Editorial
Sacking Otto Addo not a solution for Stars headache
Dear Editor,
The failure of the senior national football team, the Black Stars to beat Sudan to enhance its qualification to the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) next year has left fans disappointed in the team and technical team.
Following that, there have been several calls on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to terminate the appointment of Coach Addo for a new coach to take over.
A section of the disgruntled fans have lost faith in the former Black Stars player under whose term the team’s regularity at AFCONs seem broken.
I wish to add my voice to express disappointment in the team for the performance shown so far.
However, I don’t support any call or action to sack the coach who we have a contract with because the ramification of such act is known to all.
This current salt in our injury was robbed in by a coach (Kwesi Appiah) we rejected and called all kinds of names. Ghanaians saw nothing in him and clamoured for his sack.
Few years down the line, he seem to be doing wonders with another country and the same Ghanaians that crucified him want an opportunity to hail him.
By now we should know the problem with the Black Stars is beyond the playing nor coaches appointed to handle the team.
This should be a moment of sober reflection for officialdom to deliberate to identify the problems facing the team and find solutions to them.
Until then, sacking coaches and hiring new ones would always be high on the agenda anytime things don’t go well. Let Otto Addo stay to continue his work.
Jay Jay,
Accra
Dear Editor,
I wish to use this esteemed platform to urge the traditional councils of Osu and La to call for independent investigation into the recent demolition exercise at Kaajaano.
The exercise rendered hundreds homeless.
Information about the reason for the demolition has been scanty with those desiring to know feeding heavily on social media posts.
One particular name –Jato, has been associated with it but under whose instruction the exercise was carried is also not known.
Sadly, instead of getting to know who ordered the demolition and for what reasons, traditional authorities of Osu and La have been embroiled in a tug-of-war over ownership of the said land.
This is premature. At this moment, they should call for investigation into the exercise to know the people behind it.
When that is done, then discussions about the owners of the site can begin. That would end the posture of the two neighbouring town which has the potential to turn into something else.
Ataa Osa Mensah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use your respected platform to draw the attention of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the behaviour of traders and some drivers about the use of lower denomination coins, specifically the 20 and 10 pesewas.
About two weeks ago, I read in your sister newspaper, The Ghanaian Times about this problem and the caution that followed from the BoG and some economic analysts.
The warning they gave was that the continuous rejection of the notes could create pricing problems which can eventually affect inflation.
I thought that would put to bed that practice or refusal to accept the coins when given out as change or use to pay for particular service.
Unfortunately, the problem still persist among traders, drivers, customers and passengers alike. Only last week, there was as altercation in the Accra Central area where a woman refused to accept five 20 pesewas note totaling one cedi.
As the argument continued, the trader decided not to sell to the customer again after by-standers explained to her that it was still a legal tender and those that refused it could become offenders.
This is an issue the BoG and other regulatory agencies must go and explain to the people and let them know that it is unlawful not to accept a currency that is still in use.
It nothing was done, it could create a much more serious problems.
Mary Osei Badu,
Swedru
