Editorial
Be peace Threatening rainstorms and the need to restore our forest coverful with each other
It is important for everyone in this country to engage in peaceful relations with each other so as to ensure that development projects and programmes are carried out to their logical conclusions.
If peaceful relations are absent from our daily lives, the results will be chaos or disorderliness.
For this reason, we need to engage in peaceful co-existence with one another. If such relations are carried out in this way, the result will be positive for everyone.
Without peace, there cannot be smooth development in any part of this country. It is for this reason that all the 16 regions of this country ought to engage in peaceful co-existence with one another, whether at the individual, community or regional levels.
If individuals engage in peaceful relations with one another, it will help to promote smooth development in the community and equally in the country as a whole.
From the community level, if there are good community relations, the level of development of the country will be greatly enhanced.
When this happens, the confidence among the people will also be greatly enhanced, which will result in high productivity.
The Spectator wishes to commend all Ghanaians for their peaceful co-existence with one another. This has portrayed the country as peaceful in the eyes of the world.
We, however, wish to appeal to all warring factions in any part of the country to stop with immediate effect any needless engagement that will disturb the peace that has been promoted in the country. The Bawku conflict is a case in point.
The warring factions ought to be ashamed of what they are doing to prevent school children and public and private workers from going about their duties.
Let us engage in peaceful co-existence to enhance rapid socioeconomic development in the country.
Editorial
New Bortianor roads need urgent attention
Dear Editor,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to bring to the notice of the authorities and responsible agencies to the dire state of roads in New Bortianor in the Greater Accra region.
These roads, which serve as vital links for commuters, residents and businesses, are significantly deteriorated, causing immense damage to vehicles and affecting the well-being of various businesses.
The roads have developed potholes and have been rendered impassable due to the constant erosion during the rainy season
Anytime it rains, the area gets flooded and in the process cover those roads, trapping vehicles and endangering pedestrians.
In dry conditions, the dust from the area poses serious health issues for regular commuters and the community as a whole.
Those affected most are children and the elderly.
Residents have openly raised concerns about the dilapidated state of most of the roads in the vicinity, yet little to no action has been taken to address this dire situation.
Some already constructed roads are also beginning to lose shape due to lack of maintenance, affecting transportation and the local economy. It is hindering businesses and discouraging investment in the area.
I, therefore, wish to appeal to the appropriate authorities to prioritise concerns from the area with immediate effect.
The people of New Bortianor deserve better infrastructure to guarantee their safety, health and livelihoods.
I trust your esteemed newspaper will give this matter the necessary attention by publishing this letter to amplify the community’s concerns.
Thank you for the time and consideration. I look forward to seeing this issue highlighted in your publication.
Jesse Nnaji
Studen, Jayee University College
New Bortianor – Accra,
Editorial
My mum is jealous
I am an 18-year old girl and I’m planning to leave home because of my mother’s attitude.
She picks on me unduly and she finds faults with everything I do.
We have always been very close and I therefore find it very difficult to accept the present situation.
I mentioned this to my friend and she suggested that my mother is jealous of me. Is it possible for my mother to be jealous of me?
Adubea, Takyiman.
Dear Adubea,
I don’t think your mum is jealous of you at all. It is possible that she is having a problem and is unknowingly taking it out on you.
Show a little tolerance and if you are close to your mother, she might even eventually tell you what is worrying her.
Don’t listen to your friends, they might give you bad advice.