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| Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah |
By
Christian Kpesese
A
former National Security Advisor, Brigadier General Kwesi
Nunoo Mensah has condemned the continues importation of food and stated that it
is a sin for Ghana to keep importing food in the midst of its vast and fertile
soil that can be used for constant food production.
According
to the Human Security advisor to the President, every piece of land in Ghana is
capable of supporting the growth of all kinds of plants for all year round as
compared to other parts of the world hence it is a sin for the country to
import food from elsewhere.
Brigadier
Nunoo Mensah made the call on Accra based radio, Kasapa FM’s morning show last
Monday.
He
abhorred the general importation of almost everything into the country making
the economy an import driven economy; a situation which he said can never make
the national currency, the cedi stable.
The
retired Army General stated categorically that the unfortunate overthrow of
Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah marked the beginning of the
problems of the country.
“This
is where we lost our way’’ he laments.
Ghana
he said has since the exit of the Osagyefo lacked the kind of a selfless and
inspiring leader who has the ability to mobilise the masses for a course.
He
eulogized the exceptional selfless and patriot quality of Nkrumah who he said
did not own even a bedroom but lived and died for Ghana.
The
lack of selflessness in the country in recent times he observed has been the
cause of the chaotic situation the country finds itself in today.
“Selfishness
is the bane of our chaotic state’’ he said.
He
noted that it was a joy and a privilege to catch a glimpse of Nkrumah as it was
with Jesus in those days, so like the Zaccheus, he had to climb a tree in order
to see Nkrumah pass by in the midst of the masses.
Brigadier
Nunoo Mensah praised the educational policy of the Osagyefo through the seven
(7) year development plan which enabled him to have formal education.
The
seven year development plan he noted is still relevant today as though it was
drafted yesterday.
He
decried the general lack of quality leadership at all levels of national life
and emphasized the urgent need for dedicated and selfless leaders to help
transform the fortunes of the country.
Ghana
he noted is a wealthy nation and does not need an IMF loan to survive but
committed leaders who can mobilize the masses to build a country that is
comparable to other power houses of the world.
In
the midst of strikes on the labour front, General Mensah said Ghana lacks
patriots who are ready to die for their country.
EDITORIAL
PARTISANSHIP
Driving
through Nsawam clearly shows the extent to which political partisanship is
gradually but surely eating the very fabric of the Ghanaian society.
In
Nsawam some bread is labeled NDC and other NPP.
Indeed
the NPP travelers would usually buy bread which is labeled dressed in their
party colours whiles NDC sympathizers and loyalist insists on buying bread only
in their colours.
This
is how far Ghana has come and it is exceedingly troubling.
Today
nothing can be discussed in Ghana without a political partisan twist.
It
is as if there are two truths all the time. The NDC truth and the NPP truth.
The
Insight prays that the slide down this path is halted as quickly as possible to
enable the people of Ghana discuss issues on proper merit.
The
partisanship is making it impossible to set national standards for anything and
everything.
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