FAILURE; The Only Yardstick?

Check out this amazing letter written to the youth of Ghana, our beloved country. This article highlights the current situation the Ghanaian youth faces and why the youth need to make their voice heard. This letter is very detailed and as such, much need not be said on this platform. Here is the letter for your perusal.

Service To All

“Many people want to be leaders without the sacrificial service that must go with leadership. Christians continue to fight among themselves for positions. Such attitudes are transferred to public life. Everyone wants to lead and no one wants to be a servant,” Prof. Martey decried. 

Leaders make others better and take others up with them. They are genuinely interested in others. It is very difficult to become a good leader if you are not ready to serve, and that is really all what leadership is about-service.

“Ghana can only be great if the leadership in every sphere of life is willing to serve,” he emphasized.

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TRUE?

Let's begin with a quote from Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah which states, "As far as I am concerned, I am in the knowledge that, death can never extinguish the torch I have lit in Ghana and Africa. Long after I am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people." 

Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, a former Director General of the Ghana Health Service, believes that Ghana has not seen much development like it should have and this is basically due to frail leadership. 

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EXEMPLARY

A highlight from this article is a quote by John Ruskin (1819-1900), an English art critic, which states, "The first duty of government is to see that the people have food, fuel and cloths. The second that they have means of moral and intellectual education."

This story throws more light on the significance of the 2015 Nigerian presidential elections and the act of heroism shown by the former president Goodluck Jonathan. "Truly history has been made in our very eyes as the 2015 presidential election has turned out great heroes of international acclaim."

I HAVE A DREAM

I have a dream
A dream that I would like to share
A dream that many would be glad to hear, and wish to be part
But it is also a dream that only few would be in the fore front to make it happen;
Not because it's impossible but because it's unique and demanding
Because it would take people that can go all out, all in, to make it happen
This is a dream for generations
The exciting part of this is that, it is trans-generational
My name is Dzagbletey Faith Adabah S. Julius and I have a dream
It is a dream of a nation called GreenAid
A nation with great cities
A nation of hope and a nation of dreams becoming realities
Your children and mine would come and continue this dream and live it in a better form for their children's children
A nation where beggars become owners and givers of industries,
A nation where orphans become loving parents,
A nation where thieves and prostitutes become pastors and motivational speakers after receiving a life that is from above; from the Father of all creations and the friend of the broken-hearted
You have a dream
I have a dream; a dream for humanity sake
Let's build this dream together!

[12/09/2015]

Time For Change

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a UN initiative, are eight (8) international development goals and eighteen (18) targets that were established in September 2000. The MDGs were time-bound and were set to expire in 2015. As a result, seventeen (17) goals and one hundred and sixty-nine (169) targets, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been designed by the UN to replace the MDGs once they become invalid. 

Ms Christine Evans-Klock, the UN Resident Coordinator, said that "the SDGs were global in nature and universally applicable unlike the MDGs which applied to only developing countries," and she also extolled Ghana for taking the required steps to ensure a smooth migration from the MDGs to the SDGs. Make sure you click here to read the full article.

What's Your Legacy?

“Legacies are what give meaning to our lives and make them purposeful,’’ said former President John Agyekum Kufuor. A leader has to be selfless and be ready to make sacrifices. Leaders are genuinely interested in others and make others better. Read more on this article.