The Good Failure of the United Nations(UN)

'The UN failed in addressing the post-election violence of the Ivorians',this was most people's comment during the wee-hours of that day.
'Why would the UN in the first place take sides in dispute settlement'.For a long time have we been making mediocre comments--comments that border on fallacy of irrelevant conclusion.

Yes,the UN did take sides as they may deem it.But,what they failed to recognise was the fact that,the UN did not just fail but failed at the right time.
Just like gambling you make a wrong move at the right time.

Africa is come of age--it is about time we held the bull by its horn.Sometimes you need to be harsh a little.
By Lord Action and common sense,we know power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
So what needs to be done?
Customary Law dictates that compliance with the rules in the Society is ensured through persuasion and not coercion.
But,we do know also that when persuasion fails force must be applied.
So how wrong was the UN?
Was Mr.Gbagbo not persuaded as deemed by the precepts of UN when he refused to cede power to Mr.Ouattara?

It is about time we as peoples,especially Africans,learnt how to look outside the box during political conflict and chaotic infamies.
Who did not witness the shameful obvious--when a faithful of Mr.Gbagbo forcibly pulled elections result from Electoral Officials?
Recall,we are non-violent with those who are non-violent with us-Malcolm X.
This is not say that the UN has been violent in their stance.
But,this is to say that what we all witnessed from the side of the UN was as a result of,'The Harsh that Harsh Produced'.

Who said that a return of Civil war is likely?
For me Civil war is out of the question.Because Mr.Gbagbo was not allowed to share power with his political rival Civil war is likely.
This totally borders on,Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc(because of that this).

November 28 Ivorian elections are over.
It is our onus to respect the principles of the body we choose to join.
It is about time we respected the rule of Law and democracy for our own good,the good of posterity and that of the world.
God bless Africa.

CONSTITUTION AND INDEMNITY

Indemnity clauses as in most constitutions have for a time now been opposed by many policy makers, political parties, opinion leaders with or without hidden motives and the usual out and easy going citizens of the nation.

To this effect, the basis of their arguments though may unwittingly bother on ignorant are that it:
1.Seeks to promote coup which abrogates a democratically elected government of the people to a sudden halt;
2.Protects coup makers;
3. Is not democratic a clause;
4. Is morally and ethically flawed and for that needs to be expunged from any kind constittution.

What most people fail to address is the oppositive aspect of the indemnity clause, and their inability to look at both sides of the coin in a critical, unbiased and constructive manner.

For indemnity, one is invariably right depending on the kind of angle chosen to liases with, but fails to be right when both sides of trhe angle is examined.

The fact and the logical aspect of the indemnity clause is that, indemnity in itself may be naturally flawed-- but not in logic and argument, and could be embraced by any state of moral and sound ethical ground of rule of laws and an effective judicial precepts.
Indemnity clauses are not illogical niether does it serve to pave the way for future coup makers to have the way for any kind of unjustifiable coup. However, the angles of an indemnity clause is highly volatile and has been the most talked about clause in a constitution which does serve to pave the way for future coup makers.

PLAYING LOGIC AND THE INDEMNITY OF A CONSTITUTION

Though indemnity clauses may bother on naturalistic fallacy as in, the making of coup is natural and for the fact that it is , then it is proper or good. This does not hold water though but holds when that coup could be justifiably acclaimed as the best within all alternatives and against all odds on the ground of logics.
However, I do not intend to beg the question,by attesting to the viewpoint that because coups are natural and they help to align a government in power to the right path, they are implicitly and explicitly good.

Biblical precept has it that, the status of a person should be respected though, but does not implicitly endeavour to highly acclaime it implicitly.
Children obey your parents( Ephesians 3) though does not include the reverence of elders could as well be thought to as a clause that involves both the elder in a society and the parent.

Playing logics, do we still obey our parent whose actions seem to set fire on the roof top of our building?
The logical answer which could ever come from any morally and sound persona would be the affirmative and not the opposite.

Due to basic human instinct, man is bound to deviate from moral principles when he knows that his back is invariably covered.
Indemnity clauses as stipulated and spelt in most constitution does not exist to promote coup or any kind of misdeminour or treason as a highly rated crime against the government in power.
However, does in some instances, when the rights and the liberty of the people in whom justice and freedom lie are subjected to interrupted flow of freedom and the equal access to basic right or fundamental human rights.

