I am glad,honesty still resides in senior citizens like Prof.Posterity will surely remember your great contribution to our dear nation.We the young folks of this nation will love to read more of this from seasoned men .Hope for the youth of this country on the life line and requires emergency resuscitation
My only worry is that we have these great minds still with us today and we are not making use of them. Some are ready to give their all to help this country but those in higher offices are rather seeing them as enemies. God bless you Prof
This letter remains forever. It's left to us the youths that are coming. Very soon it will be our turn so if you're a young person reading this letter, it's for you and not those contesting the upcoming Presidential election on 2024. Let us all Try to change our attitude and thinking because the change we all seek start from you and I.
The professor didn't say he wanted to president. We need a dedicated and strong leader. None of the two parties has so far given us any hint of such a leader.
What I see today is a group of politicians comfortable with coming to power, acquiring wealth, then exiting to wait for the next elections.
The way things stand now we are more than 100 year away from development!
Transforming a country takes more than slogans. We
I think you are one of the great men of this country but you gone to follow a party that it's leader knows only how to enrich himself and it's members. Weldone for taking yourself out from this killer party. With this your brilliant ideas I suggest you join ex president mahama to bring our dear country bk to it's heights.
Prof, all your talks about the way we should look to develop our dear country is apt, precise and concise. You are genius and and sympathetic to the poor people of Ghana. All our leaders have totally failed us except our dear first president Dr. Nkrumah who never owned mansions any where. All our leaders after Nkrumah thought of their families well and good at stealing the nation's wealth. Thank you for your deep thoughts.
It’s increasingly becoming clear that well meaning Ghanaians would be flagged down by the few greedy ones who don’t care a hoot about the nation’s progress. They constitute themselves into king makers in the so called leading political parties to ensure that their self interest is achieved in whatever way possible over and above the general interest of the people . The security services and all of the key institutions are infiltrated and divided along partisan lines to fight for and against government to achieve their agenda. Nobody is bold enough to push for a well thought national development planning agenda to benefit the whole nation. So long as the lucrative dancing chair is concerned,NPP and NDC would outperform each other to win the mandate to continue unleashing their mediocrity on us. As it stands now it’s more lucrative to invest in politics than in industry. No wonder we’re not able to create employment avenues for the theming youth we’re churning out from our institutions of high learning. We need a selfless leaders with vision and commitment. Not mere talkatives who have had all the chance to transform the nation but have woefully failed us
Transformational leadership as the writer has clearly indicated is the key. NDC and NPP have woefully failed us. It's clear that thier genes have tendency to corruption and deception and seem to perpetuate our sufferings. Yes Ghanaians should start clamouring for strong leadership
Prof has hit the nail on the head. Leadership is lacking after the overthrow of Nkrumah. If Ghana continues to hit the chest to boast of having natural resources but cannot fend for the citizens after all these years of political independence, we are no better than people of the DESERT whose life is devoted to fighting over the few resources provided by nature. Due to lack of leadership, we are reselling our freedom to the smart white man. At least, for the next twenty-five years coming, Ghana needs a strong man with vision to build strong institutions, to propel us into a nation attractive enough to keep her citizens at home and even attract skilled migrants for the BLACK STAR to shine for the world to see.
The honorable Prof is alluding to a very important attitudinal point and the numbers are self evident. The brief periods during the Nkrumah years and the Operation Feed Yourself years when there was national mobilization from the top for productivity saw spikes in the growth of GDP. The other point is that it is not solely the leaders responsibility to lift up the economy. As a people, as a race, we must collectivly want to get to the next level in order to get there. The transformation that incoming leaders can bring about will only go so far without the collective drive of all the people to seek transformation. Along with this we must want to hold the leaders to account. The leaders to come will only be special if they come prepared to openly render account of their stewardship and as a people we make this the standard not the exception.
“Mr. Future President, the men, and women to solve the myriads of problems facing us are here at home and in the diaspora. They have to be found and encouraged to perform. The task of political leadership is to unearth the actors needed to transform the nation. If we say we have the men, let us use the men and not the boys.” ~ Prof. F. B
Professor Frimpong Boateng’s open letter should be widely distributed to all Ghanaians, regardless of their literacy level. For those who cannot read or write, it should be translated into Twi and made available in audio format so that everyone can benefit from his wise counsel. Additionally, it would be beneficial for all presidential aspirants, regardless of their political affiliation, to publicly read and demonstrate their comprehension of this open letter in a televised statement. Professor Frimpong Boateng, a highly esteemed and respected scientist, we hope you continue to share your wise counsel with future generations. Such guidance is crucial for our ongoing pursuit of socio-economic transformation. ??????
KFB for president. Deliberate, consistent and united effort with strategy is the only way out of the hole we have dug for ourselves. Leaders must be right thinkers not political thinkers creating more problems with their out of balance efforts than they came to meet. KFB for president, and why not…
Prof, may our ancestors (inc Aboriginal Rights Society members, Paa Grant, Kwame Nkrumah) look favourably on you and your progeny. To break from the warped thinking of your party, NPP, about the design and pillars for a fast paced national development is commendable. Selfishness, unfettered greed, makes them focus on short term thoughts/ manifestos instead of a holistic long term national development plan. Please keep putting your brilliant thoughts to paper. It is heartwarming to know that your time with mediocrity has not dulled your intellect or rusted your patriotic fervour.
God bless you Prof
This letter remains forever. It's left to us the youths that are coming. Very soon it will be our turn so if you're a young person reading this letter, it's for you and not those contesting the upcoming Presidential election on 2024. Let us all Try to change our attitude and thinking because the change we all seek start from you and I.
God bless you once again Prof
What I see today is a group of politicians comfortable with coming to power, acquiring wealth, then exiting to wait for the next elections.
The way things stand now we are more than 100 year away from development!
Transforming a country takes more than slogans. We
The other point is that it is not solely the leaders responsibility to lift up the economy. As a people, as a race, we must collectivly want to get to the next level in order to get there. The transformation that incoming leaders can bring about will only go so far without the collective drive of all the people to seek transformation. Along with this we must want to hold the leaders to account. The leaders to come will only be special if they come prepared to openly render account of their stewardship and as a people we make this the standard not the exception.
Please keep on reminding us.
Professor Frimpong Boateng’s open letter should be widely distributed to all Ghanaians, regardless of their literacy level. For those who cannot read or write, it should be translated into Twi and made available in audio format so that everyone can benefit from his wise counsel. Additionally, it would be beneficial for all presidential aspirants, regardless of their political affiliation, to publicly read and demonstrate their comprehension of this open letter in a televised statement. Professor Frimpong Boateng, a highly esteemed and respected scientist, we hope you continue to share your wise counsel with future generations. Such guidance is crucial for our ongoing pursuit of socio-economic transformation. ??????