Yussif Ahmed Ibn Yussif

He who calls for equity must come with clean hands. Some of our leades most especially our political leaders have fallen short of this saying. But I’ve been wondering, how about the youths of today, are we really the early 1600s sanctimonious people we claim to be today? I am always saddened by the retarded progress this country has experienced over the past sixty years. We always talk of the fact that the next generation will do better forgetting the next generation is actually been groomed by the current generation who have fallen short of their mandates and responsibilities. In any case, how many next generations has this country seen in over sixty years and how better have any of those so-called next generations been? Now, the chauvinism with which some of our youth leaders of today sometimes comment on issues and also lead us with make me wonder if we will be any different when the reigns are handed over to us. Our acts of cheating in the examination halls are no exception t...

So in this modern society of Ghana, who would still deny that the police on the roads take bribes from drivers on a daily basis? No one? Great! With that fact established, what if other professionals like teachers also decided to do same? What then would we be turning this country into in the long run? There is very little regard for the police in the traditional setting of Ghana. Our folks think that dumb people populate the Ghanaian forces. So whoever has a dumb kid is encouraged to throw him or her into the police force and not waste money on them in the university. Do you really want to waste money on this your dumb kid in the university? Just buy him police forms. Yeah, that’s exactly what our folks say. This is so inconsistent with the huge responsibilities of the police force. They are supposed to be the protectors of our society. They are supposed to be the law enforcers in our country. How can we have dumb people protecting us? Would we feel safe in their hands? Do our fo...

While pedestrians are always looking forward to traffic lights turning red, drivers and passengers are always looking for the green light. The heat in trotro vehicles alone makes you want to encourage the driver to jump the red traffic light but for fear of getting caught and well the policeman taking a bribe from you for personal benefits in the name of punishment. And the desire to actually be a citizen and not a spectator, you endure respecting the law. As for okada riders including all motorists on the road, are they bound by any road regulations including stopping for pedestrians to cross when the traffic light is red? We all hate traffic and we like to travel as fast as possible to get to our various destinations. And one of the horrors of Accra is the unbearable traffic people are faced with in their daily routine lives. But is okada the right way to go? Okada is using motorbikes to transport both people and goods from one place to another for commercial purposes. And beca...

Dear Sir, Comparing the Ghana Institute of Journalism to the University of Ghana or University of Cape Coast in terms of resources is like comparing a member of parliament to his meagre farming constituents. It does not even come close. Not that you have done this comparison but I just want to draw your attention to that. Yes, we are a university of reputable stand not just in Ghana but across the whole of Africa as one of the best communications universities on the continent. And I am a proud student of the institute but frankly speaking, lots of things also bother me about the school. Professor Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, first of all, congratulations on becoming the rector of GIJ not long ago, have a fruitful stay. Now, though I was not able to attend the recent student durbar organized on Saturday, November 10, 2018, on campus to listen to you because the very ear I would have used to listen to you was not working properly, I have every indication that you have the best interest o...

There is a saying that everyone dies but not everyone really lives. There is a country called Ghana wherein the process of governance, the equivalent happens. In Ghana, everyone talks because they hold views and there is freedom of speech but not everyone acts even though there is freedom for that as well. In every single interview or governance conversation that goes on in the media space in this country is one commonality and that is the fact that the leaders are not doing enough to propel the country to the zenith of development. But is it really the fault of our leaders or is it our collective fault? Now, yesterday I was in a conversation with Razak Musbau, the host of Morning Dew, the morning show of radio GIJ. As usual, I bombarded him with a lot of questions about governance and politics. The ideas he shared with me yesterday though there are a few variations are no different from any of the views I have heard and read in the media space. In my article titled Ghana’s Politic...