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My Thoughts: They Say Ghana is Fast Developing…

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They say Ghana is developing and in the last few days, I have seen several new buildings, restaurants and malls—yet the plights of ordinary Ghanaians remain, their standard of living remains the same, if not worse.

Perhaps, our screwed understanding of development is what is causing the confusion; my sister’s house runs almost every night on generator and people have to fetch water in a bucket to the bathroom before or after using the toilet in a 21st century capital city—that’s development for us.

A lot of people are driving expensive cars, amazing and inspiring but ask yourself, on what roads are they driving these? What we have in almost all the communities in Accra are not even feeder roads, they are mining grounds on which cars run.

Last night we dropped a friend at Lagoon View Estate where several of our Ghanaian Celebrities live, and it’s beautiful out there. The roads in the gated estate are all well done. But we had to drive through thick mud and body pain causing red roads before getting there. That’s a fabulous lifestyle and those living there are paying hugely for this.

What I am trying to say is; real development should touch the lives of all, not a few. And what is the point in having your house well cleaned and gated when you have to walk through huge animal droppings or slums hosting criminals to make it there?

The malls are posh, the restaurants are expensive and the hotels are beautiful; yet ordinary Ghanaians can’t afford much of these things and that’s not what they want, at least for now.

They want good community roads, stable power and water supply. That is the fountainhead of real development—not erecting tall buildings for expats and their companies.

It has somewhat been accepted by the rich and powerful, that the roads are a mess so let’s buy expensive SUVs and Pick Ups—what about fixing the roads so you can drive whatever car you want on them, so that every body can enjoy a safe ride?

Ghana is fast developing a class system and no one seems to care, majority of the population are sweating under the hot sun, riding in tetanus trotro on bad roads—and the few with voices and able strength are riding in air condition cars, shouting that, Ghana is developing and they have economic figures to back their claims.

True development is that which transcends any class system and improves the standard of living of those at the grass root; the weak and the poor, in this case the majority.

We are all not equal so disparities in terms of wealth and power will always remain but if you cannot even have access to the basics such as water when you are low on the food chain, then that’s not development—it’s depression.

The next time someone shouts Ghana is developing; shout back, FOR WHERE? And if the person says East Legon—slap him or her or walk away. I would prefer you just do the latter.

Good morning!
~Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri
GhanaCelebrities.Com



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6 thoughts on “My Thoughts: They Say Ghana is Fast Developing…”

  1. Chris
    I hope you are “enjoying” the place my colleagues and I have termed ” Satan’s a*shole”. Ghanaians are deluded beyond belief. They often compare their low cost environs to New York etc. I have heard some brag that east legon is like ‘abrokyire’. To wit I told them ‘east legon on its best day is like Camden, New Jersey’. Yes abrokyire but apocalyptic wasteland abrokyire. Not the beautiful abrokyire.
    Their delusions make them easily duped and reinforces their ignorance. I heard another politician brag that once the overpass is done at circle, the place will look like New York. Scratching my head I asked, which part of New York. You shouldn’t be surprised by their delusions of grandeur though. After all a piss poor, stinking and borderline illiterate Ghanaian thinks he or she is better than a gay person in the west. Don’t get me started on those who have had a short stay abroad to get a degree. If an average Ghanaian visited a shrink, delusion will be one of the many ailments they’ll be diagnosed with.
    A nation of deluded mofos.
    By the way before you get your bones rocked by the bad roads in east legon, with nothing to show for. Try Philippos(sp?) tilapia grill on the road somewhere in east legon. Don’t know the exact address. It was really a cool experience. Even my finicky Russian girlfriend Russia liked it. It was one memorable jungle experience she had in Ghana. Eating by the roadside with loud music and smelly gutters.
    That said, “Ghana needs deliverance” as per friend who likes it there. But who can deliver such a pool of backward and semi retarded blend of misfits?
    To the poor souls, development means Joselyn Dunas is driving a range rover that has 2015 licence plates. We are ballin dontchaknow? Init Init. Like Tiffany ‘fake London boy’, the development is fake.
    Enjoy and keep up the good work

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    • Mahatma Gandhi said be the change you want to see. You can make an impact in Ghana. All countries started from somewhere.

      For example u can teach some folks in GH about development.
      Perhaps its due to ur “exposure” the fact that u live abroad makes u see things from a different perspective.

      Regarding GH one should be realistic as well as optimistic.

      Refering Ghana as a “jungle” is just too harsh. It is a racist term that makes Africans look like subhumans.

      Are the livingstandards of pple in India, some parts of Asia or South America much better?

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      • First of all its been 50 plus years. Ghana started on the same footing as Singapore, S korea and Malaysia. Ghana was on a better footing than Philippines 50 plus years ago. Your mistake is thinking Ghana is not moving backwards. I can tell you it is. Ghanaians don’t want change for the better. Ghanaians like creating impression that their country is not filthy and backward. That is denial. There is a saying that goes “the first step to solving your problem is accepting that you have a problem”. That is something most Ghanaians don’t want to. Instead they hang on to fantasies and delusions. Rather than solve the problems they face, they bury their heads in churches and superstitions hoping that will magically change they place. They don’t see the filth they live in. Try talking to them and they’ll pull the same crappy argument you just made. Excuses upon excuse. Since when is it ok to compare yourself to the worst in other societies. Yes there are people living in india and other parts of the world in bad shape. But are those the sort we want to compare to? When you want to improve your lives do you take the notes from the bottom or from the top?
        Tell me what do you call people who openly defecate on beaches and gutters in the city in broad day light? I call them animals. Which makes them subhuman.
        To make a change we need to admit we have a problem. Wavering on the truth because you are afraid to hurt other peoples feelings is a disservice to the whole nation. Ghana is a jungle and I am not being racists. Any group of people that care a lot more about fake celebrities and egos deserve to be called retarded and subhuman.
        There I said it. Trust me when I tell you that Ghanaians need to be told how bad they are so they can begin to change. You can be wishy washy on that.

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    • Man, I had my first night late dinner at the joint—with several prostitutes modelling by the road side. I needed to Pee and when I asked where I could do it, they pointed me to yards away—to freely do it.

      It’s really depression in Ghana if you decide to look at what’s happening reasonably.

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      • Sorry man. I didn’t have to use the washroom so didn’t know about that. I would have warned you. But what happened to you is exactly the disease that is eating way at the country. Shouldn’t a restaurant/joint where they serve food have a washroom? That is common sense to even animals. But nooo! Not to the Ghanaian. You will think the many local patrons will demand it. No. Instead they continue to behave like that is the best they can get. That is why they get mediocre services from their leaders. Where does the owner of this place expect his patrons to go when they need to use the washroom? I suppose he thinks of them like the animal he is and condemns them to use the bush like animals do.

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  2. Fast developing indeed. My brother just got back from a 3 weeks holiday in Ghana. During the entire time he spend, there where little access to running water and not to mention Dumsor!!!! Welcome to 2015 GH…. Fast developing indeed.

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