Whatever Happens In Ukraine...

Once again the world is seriously on tenterhooks as to what is happening in the Ukraine, Crimea to be precise. One side is talking about the illegality of what the other has done and the other side is also saying that they have the right to protect their interests if they feel threatened. First of all, how was the former Ukrainian President, Victor Yanukovych kicked out of office? Who engineered the whole crisis and currently who are the ones benefiting from the mess created?

 I presume the beneficiaries would be licking their lips by now as they have gotten what they wanted. But the former president agreed to most f the demands of the protesters and it suddenly took a dramatic twist as he had to flee for his life.  The Ukrainian  crisis seems to be a test case for the balance of  global power as some world powers such as the USA and her European Allies behave with impunity any time they feel their interests are threatened. They lied to the whole world about WMDs in Iraq , invasion of Afghanistan, Libya, the use of drones in Pakistan and other places where innocent civilians were killed. The UN just sat down and allowed all these atrocities to be committed without any condemnation. 

Whatever happens in the Crimean region of Ukraine would have far reaching consequences on the global economy and the world is not ready for another war that would distort the peace that is being enjoyed currently despite the pockets of conflicts going on in some parts of the world. Russian President, Vladimir Putin would not sit down for the West to have their way in Crimea. He would do everything to secure Russia's military bases in the Crimea. These bases must not fall into the hands of rogue elements who took part in the ouster of  Victor Yanukovych.

I have a hunch there is a well cooked out plan to isolate Russia and make her look vulnerable in the eyes of the western allies. This plan would definitely lead to serious repercussions on the whole world. The price of crude oil and other important commodities would shoot up and those of us in the developing countries will feel the full brunt. War must be avoided as much as possible and diplomacy must be employed to solve this crisis. As at the time of writing this post the Crimean Parliament had voted overwhelmingly to join Russia and had set a date for a referendum for the people to decide on the issue. I hope and pray the whole world will respect the outcome of the referendum because whatever happens in the Ukraine affects the whole world. The hypocrisy must end now as some of the powers take some bad decisions which their allies deem to be good and sees nothing wrong with them but when similar decisions are taken by Russia then, sanctions and other punitive measures must be applied.                                                                                             

To Hell With Your Aid, David Cameron.

Africa has been tied to the apron strings of the west for a long time, and it is high time we as Africans stand up and say to the west that we are fed up with the hypocrisy of the west. Recently, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron made a statement at a Commonwealth Summit in Australia that British aid would be tied to the issue of human rights. He specifically talked about countries that are being hostile to gays and lesbians. These countries he mentioned as Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. The British PM has no right to tell us how to live in our own countries. Gay and lesbianism is unAfrican, unbiblical and the African culture abhors and detest such an unholy practice. We live in a totally different part of the world with our own culture and society. If i may ask, what particular resource does the British have in abundance? Dont they depend mostly on Ghana ans Ivory Coast's cocoa and other raw materials which they force us to sell to them at their own determined price. David Cameron should bow down his head in shame for making such a statement. Who are his advisors and who wrote his script for him? What was he thinking when he made that statement. Our president, John Evans Atta Mills gave him a strong response that he was not going to support any legislation that would legalize gay and lesbian rights. Our parliament also gave its support to the stance of the president. For once the whole nation removed their political cloaks and united to denounce and condemn the British PM's unnecessary comments. The Christian leaders made up of the clergy and other bodies together with the moslem leaders in the country have come out strongly to condemn any attempt by the British PM to coerce the government of Ghana to legalize gay and lesbian practices in Ghana. We the youth and people of Ghana would also not sit down for this evil practice to be made legal. Legalize this evil practice in Ghana and we will all die in 35 years time. We ar prepared to forego your aid, Mr. Cameron if you would not respect our distinct culture and society. Take a careful look at the British society, parenting have been taken away from the parents by the British government. Children in Britain can no longer be disciplined by their parents. The funny part was that, during the recent youth riots in the London , the Mayor, Police Chief and the Prime Minister were calling on parents to call their children and ask them to come home. Since when did the British Government realize that these children had parents? This cant happen in China and in most parts of Africa, you dare not misbehave in front of your parents or any elderly person. We as Ghanaians have called the bluff of the UK Prime Minister, may he bow down his head in shame. Nobody have questioned the British Government on their human rights abuses in India, South Africa, Kenya, Iraq and so many other places. God bless Africa and the whole world.