Almost all is set for election 2016 to take off, the massive political rallies continue to flood our streets and myriads of promises are trickling down our ears with the ultimate aim to win power.
All of a sudden, the typical rural dwellers have gain prominence. They see the faces of high political dignitaries coming in and out of their small hamlet almost every day. It seems all villages in Ghana are connected with asphalt road, roads that see vehicles plough it twice a week have now began to see traffic.
The subsistence farmer is now promised modern sophisticated equipment to make them rich overnight, coastal fisher folks are being promised a pension scheme, the chunk number of unemployed youths are promised well paid jobs. Wow! Ghana will soon rise to the standard of the so-called developed country.
Many audience reading this piece might have made up their mind. "Am voting for party A." Others are also of the opinion, "they are all the same, and I won’t waste my time voting."
I personally do not have qualms about whatever decision you have taken but for me God willing I will exercise my franchise.
In as much as I will forever participate in Nation building and to support politics that provide pragmatic measure in solving societal problems, I think as youths we get it all wrong when we put our hopes and trust in politicians. I opine we can participate in the political process of this country through voting or better still campaigning for our desired candidates but we must take a different trajectory to see the country develop. Our society cannot develop if the large masses are depending on the minority at the top to spearhead development. The minority must rather look to the majority for development.
Maybe we the youth should champion a revolution. A revolution that will respect politicians but take the duty of running the economy from them. A revolution that seeks not to be like the French revolution that saw their Monarch - King Louis XVI being beheaded but rather a peaceful one. The status quo must change, the leaders of the country must rather run to us to see the nation develop.
This revolution is possible only when we the youth rub corrupt political leaders the opportunity to rub our national wealth by controlling the resource of the country through investments. If only we envisage a developed economy, then let us see the key as we the youth undertaking investment in every facet of our economy, from agriculture, industrialization and the service sector.
We as youths can be, and must be the impetus to our national development.
If only we can start now, we can enjoy heaven in Ghana and make the dimming "star of Africa" (Ghana) glow once again.
In our own small way let us salvage the country from the hands of politicians and make it ours.
Let us all rise to the occasion.
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