THE MOCKERY AND NONSENSE OF GALAMSEY IN GHANA

THE MOCKERY AND NONSENSE OF GALAMSEY IN GHANA

Galamsey is a popular name for illegal small scale mining in Ghana

Notorious Galamsey has openly operated in Ghana for decades

Although illegal, Galamsey comfortably connives and fraternizes with some selfish traditional leaders, greedy politicians and desperate local folks

Its chief beneficiaries are foreigners

Its current and future victims are related communities, Ghana and her unborn generations.

Galamsey continues to steal billions of Cedis from Ghana

It continues to destroy its vast agricultural lands

It is polluting and emptying her water bodies

If not tamed, Ghana will be importing water in the next decades

The related communities are becoming inhabitable because of its harmful operations

Its daily drinking spree with rapacious and narcissistic chiefs and politicians is still rocking

Its acceptance and tolerance level in palaces and political parlours is galloping

Like corruption, it is making its participants suddenly wealthy while assassinating its victims

The unborn generations of Gold Coast Ghana are shocked at the lukewarm and selfish attitudes of the present generation.

Galamsey is worse than HIV Aids, robbery and gruesome murder

Yet the law enforcement agencies of Ghana have so far done little to arrest and prosecute it

Yet the Government of Ghana is merely complaining, issuing threats and giving ultimatums

Two weeks or more ultimatum for its actors to stop the illegality whiles lives are perishing

Oh! who will salvage today’s Gold Coast Ghana and her future from this atrocities impunity?

Arise you slumbering citizens of Ghana and protect your Motherland

Enough with the sleeping; enough with the lukewarm; enough of this mockery and nonsense!

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Wisdom Thoughts

richardobengmensah@gmail.com

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 13

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 13

   A YEAR JOURNEY INTO WISDOM PATHS

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment (understanding)” – Proverbs 4:7 (NLT).

*WEEK 13:

Do not ignore God under pretext of making earthly wealth for yourself; you may spend all that wealth on your health in your later days on earth.

Unbelief and lack of respect for a deserving person are rooted in familiarity.

Complaining and rebellion go hand-in-hand and they may cause the unnatural death of their perpetrators.

Great shepherds like Jesus demonstrate their compassion towards their sheep by teaching them and meeting their critical needs.

Carrying out God’s specific instruction is a form of believing and honouring Him and vice versa.

We must always subject our traditions to God’s word since it is easy to substitute God’s commandments with our traditions.

It is easy for a servant of God to disobey Him if that servant is more interested in material rewards or honour of men than obeying God.

                                  Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom                                                                                     Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                                             Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 12

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 12

   A YEAR JOURNEY INTO WISDOM PATHS

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment (understanding)” – Proverbs 4:7 (NLT).

*WEEK 12:

Every secret has an expiry date.

The primary cause of high cost of living in the life of nations and individuals is sin.

God takes keen interest and pride in the affairs of persons who work in His vineyard.

One of the greatest hindrances to fulfilling a person’s God-given purpose is focusing on that person’s reputation.

Central to witnessing about Jesus is telling our friends, neighbours and relations about His compassion and great works towards us.

A person’s ability to overcome a situation depends on that person’s perspective concerning the situation.

Every impossible situation in our lives surrenders to Jesus when we place our belief and faith in Him.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

                                                 Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                                               Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE 110 MINISTERS: MORE LABOURERS OR MORE JOBS OR KINGS?

THE 110 MINISTERS: MORE LABOURERS OR MORE JOBS OR KINGS?

Kofi: Hello Ama, it’s has been a while.

Ama: You’re right Kofi; we’ve not spoken since the 2016 general elections in Ghana. Come to think of it, despite all the flamboyant political campaign, massive political infrastructure, political blackmailing and dirty propaganda gimmicks; the ruling party lost power to the then main opposition party.

Kofi: Ama, there are times people will only judge you by your character not by your works or gifts. All the things you’ve mentioned could not whitewashed the perceived corruption, abuse of power and political arrogance!

Ama: I hear people are convincing the defeated ex-president to contest the 2020 presidential elections. Do you think he can do any magic in 2020?

Kofi: If he’ll listen to my humble advice, he should not dare! I think he should enjoy his lean statesmanship as a former president and spare himself of needless embarrassments.

  

Ama: Hey Kofi, the new president has appointed a total of 110 substantive and deputy ministers. The Information Minister says the nature of the tasks the Government needs to surmount requires a battalion of political taskforces. From the so-called invisible taskforces in the Jubilee House to political kings and queens tagged as political appointees such as ministers and deputy ministers.

Kofi: I wish the new government learns from the mistakes of all the previous regimes. It should particularly resist the temptation of pleasing its political cronies and exalting the interests of the ruling party above that of the nation.

