👨🏾🍳⚽️: The funny thing is, the newborn baby of modern African football, Cabo Verde, would go back home, reflect, strengthen their football, and return to continental and global tourneys as an even better African side.
Then there’s Ghana who would continue its decline like a spoiled giant, resistant to change, lacking self-awareness, and still living off fading past glory
Tweaa!!
Oh you mean the 35 year old journeyman who has only scored more than 9 goals in a season only once in his whole career; who has been relegated 6 times in 12 years, and whose most recent club just got relegated to the 3rd division (and promptly released him as a free agent), wasn't qualified to captain and lead the line for one of Africa's most important world cup teams?
You mean his surname shouldn't have given him an automatic starting spot and >70 mins guaranteed playing time in every game, keeping better players on the bench for no reason? You mean after he was taken off and the player that replaced him gave Ghana its only win at the tournament, that player shouldn't have been rewarded by being padlocked to the bench for the rest of the tournament even when Ghana desperately needed a goal?
You don't say.
Eventually someone will break this bullshit conspiracy of silence one day, and they will tell the true story of what the hell the Ayew family has over the GFA that keeps getting Jordan and Andre picked 5 years after they should have voluntarily retired from international football if they had any honour and self respect.
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Seeing common reed growing densely on a piece of land can be a warning sign.
This plant often thrives in wet or waterlogged areas, which may indicate poor drainage, a high water table, or conditions that could affect construction.
Before buying land for building, always inspect the area carefully, seek expert advice, and check the soil and drainage conditions.
A beautiful piece of land may still require costly solutions if wetland conditions are present.
Know the signs. Make informed decisions before you buy.
The media is part of the problem too, wallahi. There’s severe flooding and you’re interviewing Kwesi Botchway. Is he a flood management expert? Is he an engineer? What exactly is he supposed to tell us about the causes or solutions? At times, it feels like we’re more interested in political commentary than hearing from the people who can actually explain what’s happening.
Since politicians are always waiting for all 33millions Ghanaians to be of good behavior and be law abiding by themselves then it will be better for all of them to step down and let the country run on autopilot.
There is absolutely no need for leaders🤷🏽♀️
“Mr. President, spend your political capital. It is not meant to be preserved—it is meant to be spent on difficult reforms, unpopular decisions, and standards that come at a cost to enforce.”
— A concerned Ghanaian citizen has issued a heartfelt appeal to President John Dramani Mahama, urging him to use his political capital to make the tough and often unpopular decisions needed to address the country’s longstanding challenges.
In her message, she reminded the President of the confidence many Ghanaians have placed in his leadership, describing him as someone who understands the root causes of the nation’s problems and has a unique opportunity to pursue meaningful reforms without fear of political consequences.
[🎥: mau.keni]
Mr. President @JDMahama, you cannot blame citizens for not obeying laws while refusing to blame the people whose job is to enforce those laws. That is like blaming drivers for speeding when police, cameras, road signs, and penalties are all missing. We didn’t vote for speeches. We voted for solutions. If citizens are breaking the law, enforce the law. If gutters are choked, clear them. If buildings are in waterways, remove them. Governance is action, not commentary.
Kofi Asare writes .."In 2019, the World Bank approved a loan of US$92 million under Component 1 of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARIP) to improve drainage and reduce flooding in the Odaw River Basin by 2024.
This was just the initial phase of Component 1. The entire project amount ended at about $350m after an extension in 2023.
The expected beneficiary areas included:
• Caprice
• Nima
• Kaneshie
• Circle/Kwame Nkrumah Interchange
• Korle Lagoon and its sea outlet
• Communities along the Odaw drain from Caprice to the sea
• Downstream sections of the Odaw tributaries
• Middle and upstream parts of the Odaw Basin
The component was expected to support dredging of the Odaw drain, repair of damaged drains, sand traps, bridge reconstruction, rehabilitation of the Korle Lagoon weir, flood detention basins and flood early warning systems. (World Bank, 2019).
The key accountability question is simple: after five years, how much of this US$92 million flood mitigation promise has actually translated into reduced flooding for these communities?
Between 2019 and 2024, Ghana’s sanitation sector was led by Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Freda Prempeh, and Lydia Seyram Alhassan as Ministers for Sanitation and Water Resources.
Why is the Odaw area still flooding today after sinking millions of $ ? The former ministers must answer!
The rain does not respect unfinished promises.-Larteh Proverb!"
One of my core aims in attending Harvard Law School was to study how public-interest lawsuits are framed, as part of my broader aim to someday use community lawyering to demand change in Ghana.
Then I realized that I needed money to do it. In a society where people don't support public advocacy, you are always on your own.
It is the reason we don't have activists. Our society may not survive. It is designed to fail.
Major roads in some suburbs of Accra, including Kwashieman, Jah Love, and Ashowie A-Lang, have been badly destroyed by heavy rainfall, with floodwaters submerging the streets and severely disrupting movement.
[🎥: TinaNewsgh]
Yes! Y’all see ordinary Ghanaians as fools. Party A comes in and criticises the exact issues they failed to solve in power, then blames Party B for not fixing them and vice versa. Very soon, no political party will even make 20% of total votes. This generation will wake up maybe not today, but definitely.
Whoever advocates for the NPP to return to power is either jobless, acting out of personal interest, a thief, greedy, or has a short memory. But whoever also believes the NDC should remain in power is still jobless, a thief, greedy, and doesn’t care about the country. Those who criticize both parties and seek a new generation of leaders who genuinely want to develop this country and ensure the law applies equally to everyone are the real Ghanaians. These two parties are the reason we are where we are today. They only pretend to care when they are in opposition because they want power and the opportunity to loot even more.
The NPP allocated GH¢4,410,000,000.00 to address flooding. At the time, the NDC, then in opposition, demanded that the NPP account for how the money was spent. Today, the NDC has the power to hold them accountable, yet after more than 15 months, they haven’t said a word. They are all thieves with different political names.
When they start demolishing, I don’t want to hear pim!
We all watched the videos of the Greater Accra Regional Minister going around, and people were screaming, cursing and resisting the exercise.
But we also need to hold the institutions responsible accountable. Their job is to ensure people don’t build in waterways and other prohibited areas in the first place.
There’s no way entire structures should go up without anyone noticing until it’s suddenly “too late.” If enforcement had happened when the first block was laid, many of these demolitions wouldn’t be necessary today.
This problem won’t go away until we take a serious stand on doing what’s right!
And it starts with the institutions that standby and watch things get this far.