Historical precidents have made it clear that for the rules of the society to be widely acclaimed and respected by the people it does not require force instead persuasion.
However, history has shown it clearly that force tends to work the best whenever persuasion seems to fail to its highest point.

This article does not seem to support the view of coup makers or junta leaders who must have carried out coups one way or the other to justifiably address their concerns that could not be immediately addressed through the ballot boxes.However, seems to give some basic underlying principles that advantage the standings of indemnity clause as a provision in a democratically written constitution.

Invariably, the first act of coup makers before embarking on a coup is to suspend the constitution and its subsiquent provisions that seek to hold their views illogical and illegally incorrect.

CONSTITUTION AND THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE, THE CASE OF GHANA, 1966

In 1966, a coup led to the overthrown the then democratically elected government of the Convention People's Party spearheaded by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The points that were given to support their argument for the coup included the economic hardship of the Ghanaian economy toppled by the high standard of living; preventive detention act; one-party system as a directive from the Convention People's Party to prolong its regime; laundering and misuse of state funds to tackle projects with a lost vision; enriching African states to achieve an codified and a unionized African continent; and the amountin g effects of inflation that overtook the nation by storm.

So you see, there we go , for the issue of indemnity can not be addressed with just a single click of a page of much filled arguments supporting only one side of the angle.

INDEMNITY CLAUSE, RECONCILIATION AND THE CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE

There is a half truth in the adage, justice delayed is justice denied. However, in the broadest perspective, there is no single logic in such statement.
If that were the case, why would the International Criminal Court be calling to investigate people who have carried out threats and brutalities ten or thirty years ago, against humanity and other unjustified acts that summount to injustice and the absconding of individual rights.
The inception of the National Patriotic Party ushered in the National Reconciliation Council that tried to settle issues amicably and to the spot of compensating many of the victims that were involved in brandishments and brutalities.
This act seeked to restore a kind of serenity in the politica atmospheres of Ghana environment, which then again insipidly restored the rule of law back to a state of jusice on one hand of the angle.

One theory passed by most of the critic of incemnity clauses is that, when these clauses are expunged from the constitution, it will help to surrender those who were involved in the making of the coup and its ploter to book and to justice.
What these people have failed to realize is that, the making of justice in this direction can be logically proven to sound to send signals of distortions into the system of the rule of law and the amassing peace surrounding the politica atmosphere of the nation on one hand.
One the other hand, the introduction of justice through this channel is as volatile as it already existed as in the indemnity clause.

Second, indemnity clauses in a constitution does not only promote coup in the right directio but also addresses to the topest level the alternative which is in existence when the government of the day is flawed and tiltered into the using of suppression to rule with the aid of the gun as a last resort.

Without much ado with this indemnity clause, I would like to state implicitly that indemnity clauses that exist in constitutions are justifiably correct and may not be understook within and without basic human instinct.However, could be understook when the grounds of logic and ethical standings are laid and allowed to bear.

In politic cum allowances and salaries given to political figures, I would always refer people to America's first President, Washington.

On his day of inaugural ceremony promised not to take a penny from the people of America. Simply because the presidency was not superimposed but just a call to service.

Down here in Ghana, leaders fight over allowances and salaries given them. The recent issue is about a proposed raise in their salary amid this current high standard of living which was exacerbated by high spikes in petrol prices.

So guess you should understand me when I say politics in Africa is that type which is done in the bedroom. No leader cares about the cries of the populace.

The pertinent question here is that, what actually is the work of members of Parliament in Africa where politics is the bedroom type.

What Ghana and most African nations are lacking is strong pressure groups. Pressure groups that that would get governments on their toes and to quicken them to work reasonably.

When The Poor Shows Off

There is a hot debating tension about the incident that-the first lady of Ghana, Naa Adu Mills, has handed over a $48,000 dollar watch to Michelle Obama as a gift. This 'news' has really stirred enough displeasing tensions in the capital, Accra.

The satirical and dehumanising aspect of the whole issue is that;Why would a president who invariably claims that he cares for the nation allow such a thing to happen, and why would Ghana, an already poor country offer such an expensive gift to already rich couple?

For every rumour, there is an iota of truth in it somewhere. I had always advocated for a nation that is concurrently filled with demonstrations, as a way of pressing forward their unheard cries and pain.

