My Scripts
J.B. DANQUAH IN A POEM
In 1945, Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah wrote a poem to celebrate his Golden Jubilee on earth.The poem summarised his life, profession and politics up to that time. Like or hate him, this I edited news and sold it; I dyed my hair and stopped it; I espied a truth and...
BIRTH OF GHANA’S SECOND REPUBLIC – WAS IT UNREASONABLY IDEALISTIC OR SIMPLY ILL-CONCEIVED?
By Eric Atta-Sonno Introduction Most Ghanaians associate the 1st October date as the Independence Day for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Very few however know or remember that this was the day that the Second Republic of Ghana was inaugurated. That Republican...
WAS IT WORTH IT? – EPISODES FROM THE PUBLICATION OF A BOOK
Title of Book: WAS IT WORTH IT? - EPISODES FROM THE PUBLICATION OF A BOOK Recommended Retail Price: GHS 40.00 Age Range: Young Adults and Adults ABOUT THE BOOK This book, ‘Was it Worth It? – Episodes from the Publication of a Book’ narrates the gruelling experiences...
KWAME NKRUMAH – ‘AFRICA’S MAN OF THE MILLENNIUM’
Title of Book: KWAME NKRUMAH - ‘AFRICA’S MAN OF THE MILLENNIUM’ Foreword: Prof. Kofi N. Awoonor Recommended Retail Price: GHS 150.00 Age Range: Adults ABOUT THE BOOK This book seeks to review various presentations made about the life of the man who led this country in...
BUILDING A 21 ST CENTURY CHURCH ON THE 1 ST CENTURY MODEL (AN AGENDA FOR GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION)
Title of Book: BUILDING A 21 ST CENTURY CHURCH ON THE 1 ST CENTURY MODEL (AN AGENDA FOR GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION) Foreword: Aps. Eric Nyamekye Recommended Retail Price: GHS 100.00 Age Range: Teenage and beyond ABOUT THE BOOK As Christian believers, we cannot remain...
DEARLY BELOVED, PLEASE FIND A PLACE AND REGISTER, WHILE DOING YOUR BEST TO OBSERVE ALL THE COVID-19 PROTOCOLS.
Two days ago, I checked into one of the registration centres in Cantonments under the La-Dade Kotopon constituency. I have voted in that constituency since 1996 except for the 2012 and 2016 where I voted in Trobu. When the registration exercise began a week or so ago,...
Reinforcing the Spirit of Patriotism with our Awards – How far?
In a discussion with one of my many young friends last week, the subject of national awards came up. I was shell shocked about his total lack of information on our national awards as a country. Back in Upper Primary as part of Civic Education however, we were taught...
LET OUR NATIONAL FLAG BE WHAT IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE
When I was growing up, we studied a subject called Civic Education (Civics) for two years in Primary School. One of the key areas of the subject was a study into the national symbols - National Flag, Coat of Arms, National Anthem, National Pledge, National Orders,...
LET’S BE MINDFUL OF THESE
In the last week, for whatever reason, we’ve had NPP apparatchiks loudly trumpeting the eighty-eight (88) District Hospitals and six (6) Regional Hospitals for the newly-created regional capitals. Just when the government began to receive applause for the initiative,...
Lockdown Diaries – Reflecting on what truly matters.
The thought hit me earlier this week, on Easter Monday. For the first time in living memory, we had spent the entire Easter weekend indoors – from the solemn Good Friday to the usually electrifying Resurrection Sunday. Such an important celebration on the Christian...
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN DIARIES
Ever since the declaration of the partial lockdown by His Excellency the President, I had gone out to town only once. That was in the company of a brother who offered to help me obtain some essentials from the shopping mall and this was in the middle of the initial...
OH, GHANA WATER!
Last Thursday, my dear friend, I witnessed an episode that I found very interesting. Payment for water bills had since 2019 been nicely computerised in such a way as made it possible to effect payments using the various mobile money platforms. I obviously latched on...
WE ARE KILLING OUR COUNTRY SOFTLY!
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” – J.F. Kennedy On my way home this evening, I drove by the Sarlinesta Supermarket opposite the Neoplan Assembly Plant in Achimota. Something immediately caught my attention....
KEEPING CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.” – John 3:16-17 In our childhood...
RE-LIVING THE TROTRO EXPERIENCE
This morning, I had my official vehicle deposited for the mandatory servicing with the dealership. I received a visitor with whom we had some discussions. At 4.00pm, it suddenly dawned on me that I didn’t have a vehicle. I quickly started packing in readiness to hit...