Menu

Leadership is Africa's problem - Mr Swaniker

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (44)

  • Frank 11 years ago

    Indeed all our leaderes from time immemorial were and are SELFISH IDIOTS

  • william 11 years ago

    OUR PROPLEM IS GETTING OUR EDUCATION THRUST RIGHT, ERECTED ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION,STRATEGICALLY PROMOTING PEER REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORKS IN OUR SMALL AND LARGER COMMUNITIES, AND GENERALLY BUILDING SYSTEMS AND IN ...
    read full comment

  • Captain Canada 11 years ago

    that is Africa's problem. It's the attitude of the african that is the problem to Africa. The african sees him/herself as entitled and above reproach. He/She goes to church and is therefore perfect. All the crimes and vices a ...
    read full comment

  • Sethoo 11 years ago

    That is why God sent the whites to Africa to come and rule us,we were created to be led not to lead hahahaaaa.Blacks are so greedy and corrupt,thievery is in our DNA.

  • Kwesi Brenu 11 years ago

    Painful half truth

  • nu 11 years ago

    frank, sethoo, you are right. let anybody prove you wrong.

  • HOLY SINNER 11 years ago

    How can thieves groom good leaders?the Ghanaian politician are all thieves and there is noway they can groom any good leaders but thieves like themselves.Cankerious.

  • JAMREAH 11 years ago

    MR SWANIKER TELL THE MPS TO RETRIEVE THE GOVT.BUNGALOW WHICH WAS STOLEN BY JAKE OBETSEBI LAMPTEY.HE IS ALSO A LEADER IN NPP.SHAME TO OUR LAWYERS MPS, LECTURERS AND RELIGIOUS HEADS FOR CONDONING THIS CRIME BY JAKE. ARE THEY NO ...
    read full comment

  • Shamu 11 years ago

    People of Africans are problem to themselves. Please let`s frank. the people are not good at all. From them we get the leaders, so, what are you talking about? Apart from sex nothing else they think. Second is to steal and do ...
    read full comment

  • amo - pretoria south africa 11 years ago

    its good when all these ideas are shared
    Africa need leaders who can lead and not kill generational followers.
    selfless and committed leaders who are willing to see Africa forward.
    If such people are put into positions, t ...
    read full comment

  • Abeeku Mensah 11 years ago

    Where does leadership come from and or what are the characteristics of a true leader? Leadership does not come from books neither will it ever come family/blood line; in Ghana we equate leadership and or intelligence with aca ...
    read full comment

  • KOJO 11 years ago

    OUR PROBLEM IS NOT LEADERSHIP.
    BLAME THE COLLECTIVE BAD ATTITUDES OF CIVIL SOCIETY.
    THE WAY THE SOCIETY BEHAVES AT THE MOMENT EVEN JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF AS A LEADER WILL FIND IT TOUGH GOING.
    BELIEVE ME WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY W ...
    read full comment

  • Kwame 11 years ago

    NO, ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW IS. STOP WAITING FOR A MESSIAH OR A LEADER. ALL THESE CRIMES AND NO ONE IS IN JAIL & U CRY IT IS LEADERSHIP.

  • YEBOPOWER 11 years ago

    The problem with the African continent is old ugly people filling in as Heads of State. The other problems are nepotism, corruption, tribalism, chieftancy , beliefs in witchcraft, too many church going and fake pastors. Final ...
    read full comment

  • kawanopado 11 years ago

    Our problem is trying to lead our Nations like the west does, may be due to lack of confidence and wisdom. After all civilization started with us and that was true leadership. We have abandoned the way of our fathers and tryi ...
    read full comment

  • KnYc 11 years ago

    Because "we the people" let this so call semi-leaders of Africa behavior like that. Is about time we take our AFRICA back from this selfish so call Leaders, who take our money and give it the Whiteman, and tune around to borr ...
    read full comment

  • KOJO 11 years ago

    WE HAVE BEEN BLAMING POOR LEADERSHIP FOR OUR PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME.OUR PROBLEMS PERSIST DESPITE CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP OVER THE YEARS.MAY BE WE SHOULD LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR THE CAUSE OF WOES.
    I STATE EMPHATICALLY THAT THE MAI ...
    read full comment

  • Agyeman 11 years ago

    Our folks shit anywhere,they bribe,we lack a culture of maintenance even for our own homes,our towns are full of stench and our urban centers are a maze of chaos.Take all of that and the recurring theme of it all tells me tha ...
    read full comment

  • KWASI 11 years ago

    u are right .

  • Yaw Adu-Asare 11 years ago

    It is unacceptable for anyone to presume that African are born generally to be leadership deficit. Far from it. Rather, deficiency in quality leadership among African is socially and culturally asquired. Since the deficien ...
    read full comment

  • Osei Yao 11 years ago

    Simple-minded people find simplistic solution. With the type of education African children are receiving, it is difficult to see how they will be different from the current generation. They are being fed on a diet that says G ...
    read full comment

  • Nii Hansen 11 years ago

    Too many Africa leaders and politicans are selfish, greedy, power and financial drunk. They have no time to develop future leaders because some of them think the countries the leader belong to them and the families.

