Talk is Cheap

July 4, 2018. 


Dear Mr. President,

With regard to recent happenings; from the flood that broke our hearts by taking our Dr. Aya to the shocking loss of our Vice President, I have decided to stop talking or asking "what is wrong with us?" Now I'm asking "what can I/we do?" 
I cannot wait for government. The government shouldn't be telling us not to drop the water sachets on the streets. Every time I walk/drive through Lapaz and its environs, I'm ashamed at the filth that sits comfortably on the streets and sidewalks and shocked at the lack of concern shown by the citizens who eke out a living on the streets of Lapaz. 
One Monday, I saw a truck collecting a heap of rubbish from the pavements. And to my shock, just a day later, at the same place, I saw another heap of rubbish! There is absolutely no sense of responsibility. I have come to the sad conclusion that we have no LOVE and RESPECT for our own selves - that is what's wrong with us. 
The other day,  a trotro "mate" asked me, if I slept in the gutter where he had thrown rubbish he had gathered from his trotro. 
You will think that sellers at circle will be the ambassadors of sanitation after the fire and flood disaster of 2015, but no - it would seem we forget easily. 
Talk is cheap so I don't want the what-is-wrong-with-us talk.  I want to take action even if it is starting small from my community. I dream of an Accra that has fresh air and no-plastic waste on the streets. Let's make Accra clean. It is possible.

Yours Sincerely,
Obed Amu.
(Citizen, not a spectator)

Comments

  1. Unknown4 July 2018 at 07:39

    Great work.I wonder what needs to be done. Maybe we should get the military involved...

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:48

      I don't think what needs to done is so herculean.

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  2. Unknown4 July 2018 at 07:54

    it is pure foolishness that will kill us

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:47

      May our children be wiser than us..
      Thanks for reading.

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  3. CSB Innovate4 July 2018 at 09:02

    Hmmmm. Ghana, our Ghana. Where did the black man go wrong.

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:46

      This question! Can we finish answering??

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    2. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:46

      Thanks for reading. I appreciate it. Kindly check out my new blog post

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  4. Pearl Aikins4 July 2018 at 11:57

    Tell'em OB!!

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:45

      Hahaha... Thank toy for reading Pearl. Kindly check out my new post.

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  5. Unknown4 July 2018 at 12:12

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  6. Unknown4 July 2018 at 12:15

    Seriously disturbing. Great script! I think laws should be created and implemented on people who litter the community! In the States, we have stringent laws that prohibit littering the environment, with as much as $1000 fine or even jail term for anyone caught littering, in certain jurisdictions. GHANA MUST IMPLEMENT SIMILAR LAWS. The keyword being- "implement".

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:45

      Thank you for reading Priscilla. We need these laws... And I don't doubt that our leaders know of these laws you speak of... So what stops them??

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  7. Unknown4 July 2018 at 12:17

    Starts with us I guess!

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    1. The Amu Mawutoh1 June 2019 at 18:43

      It sure does!! Thanks for reading. Check out my new post and let me know what you think.

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