51st Anivesary of Ghana's Freedom

Ghanaians less hopeful of Next 50 Years

Last year Ghana had a long and glorious 50th anniversary celebtrations of Independence. This years celebrations are much more sober but lacks the reflective mode that sober moments brings.

This year happens to be the last of the the two terms of the current president who presided over the 5oth anniversary celebrations. The somber mood in the country is a reflection of the lack of optimism among the people of the 50 years ahead.The jubilee celebrations were hyped and people bought into it. Again people genuinely were in the mood to celebrate Ghana's tremendous achievement over the last 50years especially during the Nkrumah era.

this year's celebration is more about contemplating what will be the state of Ghana when we celebrate a century of independence. there is desperate lack of hope among many ordinary Ghanaians despite a flurry of massive propaganda of how fortunate we are to have this current government in the helms of our country.However most Ghanaians know better and are not fooled easily by the empty talk. On the day that the president was eulogizing his impressive achievement over the last seven years , a massive water shortage had hit Accra leading massive disruptions in the daily routines of many Accra inhabitants.

Most Ghanaians like myself are very happy to live in such a phenomenal country and we hope for the best for our country ,however we are not enthused at all about the mediocre state that our government has succeeded in making us accept.