,it should be of awful importance and equally imperative should be the knowledge the word CLEAN isn't just about the physical sense of fashion but rather a much more broader scope,perhaps it is this much more broader scope that has so painfully eluded our focus and understanding.
Just a single visit to the central fishing community (JAMESTOWN) was enough to tell me how bad the issue is getting. Dump of refuse on sea beach,open defecation are just few among the lot of unthinkable that goes on and it's on a regular,you know it's such a shame this goes on in the capital of all places. Godliness is something my Jamestown folks don't want to be next to because the filth is a setting they are used to thus seeming perfectly normal and reasonable to them and as much as I do not like going political in my writes ,I can't help but point a finger at institutional weakness in implementation of efficacious initiatives even as they always come up with interesting policies regarding sanitation although to a large extent ,the indigenes are the bigger part of the problem.
The spirit of truth would kiss me if i told you that in Ghana,we are a people of education.We are a people of education who are still dealing with the same problems we've had since croon's age and the Ghanaian education is information rather than solution oriented indeed.
A look at the Global sustainable Development Goals and one can't help but contemplate if the sixth on the impressive list which talks about clean water and sanitation is really feasible within the given time frame from a Ghanaian perspective, maybe its an assignment we will need more time to complete.
As much as credo in my country is a thought i would love to espouse ,it is necessary to realistic.When you see and read such facts ; Nationally,on average 22.9% of people in Ghana do not have access to any sanitation facility and only 15% use improved non-shared sanitation facilities AND 89% of a population of about 917,253 practice open defecation in the Upper East region of Ghana then you know the situation is no joke.
We always talk about our dear nation been the best destination as far as tourism is concerned ,yes it's a message I personally like preaching to my friends outside the country but you see in Ghana it is safe to say we only look at land's attractions.
The president of the country H.E Nana Akuffo Addo been the wise man he has always been known to be thought it prudent to give the situation a critical look by appointing a sanitation minister who would help salvage the situation but it has in a large sense been an ineffective move as there have been no obvious changes in the sector.
The president talks about making Accra " the cleanest city in Africa" but how do you possibly do that with the mindset the indigene
It's a paradigm the president together with the hierarchy must take upon themselves to change or such talks of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa would forever remain out of the conversation.
Today in Ghana,the most talked about African country is Rwanda and H.E Paul Kagame's very incredible work of surmounting what seemed a herculean task especially coming out of a very difficult period as a country. Interestingly , what you never hear in this conversation is how the people of Rwanda adopted a "lets get to work" sort of mindset and it isn't ignorance of that knowledge but a rather deliberate moving away from it to save ourselves the pain of self stigmatization. Like I said earlier on, we are a people of education but it seems very strange when you are aware of your problems and still be repeating actions and behavioral patterns which keeps you on the same path of destruction , that is the exact situation in my dear country, Ghana. Patting ourselves on the back and saying to each other "it will get better one day" and yet going back to the same old retrogressive ways , all of us .
Aggressive and rigorous education of the public is needed and will be key,in Ghana , very few education is done on sanitation. Traditionally, the people of Ghana have always been known as an obedient , quite group of people who aren't stout heart and like about their everyday with no trouble . Been the obedient we've always been known to be and not lacking the attitude of compliance, if the government takes it upon itself to constantly educate the public on the importance of sanitation for the growth of a country and incessantly punish the few who would certainly go astray then the transformation of this country will be a realization and such predominant talks of Paul Kagame's magic will be just another conversation for the day. And yeah ! we either go into this exercise with a feeling of trepidation or see our sanitation problems which stands tall among the list of problems in the country go into a state of comatose.
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