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Ghana’s broken economy needs an experienced leader, not a driver’s mate – Mahama
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says Ghana requires an experienced leader to address the current economic woes.
He contends that a trusted team is needed to spearhead efforts to change the economic fortunes of the country and not an experimental leader.
Speaking to the people of Sandema as part of his Upper East region campaign tour, Mahama stressed that the NDC must be given the nod to fix Ghana’s broken economy.
“This is the time when we need an experienced driver. This is not the time when we need a driver’s mate. And so the time is for experience. The time is for expertise. Because the situation in which our country is requires trusted and tried people who can turn our fortunes around,” he said.
He said, “Our young people have no more time to waste on experiments. We don’t want any experimental leader to come and say we should try him and that even after four years if I don’t do well, you can change me. No. The time for experimentation is past. This is the time for trust and experience.”
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Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in ruins
Once a vibrant recreational hub for children, families, students and tourists, the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park located at West Ridge in the Greater Accra Region now lies in a state of neglect.
The facility, which was a major site of attraction for school children especially on days of vacation, is now in ruins.
Visitors to the facility are now greeted with obsolete equipment and crumbling infrastructure.
Since 2019, the famous Children’s Park has been left to ‘die.’
This raises serious concerns about the nation’s commitment to preserving such public and monumental spaces.
On a visit to the facility by The Spectator, it observed that equipment mounted on the 14.83-acre playground has rusted and have become death traps, rather than the purpose for which they were mounted for visitors.
Workers were also seen busily weeding the overgrown grass and cleaning the compound.
A source at the Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection, the agency with oversight responsibility of the facility disclosed to this Reporter that for now, very few activities were organised on the park.
“It is unfortunate that the facility has turned this way. Very few people come around to make enquiries about it to hold special events. Its current state don’t make it attractive for event organisers again.”
The source added that apart from being unattractive, the state of the equipment scares the children away because they fear they might get injured.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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Efua Sutherland Park in a sorry state
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ACCORDING to the source, the collapse of the Efua Sutherland Park serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for sustained investment from authorities and stakeholders into recreation.
“We have had investors who want to support this cause but later they fail to show up,” the source disclosed.
Ghana risks losing not just a cherished recreational site, but a vital part of its cultural and environmental heritage.
The Parks revitalisation must become a tangible priority, reflecting the value placed on public spaces, cultural memory and collective spirit of the community it serves.
Efua Sutherland Park was named after the famous playwright and children storyteller who dedicated her life to the Ghanaian child.
