Editorial
Be Bold And Tell Western Leaders Of Your Plight As Leaders Of Ghana
The best decision Ghanaian leaders should make that would help Ghana is to tell the various western country leaders that they are trying their best to build Ghana into a better country but they are being met with huge challenges. Ghanaian leaders need about one thrillion dollars to build up Ghana.
When US Army was leaving Afghanistan they left military equipment worth about 200 billion dollars there. Implying that if we are presented with a one billion dollars now to build our country it is a very meagre figure like peanut. Because even the 200 billion dollars here was not meant to heal their economy but gadgets worth to protect and ensure security there.
Western leaders are smart, therefore, what you tell them and how you say it matter. That would translate into the way they would react or respond to you.
In terms of how they would assist you. Lobbying in the western churches could easily help Ghana build the national cathedral well and excellently. The church leadership there would ensure their congregants do their best to give generously to help Ghana build it.
But the issue I am raising here is a seed fund freely given to Ghana as a complete gift to build and transform Ghana . To develop our villages and build good companies there and grant them improved health and social amenities. To give our villages a facelift.
Ebenezer Kobina Nyarko Baiden-Amissah
P O Box GP 801, Accra Ghana
Telephone +233245310380
Editorial
Merits and demerits of scraping betting tax
Dear Editor,
Over the past years, a lot of concerns have been raised about the rise of sports betting companies in the country, their operations, and how it impacted negatively on the youth of the country.
I have also witnessed how some of the youth go to the extent of borrowing money from friends or use companies’ money to stake bets, which they were not guaranteed of winning.
Due to this, I was happy when the previous government introduced the betting tax, as I felt it would deter the youth from engaging in it.
However, some Ghanaians hold the view that the betting tax would help create employment.
It wasn’t surprising to see the excitement that greeted the announcement of the scrapping of the tax by the Finance Minister.
My worry now is how, as a country, the youth can be discouraged from engaging in betting.
I believe that as the betting tax has been scrapped, it is about time that the government finds ways of addressing the issue of betting among the youth as it is becoming more serious than before.
I believe that there should be a multi-stakeholder engagement between the various stakeholders to proffer solutions to address them.
Editorial
Rail crossing point at circle- Kaneshie road needs attention
Dear Editor,
I read with happiness a letter published in the previous edition about the poor state of the rail crossing stretch of the Circle-Kaneshie road.
I totally agree with the concerns raised by the writer and I wish to add my voice to the call on the authorities to quickly work on that stretch of the road.
What the writer left out was the occasional happenings when vehicles break down on the rail line. I have witnessed that before.
It is not a comfortable thing driving on it at all. It is a huge dent on the beauty the interchange was expected to bring to the area.
The traffic it creates is a major inconvenience to people who are rushing to work.
I wish to appeal to the authorities to quickly do something about that portion of the road to make it convenient for drivers. Thank you for the space.
Maxwell Amamoo,
Odorkor
