President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to stop speaking negatively about the country, warning that persistent pessimism undermines national development and dishonours the sacrifices of the nation’s founding fathers.
Addressing congregants at the Ringway Gospel Centre of Assemblies of God Church on Sunday, August 2, President Mahama said Ghana’s progress depends not only on government policies but also on the mindset and actions of its citizens.
He lamented what he described as a growing culture of hopelessness, where some people believe the country can never achieve greatness.
“Our forebears rose because they believed their nation would become great. In many of our societies, people give up and say Ghana will never change. We can never become great,” he said.
He also criticised comments suggesting that Ghana would have been better off under colonial rule, describing such remarks as a betrayal of the sacrifices made by the country’s founding leaders.
“The worst one is those who say we should even have left the white people to continue to rule us. It shows a lack of faith. It shows a lack of gratitude for the fight that our forebears fought to give us independence, the sacrifices Kwame Nkrumah and his colleagues made, and the vision they had,” he stated.
The President said every Ghanaian has a responsibility to contribute to nation-building by upholding values that strengthen society and promote the common good.
According to him, building a prosperous nation requires hard work, integrity and a collective rejection of corruption.
“We must work hard. We must tell the truth. We must be honest. We must reject corruption. We must look after the most vulnerable in our society. And we must have faith in serving the common good,” he said.
