According
to him, the mass chorus of “Boys Abre”,
especially amongst the youth, should be a wake up call for leadership to
respond to the development needs of Ghanaians.
“Listen
to what the young people of our country are saying; “boys abre, boys abre”; what do they mean by that? The boys are
indeed suffering and so are the girls,” stated the Bishop.
Speaking
at a leadership lecture in Kumasi, Rev. Safo Kantanka observed the tendency of
Ghana’s political leaders to secure their positions is ruining the country.
He
says the politicians are more concerned about winning the next election and not
what people need to develop the country.
“Immediately
one election is over, our politicians strategize for the next elections, and
nobody appears to be strategizing to boldly tackle the fundamental economic problems
that will transform our country,” he observed.
Rev.
Safo Kantanka has called for education of the masses to challenge leadership to
be accountable and responsible in their positions.
The
health of the Ghanaian economy, especially the free fall of the cedi against
the international trading currencies, has dominated public discussions in
recent times.
The
Central Bank has taken certain measures to stabilize the cedi, including
injection of additional dollars into the economy and controlling forex trading.
Interest
groups, including the Trades Union Congress, have called for a radical overhaul
of the country’s economy.
According
to Prof. Samuel Lartey, the Vice President of the Global Leadership Network, the
country must come to terms with the turbulent times and change accordingly.
“What
we are doing now is every Ghanaian is marking the economy on our glory land, on
our past; we are no longer in our past, we are moving into the future. When we
were living in our glory land, we could buy anything; we could spend anyhow,
now we’ve gone into the turbulent times, we must change,” he admonished.
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