The recent revelations from the audited accounts of the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), as well as other public institutions by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), coupled with the numerous scandals being investigated by the Auditor-General, paint a depressing picture of a nation crippled by corruption and moral decay. Add to that the infamous National Cathedral saga, a shameful episode of looting in the name of God and it becomes painfully clear why many Ghanaians are beginning to recall, with conflicted nostalgia, the ruthless accountability that characterised the National Redemption Council (NRC) and Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) eras under the leadership of Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings.
If these revelations are indeed true, then many of our political “leaders” deserve the harshest punishment. How can a country so richly blessed with resources and human potential continue to wallow in economic hardship? It is heartbreaking to see children sitting on bare floors to learn while heartless individuals steal state funds meant to improve their lives.
No wonder politics in Ghana has become one of the most lucrative ventures, a place where people become rich overnight without sweating. Public service has been replaced with self-service, and patriotism is now an outdated virtue.
This is not the Ghana that Dr Kwame Nkrumah envisioned. Perhaps the great Osagyefo was too generous in faith when he declared, “the Blackman is capable of managing his own affairs.” Maybe he thought future leaders would share his honesty, discipline, and love for the country. Sadly, today’s politicians have proven otherwise.
It is therefore unsurprising that some of Ghana’s brightest and most innovative minds are fleeing the country. They are not lazy, nor are they unpatriotic; they are simply tired of being suffocated by a system that kills dreams and rewards corruption. Many would rather be satisfied workers in foreign lands than hungry, frustrated citizens in their own homeland.
Until our leaders sit up and restore integrity, accountability, and justice to governance, Ghana will continue to fail its people, especially the youth. Job seekers are often asked to pay bribes before being considered for employment, a sickening practice that undermines fairness and fuels hopelessness.
A country that allows greed to triumph over service, theft to replace leadership, and silence to bury truth cannot claim to be on the path of progress.
So, we must ask: Is Ghana a failed state? If not yet, then it is dangerously close and unless we demand change, the collapse will not be a question of “if,” but “when.”
Adija Issah
Nov 5, 2025 6:13 pmWonderful write up. Bitter truth for mother Ghana
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 6:31 pm@Adija Issah Thanks for your comment. we need a radical solution and approach as a country to curb this menace.
Dominic Ziema
Nov 5, 2025 6:45 pmI think the right leadership is in place now and your fears will be handled boss.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 6:50 pm@Dominic Ziema. i really hope so. This country call Ghana will not be destroyed but those do evil, but by those who stand and watch.
Sibekpu Hubert
Nov 5, 2025 6:54 pmYou have a vivid view point. Ghana indeed is a symble of a failed state.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 6:58 pm@Sibekpu Hubert. That is the sad true.
Afako Jeremiah
Nov 5, 2025 7:08 pmGood read….
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 8:34 pm@Afako Jeremiah Thank you.
Solomon Alo
Nov 5, 2025 7:34 pmGreat write up my brother. Wishing you the best. Thank God President Mahama is dealing with some of the issues.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 8:35 pm@Solomon Alo Thanks for commenting
Mustapha fulera baalayel
Nov 5, 2025 7:38 pmGreat write-up
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 8:36 pm@Mustapha fulera baalayel Thank you
Aaron Salmah Dery
Nov 5, 2025 8:01 pmSimple and brief. Easy to comprehend. Yes. It is a failed state. Most Ghanaians are living a copied culture,lifestyle etc. I think 4 generations back was when the whites gained control of the minds of thos times. Copying British culture entirely.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 5, 2025 8:39 pm@Aaron Salmah Dery Great comment.
Joyce Yegeyia
Nov 6, 2025 5:26 amNice piece Micky, you hit the nail on the head here and very comprehensible too. I trust the current government is indeed going to reset the country and Nkrumah’s vision for the Nation will come to fruition. Kudos and keep up with the good work.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:22 am@Joyce Yegeyia Thanks for your great comment
Martin Luther king Dagoro
Nov 6, 2025 6:34 amGreat submission. We just hope things gets better soon
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:23 am@Martin Luther king Dagoro I appreciate your comment.
Elsie
Nov 6, 2025 7:44 amIt's sad bro. Some people are just heartless. I pray they get punished for their deeds.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:27 am@Elsie justices and accountability is greatly needed in this current (the 4th Republic) democratic dispensation.
Cynthia kala
Nov 6, 2025 7:54 amIs indeed painful, thinking the people we put our hopes on, are disappointing
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:27 am@Cynthia kala sooo sad indeed.
Amanda Tingbani
Nov 6, 2025 8:41 amThat was a powerful write up, our leaders have failed us.
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:38 am@Amanda Tingbani That is the sad reality
HENRY ATOGE
Nov 6, 2025 8:48 amGreat article..👍
Michael Song-Aabo Junior
Nov 6, 2025 9:39 am@HENRY ATOGE Thanks Henry.
Callistus Naa-eroh
Nov 6, 2025 9:50 amI for one really don't think Ghana can get back and reset as we think. I have frankly lost hope in the revival of the state. People will always find ways of doing dubious things and the funny thing is that it has eaten up to the rural sectors. Corruption is in the minds of most Ghanaian even in primary schools. It's just unbelievable.
Albert Angzenaa
Nov 6, 2025 2:56 pmLeaders are a reflection of the societies they emerge from. If the society is corrupt, it will inevitably produce corrupt leaders. While we often point accusing fingers at the political class for corruption, the recent revelations at the PAC clearly show that, as a society, we are not much different. I’m increasingly convinced that the problem runs deeper perhaps we are simply not kind to ourselves. This isn’t just a case of the fish rotting from the head; it seems the entire fish is rotten.
Purpose Photography and Art Services
Nov 7, 2025 11:59 amWhen there's life, there's definitely hope and to give up wouldn't be ideal 😕 Thank God for the awareness. Actions they say, speak louder than words
Faiza
Nov 9, 2025 1:23 amNice one, but I think it can only be we the citizens who can make the country a failed one not the politicians cause we give the power to them.
ISSAKA EUGENE
Nov 9, 2025 9:15 amGreat piece.Ghana isn’t a failed nation,it’s just that we have callous leaders who do not have the country at heart but i believe the current government is working tirelessly to resolve the current crisis in the country.
Johannes Nang-bayi
Nov 11, 2025 7:44 pmGhana is more than a failed state. A country that can not feed itself, a country where people in authority steal as if there is no tomorrow, a country where those stolen from the poor are called honorable’s and worshipped by same people that they have stolen their future. It is a sad state. The future is dark for the youth.
Isaac Barkers Adu-Mensah
Nov 13, 2025 8:08 pm"When" indeed! Very well said
JOSIAH NANG-BAYI
Nov 14, 2025 11:08 pmThoughtfully put together. I hope we can turn the tides and row towards a more hopeful and shining future as a country