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'I rise like well-beaten dough that has been kneaded with both hands' aroa\a-'raú\AMENY (@araoameny)

[I, Barima @fremebarima]

The paradox of organising a clean up exercise only to leave the rubbish extracted from gutters in heaps for hours and days on end should tell you this is a systems problem, not an “indiscipline” problem …..

[Alfred @CallmeAlfredo]

In the end, it all comes down to governance. Communal labour cannot substitute for working institutions.

In 2023, the Auditor-General audited how two Assemblies, La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) in the Greater Accra Region and Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly (ASEMA) in the Central Region, collected and carted away solid waste from their markets.

The audit found that the Assemblies’ own waste trucks were broken down for years over faults that were repairable. There was no maintenance plan. Waste went uncollected for weeks at a time.

The large waste containers at the markets were far fewer than needed. The overflow did not disappear. It piled up around the markets and washed into gutters and drains. The same drains we want to desilt after every flood.

Zoomlion was contracted to lift most of the waste. It underperformed, yet was paid in full. The Assemblies quietly used their own limited resources to cover the gap.

And the accountability loop that allowed this: Zoomlion wrote its own performance reports, the Assemblies endorsed them without checking, and payment followed from the District Assemblies Common Fund.

This is not an isolated finding. The Auditor-General’s annual reports on the Common Fund have repeatedly cited the same contractor, across different contracts, for the better part of two decades. The same issues keep appearing because nothing structural changes.

Part of the reason is how the money flows. Payment is deducted at source by the Fund administrator before the Assemblies ever see it. So the level of government that can see whether the work is done has no control over payment. And the level that controls payment does no checking.

Clean the drains this weekend. But until the trucks are fixed, the containers provided and the work verified before payment, we will meet again at the next flood.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

I still CANNOT believe humans were gifted a planet full of trees, fruit, water, animals and sunshine and then they invented debt, capitalism and war.

[M.anifest @manifestive]

Please stop amplifying Ebo hwaen hwaen. People are going thru real tragic losses and trauma from the floods and here goes another charlatan that should never have been platformed being opportunistic. Kmt.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

How much do they pay politicians as salaries that they would do just about anything to serve their people?

It is such a thankless job with little pay, so why would they insist on getting into and remaining in office?

I’m so confused 😌

[Bouncy🇬🇭⁷ is thee adzevi express @NggrHobi]

All forms of healthcare that helps facilitate the safe practice of unmarried aworshia practices have been listed in the draft🤣. Birth control, elective abortions, fertility services....... If you think this doesn't concern you, wait till you can't get some again cuz there's no+

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

You’re free to gather as long as you don’t challenge power.

I said what I said

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

I don’t want the police to shoot at anybody whether they’re celebrating or protesting 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Kenyan police allowed Arsenal fans to gather and disperse peacefully but they never allow the same youth to protest against the government without killing some

[smyle @akw_asi]

arteta build stadium?

[King Dom @enyonvm]

It is getting harder to find literature in Ghanaian languages, and that's scary

Apart from the Bible, most people can't name one book written in their language

Our local languages have evolved, and we don't have books recording modern usage

We need to remedy this urgently

[🌱 Dapper Queen Your PlantPlug 🪴 @IvyEnyonam_]

Buildings in Accra grew 277% in 2 decades. We cleared trees, cemented everywhere, reducing trees from 41% to 15%. Accra's average land temp rose by 4.07°C.

When rainwater enters the land, it cools it off and reduces the heat, the trees provide the shade but we have lost both.

[thousand. @oneman1000_]

no beds in hospitals. no rails to ease transport stress. schools under trees. unfinished hospitals. under-equipped fire service. poor sports facilities. bad health insurance. one international airport. poor power supply. poor roads.

raising $30M for the Black Stars.

Ghana. 🙂

[#abonsamcartoons @brightackwerh]

A country where sick patients have to receive emergency healthcare on the floor in the biggest hospitals it has should not be contributing anything to a world cup... Especially one where it's players and fans lives and safety can't be guaranteed.

[Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey @apiorkor]

We’ve reduced dance to entertainment, when in truth it is knowledge, identity, discipline, and history. Long before we wrote things down, we embodied them through movement, rhythm, and performance.

So when we ridicule dance, we are not just dismissing art. We are dismissing intelligence, culture, and legacy.

And this goes beyond dance.

It is how we treat art in general.
We consume it daily, but we refuse to respect it.
We celebrate it when it travels abroad, but undermine it at home.

[smallie wey dey mighty @Britney_Tachie]

Meanwhile indigenous Ada salt miners who have worked that lagoon for generations are losing access to their livelihood.

[Justice Okai-Allotey #QueerGhanaiansLivesMatter @Owula_Kpakpo]

You need to visit Songhor to see how he terrorized the people to claim their livelihood.

[JESSICA BLACK @JessicaBlackTV]

Fact check: is Max the youngest goalscorer in PL history?

[Michael Oti Adjei @OtiAdjei]

According to Mikel Obi, Arsenal fans should not celebrate this goal because it didn't come from open play.

Ne kwasia koraaaaa.

[Dar Adal | 25/26 PL Champions 🏆 @umfrumf]

they’re mad expensive, that’s why we don’t have them.