  • EFUA 11 years ago

    WE ARE ALL CORUPT AND UNTILL WE ALL ACCEPT IT AND STOP THE BLAME GAME AND CHANGE OUR ALTITUTES WE WILL GET NO WHERE. EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET RICH AT ALL COST ITS GOOD TO BE RICH BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO GO ABOUT IT IN AN HONEST WA ...
    read full comment

  • (kofi) usa 11 years ago

    Eradicate conflicts, fight poverty, good health and education first

  • Law Speaks 11 years ago

    Let us manage the African leadership because they are all the same

  • YD - USA 11 years ago

    The problem is not leadership. We all have to provide selfless service. We are all at faults so we should stop blaming it on our leaders. We should all try to put the welfare of the nation before our own.

  • YOU AND I 11 years ago

    TALK, TALK . WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR AFRICA? BUMBOCLAT.

  • Busy Bee 11 years ago

    The leadership deficiency occurs not only at the national level but from all strungs of society beginning at the community, village, district positions etc. In business, strong coorporate leaders are a must and must be subjec ...
    read full comment

  • yatee 11 years ago

    surely Africa needs good leadership to get rid of poverty because the young believe in change

  • Fu-Chu 11 years ago

    That's it. All the mishaps lead to a lack of leadership quality at all levels. Great point!

  • Paa Kodwo 11 years ago

    ALTHOUGH LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE ARE CALLED FOR IN EVERY CIVILIZED SOCIETY, THE SO CALLED EDUCATED NEED ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DELIVER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC GROWWTH, AND TO PROMOTE M ...
    read full comment

  • Paa Kodwo 11 years ago

    PLEASE;, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME, WHY WE GO TO SCHOOL,LEARN AND TO BE EDUCATED.

    WHY DO WE HAVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

    HAVE THEY BEEN PROFOUNDED FOR FUN IN THE COUNTRY.
    ...
    read full comment

  • poma 11 years ago

    people in aboard, our kids can do it.
    Lets give them the education and send them home.

  • SO WHAT? 11 years ago

    TALK ALONE IS VERY CHEAP MR. SWANIKER. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BUCK THE TREND. EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS ALL THEORY AND AFRICANS ARE VERY GOOD AT THAT.

  • pulinjasco 11 years ago

    Have you actually study your youth and if so are you going to join me to thank Priz.Mahama for taking a step in putting in more youth in his administration.

  • james appiah 11 years ago

    That is a very important point. Africa has leadership bankruptcy hence our ever growing problems. We should have selfless and incorruptible leaders because we have all the resources to get us going.

  • ASUMADU EMESEWOELI, HO, VOLTA REGION 11 years ago

    MR SWANIKER, I WILL BE GLAD IF WE CAN TRADE SOME IDEAS. A STUDY CARRIED OUT BY RONJECT GROUP CONVINCES ME MORE ABOUT THE ISSUE THAN YOU HAVE OUTLINED. KINDLY REACH ME AT asumaduemesewoeli@yahoo.com FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

  • JOKKER2000 11 years ago

    Sir the out going and the incoming are all the same the only way to tackle this problem is to set up a program to teaching this youth from the grass root about development

  • Koforidua Flower (fr) 11 years ago

    WE HAVE GOOD AND POTENTIAL LEADERS IN AFRICA EXCEPT THAT WE ARE FORCED OR INFLUENCED TO SELECT AND VOTE FOR THE WRONG LEADERS.GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING TURNS TO BE WRONG EXERCISE. PICK THE ACTIVITIE ...
    read full comment

  • NSEM WO WORLD! 11 years ago

    THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS ABOUT CHANGING OUR MENTALITY ELSE THE YOUTH WOULD AS WELL BEHAVE THE SAME WAY WHEN THEY BECOME LEADERS.OUR MENTALITY OF THE 'TRADITION CONTINUES UNABATED'MUST CHANGE.LEADERS SHOULD SERVE INSTEAD OF BEING ...
    read full comment

  • Paa Kodwo 11 years ago

    IS IT A LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR BUYING AND SELLLING.

  • Joe 11 years ago

    It is just true and that is what we face in Ghana currently and not until the right leadership comes on board, the nation will be stagnant.

  • HAWA YAKUBU 11 years ago

    Charity begins at home baby with sharp teeth.A good leadership begins at home, schools and the church. Africans(public officials)take issues personal. It's about time for Ghanaian to vote out public officials who speak with f ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 11 years ago

    who trained our parents? how could omebody who the world of unbelief consider as a bastard live without sin......we are fortunate our dear midwives are not fortune tellers. some of us would have died at maternity. it is a que ...
    read full comment