Ghana is bigger than Chris Brown..

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 I believe Ghana is a unique country in its own right and concentrating on Chris "Breezys" weed smoking on stage is highly unnecessary especially when we have critical issues to deal with.

Fact is, this country is virtually on its knees and constantly giving such a non-issue space in our media is nothing but a misplaced priority.It kills the priorities of the country. For God sake  people should rather speak on issues that affect the entire population like poverty and the current energy crisis.

Its no secret ,Ghana is a culturally inclined country and therefore will find everything wrong when someone goes against our customs and values. but focusing on Chris browns folly really irritates many.This is due to the following reasons:

First,it’s a known fact that many Ghanaian artists get "HIGH" before mounting the stage.I'm not writing this to make Chris Brown's statement right but to cut down on the hypocrisy and reflect on important issues that really affect our lives and the entire population. Honestly, I don’t see the weed smoking of Chris Brown on stage affecting anyone in anyway. Why will anyone want to give him that attention? Someone who is a record holder at creating unnecessary and bad media publicity?! And guess what..! The more we talk about this issue,the more popular he becomes.

Second, RLG is a private Company and chooses which artist to bring down to entertain Ghanaians in order to gain publicity for their products and services. It doesn’t matter who comes or who pays. Their primary objective is to create attention for their brand across Africa and the rest of the world. Even though it's an indigenous company , I believe they are making a steady progress regardless of "breezys" smoking weed on stage.

Finally, i will like to say that Ghanaians must be aware that the media hype of Chris Brown's weed smoking adventure in Ghana is not for nothing. This is because, there are far more important issues when given media space will go a long way to expose neglect of the downtrodden by government and society at large. If the media keeps hammering on this issue of no substance, then one should try and find out what the government is hiding. Sometimes this unnecessary media hype is a way to keep the people busy in order for government to keep plundering the nation. Beware my brothers and sisters.The government plus the media is exceedingly powerful.

Ghanaians should be aware of the rather serious issues killing this country and not to focus attention on a non-issue. It's about time we rise above this pettiness and focus our attention on how governmental policies affect our lives and counter bad policies with all our strength and all our might.

Together, we will build a better nation.

A BRIEF OBSERVATION ON GHANA'S POLITICAL SCENE

In everyday life, people disagree on almost everything but at the end of the day some agree to disagree. People have varied opinions but not in Ghana's political situation each time an issue of national importance comes up. I wonder whether these political parties will ever have a round-table discussion on the way forward to avoid the unnecessary anxiety and dread it causes among the citizenry.

Ghana is blessed. To enjoy calm enviable to the tension of an African political environment is undoubtedly an achievement in every sense of the word, peace. We have been able to sail through the tides since 1957 and still going through it amidst the difficulties.

Today I want to move on a dire point in our nation’s politics, and that is the issue of political parties. And my main subjects are the NPP and the NDC and the polarization this has caused our beloved country. These two political parties have created a variety of divisiveness amongst the people they govern, and this can be seen as the aftermath of the recent elections.

The relationship between NPP and NDC or any other political party is not diametrical opposition. As a citizen of this country, I see it as a dispute between who has the heaviest propaganda tools to make enough followers. Many people see propaganda as not a matter of concern until they start justifying their reason for voting. Can you?

The latest shift in the polarization of this country is when the NPP boycotted all government-related activities, quite recently the state of the nation address. This was in line with their stance on electoral "irregularities" in favor of NDC.

In Ghana people of opposing political parties prefer to believe their leaders are just and fair even in the face of evidence to the contrary. They want to believe the economy under which they ''live'' in any particular government is the perfect archetype for the development of this country.

Fact is people are still caught up in the NPP/NDC political paradigm. However, my concern is that during times of economic hardship, no doubt the weakest, and most vulnerable in our communities suffer the most. Nevertheless, many people will choose to collaborate with a political party affiliation rather than think of a substantive way of making their lives a priority instead of wallowing in fanatic sentiments.
Well, My problem is that people can’t see the problem. Until someday soon, hopefully.