by Engr Eric Atta-Sonno | Nov 19, 2023 | Scripts
“Without strong watchdog institutions, impunity becomes the very foundation upon which systems of corruption are built. And if impunity is not demolished, all efforts to bring an end to corruption are in vain“ — Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Prize Laureate Two weeks ago, I...
by Engr Eric Atta-Sonno | Nov 16, 2023 | Scripts
In the last couple of days, I’ve been a participant in a construction conference and trade exhibition in Egypt. In my curious self, as we were being shuttled from our hotel to the Exhibition Centre in the heart of Cairo, we all took interest to look around for a good...
by Engr Eric Atta-Sonno | Nov 15, 2023 | Scripts
“There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake” – Ecclesiastes 10:5 (NLT) For those of us in Accra and other cities who drive, you will notice this situation where traffic police officers are found at traffic...
by Engr Eric Atta-Sonno | Oct 23, 2023 | News, Scripts
Sometime in 2013, I had a foreign guest who was visiting Africa for the first time. He was so enthusiastic about the prospects of the visit. He had heard so much about Ghana being the foremost location from where most slaves were captured for the emerging American and...
by Engr Eric Atta-Sonno | Jun 5, 2023 | News, Scripts
I have been an ardent follower of the Ghanaian media landscape since the early 1990s. My special delight in those days included the newly established Ghanaian Chronicle newspaper that churned out two editions on Mondays and Wednesdays. On the airwaves, Joy FM had just...