The recent tension in Tunisia, an African country, is one of those things I do yearn for. It is about time Africans realized that, the leaders could not offer them any sort of help. And that,it is either we start taking the bull by its horn or we all complain in aw and die before we die in penury.

The people of Ghana are recovering from a recent despicable hikes in the domestic petrol prices, of which had already burdened the living standard of the economy. The question is, how do we even cope with such a volatile issue, that vividly and conspicuously translates into barbaric actions that the leaders of the country are very wicked. That, they are still after their personal, interest even at the highest peak of economic hardships.

This has prompted me to think that, in fact, when idiots are elected to rule the literary ignorant people, it really hurts.

May God save Ghana.

We need a leader-The rotting apple

Our eyes are RED.We are soldiers without guns.We hope to tear down the enemy some day.But,we need a leader to show us the way. The Convention People's Party needs a man of war,a woman of heroism,a boy of the boys. We have come far though,but very little is heard of us. That day,whichever corner/ghetto you pass by was not void of the hilarious stories of the C.P.P. I imagine both the young and the old;rich and poor;weak and strong;brave and coward;great and the least talking about the good works of the C.P.P. But now,what we see is far from likeable.It is no longer like red on a rose.The C.P.P of yesterday is different from today's.No two ways about that.The C.P.P is of shambles in secrecy. We need to put our feet on the ground. Yes,'We need a thinker-thinker of great thoughts,we need a leader-born leader of men'.-Edward Blyden(Pan-africanism ideologist) Until we realize that-if nothing changes,nothing changes Our C.P.P shall never stand. Forward ever,backward... Sefah Ato Welbeck (Uncle Ato) Central University College

THE CRYING PRESIDENTS

THE CRYING PRESIDENTS(Case study of Patrice Lumumba,Ed.Blyden and Pierre.Mulele)
A PROSE

In the days of old, there used to be a typical saying that: it's all about whom you know. As it's now down-played than before , everything seems about the same as it was.

Once upon a time, we never knew much about freedom and its importance until we were subjugated and put into a state of total silence. It was about colonialism and imperialism; it was about Authoritarianism and Democracy; it was about liberalism, bourgeoisie and the proletarianism;it was about Egalitarianism and petty bourgeoisie; it was the worst of times, the saddest of days; moment of strives,'' moment of infamies''; it was a tale of a system under strict measures; it was not about what to eat nor drink, but what you should eat; it was about total darkness taking dominion over light; it was the days of chaos and martial law.

[I once watched a documentary on the Berlin Wall and its collapse, when an old but now freed man made a thoughtful comment, that: those who were born into freedom do not know the real meaning of freedom, so they misuse and abuse it”. The Berlin Wall was a total separation of East Germany from the West Germany]

The crying presidents, little did they know about total liberation, and little did he also know about self-rule until nature shown them the light to freedom.

These men wished well for their continent in whatever they did, they were not used to prayer but expected the people around them to be praying everything time for the nation. They were visionary and patriotic.

Years ago before they became the men in the highest office,one answered dazzlingly yet with a poetic answer.

Man: Do you pray for the country?

President: No, I look at the leaders and I pray for the country. If the leaders have vision, the country is free and ‘save’, if not then expect the otherwise.

These crying presidents were indeed the men of the people and of prayer. They never believed in politics but in the voice of the people they did. They understood the language of the people and had the heart of a child, a woman and that of an angel.

The attitude of the crying president has made me remembered a saying from a Ghanaian martyr, Sergeant Attipoe. He said this during a riot of the then Christian ‘Borg’ Castle now Osu Castle. He said…in all things, your motherland first”.

“Whatever you do, wherever you go, there would be one day that somebody will look you up. Either to kill you or to thank you”-Gen E. K .I. Acheampong,

THE HISTORY OF IMPERIALISM IN THE DAYS OF THE CRYING PRESIDENT

Young but vibrant and gallant people of the days stood up and formed an alliance to fight against the forces of imperialism on and beyond the shores of Africa.

Pan-africanism, was the first-moving philosophy proposed and based on the ideology of self rule, equal right and total liberation. It was a movement against the strong arms of their enemies, the imperialist. Even though they were in their country; they had enough influence over the affairs and dealings of many countries across Africa, North America, Asia, Scandinavia, South America, Europe and many parts of other continents.

