Leadership, Governance and Public Life

Fighting Over Another Person’s Property: An African Reflection on Inheritance, Entitlement, and Legacy There is a scene that plays out with uncomfortable regularity across African homes, family compounds, law courts, and WhatsApp family groups. A man or woman spends the better part of their adult life working. They wake up early. They go to bed […]

One of the most searching tests of any governance framework does not manifest during periods of institutional prosperity, strategic expansion, or celebrated achievement. It manifests, with unrelenting clarity, at the moment when leadership must transition from one generation to the next. Institutions that project outward confidence, operational vitality, and strategic coherence frequently discover their most

There are some battles in life that are easy to understand. When people fight over land, we understand why. Land has value. When families fight over inheritance, painful as it may be, we understand the attraction. Wealth changes lives. When politicians spend millions of cedis campaigning for public office, we may disagree with their methods,

There is a dangerous game being played in Ghanaian politics, and sadly, many citizens have become so used to it that they no longer see how destructive it truly is. A politician steals.A public official abuses office.A contract is inflated.State money disappears.An investigation begins. And almost immediately, the conversation changes. Not “Did he do it?”Not

There is a troubling pattern in Ghanaian politics that citizens are beginning to notice more clearly. Political parties often sound most confident when they are in opposition. Problems look simple from the outside. Solutions appear easy. Promises flow freely. The language is bold, emotional, and certain. Yet once power is won, the same leaders who

There is a dangerous culture quietly growing within Ghanaian politics, and perhaps one of the most troubling aspects of it is how easily political rivalry appears to spill into the destruction of businesses, institutions, and livelihoods associated with perceived opponents. It is a pattern many citizens have observed for years, sometimes openly, sometimes in whispers.

A Question Nobody Wants to Ask as the Drumbeats of Celebration Begin An opinion piece by a concerned citizen who knows very little about economics, but knows enough about dignity to ask uncomfortable questions Let me begin with honesty. I am not an economist. I do not speak the language of balance sheets and bond

An opinion piece by a citizen who is tired of being governed by people who no longer believe in governing There is a particular kind of political courage our leaders like to perform whenever they announce the privatisation of a state institution. They stand before cameras with the confidence of men and women who believe