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Ghana is Hard | ‘Plenty Cry No Action’

Ghana-Accra

 

There is no day I will not hear the phrase ‘Ghana is hard or things are hard here in Ghana’ when I place calls to friends and family currently living in Ghana. Even if I attempt to escape hearing this by dodging the phone calls—not because I do not care but because I cannot do much to redeem the situation, I still get to read similar phrases on social media by several Ghanaians.

With the country plunged in increasing economic hardship, being wheeled by ‘galloping’ inflation (used for absence of a better word), citizens are indeed finding times hard and the government seems to be equally struggling.

Despite the fact that I feel the incumbent government has a series of on-going misplaced priorities that need to be re-evaluated and resources redirected to ease the amassing hardship being suffered by the people, I also feel the crying has become too much and appropriate actions must be taken to put the government on its toes.

Are Ghanaians saying they will continue to cry out from their bedrooms and send countless short social media messages, hoping the government hears them and respond drastically to their plights so to find the much needed solution to their accumulating problems?

If for many months, the ‘plenty cry’ is not working, why not consider other appropriate avenues so that you can be heard? By this, I am talking about throwing stones at government officials or orchestrating doctored tapes for propaganda and shaming purposes. I am talking about considering some of the old forms of being heard and having issues urgently attended to.

By this, I mean the ‘plenty cry’ must end since it has been fruitless. It is time those who are crying from their bedrooms come out and seek the appropriate permissions to demonstrate in high numbers—so that their struggles will be given the needed attention and urgency.

Interestingly, while mass non-violent demonstration continues to be an effective tool in the West, for making strong statements and demanding actions from political leaders, this seems to have lost its prominence in the minds of Ghanaians.

If there is a perceived grievance or any form of increasing ‘injustice’ like being cried by Ghanaians—and after many months of social media and bedroom yells things are still getting worse, I believe it is time to forget the scorching sun and take to the street, peacefully.

If the ‘plenty cry’ of economic hardship is unaffected, then all must be feeling the burn irrespective of political affiliation or ideological stand. Therefore, it is time the political or whatever existing divide that exists is shaded off, so that there can be a unanimous loud shout for the government which can be rightly described as deaf (in relation to the on-going cries) to hear and take the needed pressing actions.

The next election (which is 3 years away) talk is pretty pitiful. If it is that bad, then enduring it for the next 3 years with probability of things getting worse will only make you mad. The government must be forced to hear the ‘plenty cry’ and must be required to take actions…

The good old political methods such as protest still do work but it seems we are too busy with social media and praying to God to the extent that we can’t put our boots on and sweat heavily from a march, to showcase our demand for those we put in power to come to our aid. Enough of the propaganda gibberish…A difficult situation requires a difficult and real effort from those being affected.

Ghana is hard—surely it is hard everywhere but the important question is; what is being done to ensure that those who have the power to soften the situation are working around the clock to achieve this?

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10 thoughts on “Ghana is Hard | ‘Plenty Cry No Action’”

  1. I share your opinion my brother. I have stopped visiting the various social media because of this attitude of Ghanaians. I have also said that being a leader in Ghana is easiest job anybody can wish for because even if you fail nobody can stand up to challenge you. They will rather hide in their rooms and complain. You can force any deadly policy down their throat and still get away with it because you are sure nobody will have the guts to challenge you. Having said that i believe the current opposition party is the weakest opposition we have ever had in the history of Ghana. Naturally you will need a strong opposition to put the government on its toes but this opposition party is as weak as anything. One of the biggest demonstration that has ever hit the streets of Ghana was in the mid 90s and was organised by the Opposition. I will put this hardship down to corruption. Sometimes when you hear stories about how the public purse is handled by government officials you ask yourself if these people are accountable to anybody. We the ordinary Ghanaians have also not helped matters. We have become so partisan than that we will defend anything that comes from the party we sympathize with. This is why they are complacent.        

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    • Yeah, I can’t remember the last time Ghanaians stood up against the many policies of the government unless they want us to believe all are great policies. Out here in the UK, there is no week you don’t hear of a strike or protest—all geared towards seeking change and these standoffs work. We take no action and expect to be taken serious by those who have so far away from us by virtue of being in power…

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  2. Chris this is great. The truth is that Ghanaians are coward and we just can’t stand up for ourselves. Go to America, France and other countries, people are always on strike, demostration and making sure the government or those in charge hear them.

    Even this on going ECG problem, we just on facebook and insult ECG and they keep doing what they are doing. Why can’t we all come together and take the the street and make sure they end their nonsenses and fix the problem.

    We will say Ghanaians are peaceful, this is nout war but it is about fighting for our country and to hold those in charge accountable. Peaceful means sit down and be made to struggle? If so then we should stop complaining and endure it

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    • A good example of a national issue which cuts across partisan politics is the ECG issue. Everyone is complaining—rich and poor and yet we can’t take a day or a week and protest strongly in order to be taken seriously, and permanent solution found—quickly? Unbelievable…

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  3. people need to wake up and see the reality of things in order to take decisions and stop depending on politicians and some sky daddy somewhere to solve their problems! 

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    • Yeah that is true. But in the case that we have these politicians in power and in charge of all our resources, we have to make them accountable by making strong unbending statements—especially when we are struggling and suffering under their ‘incompetent leadership’

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