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
Unsanitary conditions of food vendors near gutter
Dear Editor,
I am writing to express a concern about the unhygienic conditions under which food vendors go about their business in some communities.
This is mostly associated with vendors that sell near gutters. It has become widespread and the earlier authorities do something about it, the better it will be for us.
I have noticed in recent times that several food sellers have set up their stalls close to open gutters, posing serious health risks to consumers.
The proximity of these food stalls to gutters means that food is being prepared and sold in an environment contaminated with filth, bacteria, and other harmful substances.
This is unacceptable and requires immediate attention from the relevant authorities.
I urge the Metropolitan and District Assemblies under the Local Government Ministry and other health agencies to take swift action to address this issue.
Food vendors should be relocated to cleaner and safer areas, with regular inspections to be conducted to ensure that food is being handled and sold in a hygienic manner.
The recent outbreak of Cholera in some regions of the country should keep us on our toes to ensure that we don’t lose guard with sanitation.
I hope that your paper will highlight this important issue to help bring about the necessary changes.
By Eugene Ampiaw,
Accra
Editorial
Govt must go to aid of victims of USAID funding cut
Dear Editor,
Reading a report in your established weekend newspaper, The Spectator, last week on the effect of USAID funding cut in the Northern Region made me see the seriousness of the issue at stake.
To learn the fate of HIV/AIDS patients, those suffering from malaria, pregnant women and other category of sick people are uncertain made me sad.
This is because as a country, we have made a lot of progress in the control and management of these conditions and would be very unfortunate to see these gains eroded by the decision of the US government.
The situation described by health workers and the patients themselves is understandable because funds from the USAID have served as a backbone for health delivery in the region.
It is indeed a difficult situation but as a country, we must not fold our hands and sit unconcerned. We must be seen to be doing something.
President John Mahama has done well by tasking the Minister of Finance to find ways to raise cash to support agencies or activities to be affected by the funds cut.
The issue now is when done what would be released? I want to appeal to the government to respond immediately to curb mortality.
Rosemary Ampofo,
Obuasi
