Is there equality in the way that state funds is distributed in our regions!
Why are there so many in fighting throughout the various African countries? Why are local tribes and regions fighting each other? Could this be due to, other dominant tribe bullying tactics to suppress the minority tribe? Reflecting on the plight of our brothers and sisters in the North part of Ghana?
Why should some young girls from the North make a Bee- line to Kumasi to under value themselves as kayakaya girls? Are there vocational colleges available in the North to enhance the future prospects of these youths?
Why is the University of Kumasi, a University for Science and Technology not coming out with new design trolleys to make life a bit easier for porters in the kayakaya business?
Given that there is no training on heavy manual handling of equipment and food shopping surely these causes a health concerns?
Why do our system make life so unbearable for the vulnerable within our society? Why are our sixth colleges not making room for a wider participation of learning?
Is their room for those youths without qualification who wish to study motor vehicle apprenticeship or vehicle maintenance and repair at NVQ 3 level?
How about those who wish to study therapy sciences, hairdressing, electrical installation, woodwork NVQ, painting and decorating and plumbing. Some plumbers exploit our youths during apprenticeship and work for nothing for as long as 5 years in order to qualify. Is such practice fair? Who monitors reviews and evaluate these unscrupulous plumbers or trades men who also adding unnecessary stress to the lives of our youths? Is the monitoring on annual basis? These days many in the developed world are making a good living garden designing, Equine Country Start course, sport studies etc?
Why are we so rigid and appear to respect those who have been able to go through Universities as compared to those who were not. It appears our educational is rather narrowing the full potentials of our youths? Could this be an over sight? Where is the strategic planning purposefully designed to work with what the young people need for their development? Do we engage with the youths in partnership developments and education? Do we have focus group chosen from the general public, a sort of a community council or through our local community leaders? Is the voice of the voiceless heard at all? Who cares for the voiceless in Ghana? Where do those who live our slums for example, Sodom and Gomorrah, stand in terms of the distribution of state funds for developmental issues? Do the needs of the Sodom and Gomorrah count at all when it come to strategic planning of towns and cities? If yes, why then, do we still have slums growing around our cities? Does the Minister for Education exploring new approaches to harness our weak educational system issues head on? How about perhaps a benching against countries who have research strategies for the developments of youths? Why do we as nation still give respect to white collar jobs? Why is a supported learning approach not encouraged in Ghana? Why is our system failing its future workforce? Our youths need to be given the opportunity to make their mark on earth now! Those who are in business development or have link with major organisation could try and introduce their organisation to perhaps start up their international link in Ghana. However, all these suggestions depend on capability and the capacity of the workforce. Is it not about time, money earmarked for educational progress and improvements in each of our regions? Could this be the beginning of the nation seeing improvements in the quality of educational standard? It is time to ensure a fairer distribution of state funds throughout our regions. Shall we give the next ruling Government 4 years to make this happen? Perhaps changing our educational system to an acceptable standard is do-able! There is no tomorrow. Ghana needs to be focusing on outcomes now. Otherwise we would always be referred to as the beggars to in the eyes of the developed world. Indeed they could be right, although those countries were of course, once upon a time in our position too, before exploring the world to enrich their own economy. Ghanaians must not be fooled! Brothers and sisters please do stop and rethink about your future, thereby stopping some of the unnecessary spending spree, partying and rather save ones’ hard-earned money for a brighter old age enjoyment back home.
The clever ones among us could make their mark on earth by contributing to the community developments of their own villages or town in their own right back home. Making a difference no matter how small! Wake up Ghanaians and Ghana, as the night is still young! 2008 to do list would be a fairer Ghana where inequality, in health, education and employment, housing and fully addresses head on by any ruling Government as half baked promises, objectives and shoddy strategic planning are yielding disasters for our nation
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