Media Reports on December 5th 2016 reported a drop in Foreign Direct Investment into Ghana compared to the previous period of 59, 8%.
Regardless of the party in Power in any African country, an underlining problem remains to use African economic potentials to the fullest for the benefit of all citizen: Trust. A Ghanaian does not trust a Nigerian but when a White Man produces products in Lagos, a Ghanaian in Kumasi would buy it.
Seychelles produces large quantities of Sugar selling it exclusively to EU countries while Africa is importing Sugar from EU countries and beyond. Tunisia likes best quality Shea Butter for their Manufacturing Industry from Germany and other EU countries. Germany does not grow Shea Nut Trees but Ghana has plenty of it. Why sending Shea Butter to Germany and again down to Africa into Tunisia, does this make sense. Not on an economic basis, but trust into Ghanaian companies does not exist in Tunisia while it does into the Word of the White Man.
Africa as the most underdeveloped continent of today is the last frontier for companies to take great market shares into their procession and harvest from substantial profit margins. Investors will rush into Africa one the parameter like trustworthy Legal System, Administration, Banking Infrastructure, well organized and functioning Governmental System are in place guaranteeing the success of Investments made for long time coming.
As Africans among themselves do not trust each other, how much less does someone expect this from the White Man?
The African country can be called a wise country that realizes these factors having the ambition to stand out among the other countries on the continent and mandating White People to rule their countries affairs based on a contract agreed and signed by both parties. Foreign Investors would love to rush into that country and invest heavily into it even it would mean to stand in the queue, something that would benefit the citizen of that country by having more jobs for all, good Health System, Quality Schooling for all, Jobs for Children and Grandchildren, healthy Environment, reliable Public Service with no bribery but Effectiveness in all aspects of Life.
The Political and Social Elite of African countries shout out the unfounded propaganda of the horror scenario “New-Colonialism” while even knowing History will not permit such a development. The level of Illiteracy of African countries helps these Elites to continually stay in power at the expenses of their citizens and not do the right things, to do what is best for their people.
Citizenship is not a qualified Trademark for good performance in ruling a Nation, it is only a document verifying GOD’s decision to let someone be born in a certain country which in itself is not a decision for a life-time as GOD might want someone to start in one country but end up in another to fulfill his assignment and destiny visible in the STAR above the person created.
GIPC Staff (Ghana Investment Promotion Center) is more than frustrated trying to do a good job for the country seeing their efforts made to bring in foreign investors a work for the Waste Bin. To open Pandora Box in critical times of a country is not only stupid, in fact dangerous for the political, economic and social stability and progress.
Our World has changed, is now more than ever interconnected in various ways, and quite rightly called a Global Village. As long as what happens in Africa effects the White Man, he has a right to speak out, ask questions and demand swift and decisive answers to solve problems for the world that has negative moral, economic and social impact on him. When a Ghanaian in littering the environment and no Ghanaian Politician or Police Man stoppes the destruction of the cities of Ghana, the White Man can give his verbal and written advice which in the end will be a work for the Waste Bin as obvious in Africa. But when he has Legal Power, he can force the Police Officer to arrest the Perpetrator to arrest the Offender and the Judges to prosecute them.
Ghana is a lawless country to the extent that Laws exist only on paper (Rent advance not more than 6 months while in real life 2 years and more, littering the environment, building permits, Galamsey etc.) but are not reinforced in daily life. Everyone sees Laws accordingly to personal or group taste and ambition. Such laws are a farce, useless and dangerous giving citizen false impression and comfort.
Africans during 50-60 years of Independence have clearly demonstrated not to have the sense to do the right things but should not feel ashamed to ask for help as Jürgen Klinsmann is the National Coach of the USA Football Team and a German by citizenship. The USA does not feel ashamed not to have trained own citizens to be qualified to do the job, even Jürgen Kloop in Liverpool is not a Coach in Dortmund/Germany anymore, his Hometown.
Mandate a White Man by contract, if he performs he will continue, if not, end the contract and ask him to leave the country. It is not a problem to apply these principles in today’s world also into Politics.
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