In Africa, Emperor Haille Selassie’s Ethiopia was the only fortunate country which was not governed by the strong arms of the imperialists.

The crying President was unthinkably a conservative who was with the notion of achieving sufficient for his nation than abumdant,when it is to go with the spilling of blood.

These crying presidents were partly with the notion of self-reliant now or never.They upheld partly the views of Socialism and Conservatism.

The world has changed and we need to go back to basics-back to the drawing board.

To make it a better place for ourselves and the generations to come.

Uncle Ato

Why is tuition fee in the Private Universities higher--as compared to Public Universities?

Thesis: Private institutions charge is on the rise because they cover a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities. As such, not only do they help to impact a humor (comply with something/mood) of sensitivity into persons but also to form character and to transform persons to become better persons in society.

Introduction: Education in Ghana started time immemorial and way back in the days of colonialism and imperialism by the white people.
Christian missionaries introduced Western-style education to Ghana in the 18th century. The University of Ghana, at Legon (near Accra), was Ghana’s first university, established in 1948. (Microsoft ® Encarta 2009)
Private universities came into being with the sole aim of primarily supplementing the very few public universities built by the government. They had the aim of accommodating the backlog enrolling in the public universities, which then had and is still having the lowest capacity and number to absorb these numerous peoples and to inculcate into persons broader range of academic disciplines.
Currently, private universities which was once outmatched and outnumbered by public universities as in the early years of 1958(University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast) have now outnumbered the public universities, and making it way farther the education history.
Nonetheless, with the growing number of private institutions in the country, there have been a number of raised concerns concerning their ways and their financial sphinx. These concerns themselves are backed by rhetoric that: Private institutions are only for the rich because of the high cost of their services; Private institutions are there only to exploit and to make questionable profit?
From all angles, private universities are highly-able, recognized and uplifted by all. This is based on the number and kinds, adequacy and currency of resources (Professor-lecturers, Professo, lecturers, Doctor-lecturers, Consultants, Managers, computers) they have. Most universities have adequate resources that best fit the capacity of students. The strength of private institutions is also deduced from the currency (how old or new) of resources at their disposal. All these factors amount to the high cost in attending a private institution.
However, due to some basic logical fallacies and arguments and counter-arguments, one may be hastened to say that private universities are far better than public universities which indeed is not very much true.
Undoubtedly, there are some factors that make private universities not inexpensive than public universities in relation to cost and why the rise in their charges. These factors include:
· Nature of tuition/education/Environmental soundness(quality services delivered)/
There is this typical and anonymous old adage which says that: if you want the best you go to the best. Private universities have qualitative modes of training (Analogy).The level of education in every private university is sound and qualitatively good. This is evident in the number of enrolled students which is proportional to the capacity of the institution.
Recently, a survey analysis was taken by…and ranked Central University College 56th in Africa and best in Ghana(3rd place).Some of the assumptions that they used in their analysis were based on the

· Number of Students enrolled
Comparably, the number of students enrolled annually in private universities to that of the public universities is pretty alarming. In public universities, the average class size is between 200-400 whereas that of the private universities is between 100-120 on the average. This causes congestion and mental nervousness in a class at the same time making it very difficult for the tutor/lecturer to ask for limitless number of questions.
· Level of Brain-drain
Most universities (private and public universities) are affiliated to universities abroad.
· Comfort-ability(class-size,
· Demand
For years now the level of demand for private universities has risen over time. And it should be noted that the higher the demand for a certain kind of good or service the higher the price tends to go. There is more demand for private universities because of the quality and good knowledgeable students they produce.
· Opportunities
Education is all about gaining knowledge and applying the knowledge in the society, community. In view of that, private universities normally have a wide range of selected subjects per person. In the first year, students are introduced to so many kinds of fields ranging from Business to Psychology, History to political Science, Medicine to linguistics, Religious studies to arts and the many.
Indeed, these in the broader sense help to prepare and to equip the student with the pre-requisites and an appreciable level of knowledge about the world around him.
· Abroad Institutions’ affiliate.
For a university to be an affiliate to an oversea university comes in many forms of advantages. Some of these advantages include: international recognition, inflow of aids/support in the form of finances, logistics, and moral support.
Private universities are not operated by governments though many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation.
(Source: Wikipedia)