21 May 2009
editorial
For the third time in recent years, an American President is visiting Ghana. President Barrack Obama is expected in Accra on July 10th this year, and return the following day. Though he is just going to spend a night with us, The Chronicle thinks the visit is significant in many ways and Ghanaians reserve every right to rejoice over it.
Clearly, it signifies that our democracy has come of age. There is no doubt that Ghana is at the moment the most democratic nation on the continent of Africa. In the year 2000, there was a smooth change over of power from a ruling party of almost 20 years, to another party that had been in opposition for some thirty years.
Just last year, there was another smooth change over of government. If events that happened in the heat of last year's elections had happened in other countries, it would have spelt disaster. That alone shows the maturity of Ghanaians when it comes to politics. Some African countries claim they are practising democracy by regularly holding elections, but what they do in real terms is a mockery of democracy.
The elections organised by these countries are not free and fair, as the incumbent governments seek new ways to entrench their rule. America, as a leading democracy in the world is surely watching all these developments with eagle eyes, therefore, we are not surprised they chose Ghana, even ahead of Kenya where Obama's late father comes from, for the American President's first official visit to Africa.
A reporter of the New York Times summarized it all when he broke the news about Obama's visit to Ghana; "The White House passed over Kenya, where Mr. Obama's late father was from, in favour of the small nation of Ghana as the site of his first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa. A year after Kenya exploded in political violence, it remains tense and an unsettled place. Ghana, by contrast, is an outpost of democracy and civil society in a volatile region".
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OBAMA DECEPTIONS
#1
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrpRocaEfQE]
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Don't be deceived :
[http://www.infowars.com/?p=7259]
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[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones ]
#3
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DOES THE TERM PEACEKEEPERS ring a Bell ?
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OUR DEEPEST FEAR By Marianne Williamson
Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate, Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. It Is Our Light , Not Our Darkness That Most Frightens Us.
We Ask Ourselves, Who Am I To Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, And Fabulous ?
Actually Who Are We Not To Be ? You Are A Child Of God.
Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World.
There Is Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking So That Other People Won’t Feel Insecure Around You.
We Are All Meant To Shine, As Children Do.
We Were Born To Make Manifest The Glory Of God That Is Within Us.
It’s Not Just In Some Of Us; It’s In Everyone.
And When We Let Our Own Light Shine We Unconsciously Give Other People Permission To Do The Same.
And As We Are Liberated From Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others
[NOTE – BEING AFRAID AND REFUSING TO GET INVOLVED WON’T STOP US FROM DYING. BUT BEING AFRAID CAN PREVENT US FROM LIVING]
(Nkosi Sikeleli Africa )
God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions .
God bless us, Your children God we ask You to protect our nation Intervene and end all conflicts Protect us, protect our nation, our nation.
From the blue of our heaven, From the depths of our sea, Over our eternal mountain ranges, Where the cliffs give answer.
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
[Enoch Mankayi Sontonga]
WAKE UP ! STAY UP MY BROTHERS & SISTERS ! BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
[http://www.infowars.com/infowars.asx] / [gcnlive.com]
- Life Is a Game. Have Fun. [ Luke 18:17 / Isaiah 11:6 ]
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so what if Obama visits Ghana instead of Nigeria? even if Jesus reappears in Ghana it is still an African country where suffering is eternal and inate
What's the beef of our nigerian brothers, Ghana did not beg prez Obama to visit. he did so on his own conviction. After all he is a right thinking prez.
the issue about Africom came up during Prez. Bush visit's to Ghana in 2008. The government of Ghana stated clearly that it will not allow an American base to be established on its soil. this was said in the presence of Pres.
when it comes to oil, of course Ghana will trade its oil with the highest bidder just like any oil producing country. if America is interested in Ghana's oil we will sell to them if the offer is better.
I can understand the frustration of my Nigerian brothers. Historicaly, Nigeria has been Ghana's closest family bcos we have ties culturally, common colonial heritage as well as economic linkages. we Ghana feels Nigeria closer to us than our three immediate neighbors, Cote d'voire, Togo and Burkina. There whatever glory Ghana recieves is shared with Nigeria.
Ghana is receiving Prez Obama mainly bcos of her democratic credentials. In the last election, the opposition won the election by just 0.05 percent. in most African countries, the imcumbent would have manipulated it for their advantage.
We Ghanaians deserve this honour and such no one should downplay on its significance. but we share this with all Africa. Remember of first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah said after Ghana became the first sub saharan African country to win independence that ' the independence of Ghana is meaningless without the total liberation of the whole Africa'. we in Ghana don't think of ourselves alone...
I totally agree Obama should not visit Nigeria until we buckle up and stop all the curroption. However, I think he should also have visited Botswana, that is one African country that has proved themselves and I have hardly heard anything negative about. GOD BLESS BOTSWANA...
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