Ama: The Information Minister also said the ruling party did not promise a lean government. And that the end justifies the means. That it is better to have a bigger government that is effective and efficient than to have a lean government that loots the resources of the nation.

Kofi: Ama, the ruling government needs not promise us of a lean government. Besides, the needless size of its government cannot be justified by the mistakes of a previous regime. It is not also true that the end justifies the means. I agree with the argument that if the end justifies the means, then this government has no moral right to castigate the previous regime for excessive borrowing. This is because those political borrowing were after all used to undertake some projects such as the so-called massive road construction throughout the country. Do those massive political campaign infrastructure and road networks justify the excessive borrowing? Doing a wrong thing at one hand and a good thing on the other hand does not cancel the wrong committed; the wrong remains unless it is atoned.

Ama: What about the argument that the big size of the government will make it more efficient and effective?

Kofi: Ama, multitudes of resources (be they human or material) do not guarantee effectiveness and efficiency; effectual measures and quality personnel are the factors that do the job. A battalion of thirsty and hungry appointed political cronies adds little to effectiveness and efficiency. Efficiency and effectiveness do not subsist in the quantity of the available human resource but the size of the mind of the right human resource.

Ama: What if all the 110 substantive and deputy ministers are all competent leaders and have many great minds to enhance the growth and development of our nation?

Kofi: Granted that your assumption is true, we should not forget the fact that leadership does not subsist in titles but in towels. Many of such competent and great minds can still use their great minds to serve the nation in their personal or other capacities without serving in any public position. Ghana does no need more political kings and queens but more selfless labourers who are more interested in serving the nation without occupying political and public positions.

Ama: I agree with you, Kofi.

                                Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Wisdom Thoughts                                                                 Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                                                                            Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 11

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 11

   A YEAR JOURNEY INTO WISDOM PATHS

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment (understanding)” – Proverbs 4:7 (NLT).

*WEEK 11:

One of the greatest persecutors of the Body of Christ (the Church) have been its hypocritical and unsurrendered saints.

Jesus usually responded to demons and problems by rebuking or casting them out.

Receiving forgiveness for one’s sins is a form of healing.

Walking in the light of God’s word or in His instructions guarantees the outpouring of His abundant blessings into a person’s life.

God’s instructions are clear and specific, and must be carried out accordingly.

Jesus appointed His disciples primarily to train, mentor and fellowship with them for the Great Commission.

The extent to which God’s word will bear fruit in the life of its hearers is dependent on their attitude towards it.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

                                             Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                                              Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS SERIES 6

LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS SERIES 6

   A WISE LEADER HAS A TEACHABLE SPIRIT

“A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels” – Proverbs 1:5 (KJV).

It takes real leadership and strong hands to birth freedom.

There is no shortcut to freedom; it takes a long walk to achieve it.

Real leaders demonstrate prudence through their wise acts.

Real leaders are wise, knowledgeable and understandable.

Real leaders’ wisdom, knowledge and understanding are incubated in their fear-for-God.

The humility of a real leader can be deduced from the kind of advice that leader heeds.

One of a real leader’s primary duties is to intercede for that leader’s team members and teach them the ways of God.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Wisdom Thoughts

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 10

WEEKLY WISDOM SERIES 10

   A YEAR JOURNEY INTO WISDOM PATHS

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment (understanding)” – Proverbs 4:7 (NLT).

*WEEK 10:

Envious people primarily purpose to destroy the object of their envy irrespective of that person’s innocence.

Envious people usually seek to destroy the object of their envy through physical and verbal abuse, and where necessary through spiritual attacks.

The best way to keep oneself undefiled is to heed God’s statutes and judgments.

Cursing or dishonouring one’s parents, mentors or helpers is always self-destructive.

Presenting a quality offering to God is a way of honouring Him and increasing one’s spiritual investment in Heaven.

Jesus’ primarily purpose of meeting His disciples after His resurrection was to commission them for the Great Commission.

Central to high productivity and bumper harvest is God’s blessings as a result of obeying His commandments.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

                                           Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                                           Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS SERIES 5

LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS SERIES 5

   A WISE LEADER HAS A TEACHABLE SPIRIT

“A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels” – Proverbs 1:5 (KJV).

Fruitfulness and multiplication are central to real leadership.

Indiscipline and disorder are symptoms of lack of real leadership.

Righteousness and integrity are the sure foundations for real leadership.

Real leaders abhor wickedness of all forms, especially corruption and injustice.

Real leaders avoid both the counsel and company of the ungodly, sinners and the scornful.

Real leadership survives on a healthy relationship among a great team with a common mission.

Real leaders invest quality time, knowledge and material resources into the foundation of whatever they seek to build to ensure lasting impact.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Wisdom Thoughts

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com