16/09/2025
A Silent Storm: Critiquing the Failure to Tackle Insecurity in Our Dear Nation.
Insecurity across the length and breadth of our dear nation has morphed from isolated incidents into a lingering crisis. From East to West and North to South, citizens now live in quiet fear—farmers flee their fields, businesses close early, and the once vibrant nation retreats into silence. This is no longer a temporary phase; it is a symptom of persistent governmental neglect, hollow promises, and policy paralysis.
For a country famed for its peace-loving, industrious people, the current state of affairs is both disturbing and disgraceful. Despite repeated cries for help, meaningful action remains painfully absent. The government, bound by bureaucracy and perhaps limited by resources, seems overwhelmed. The government offers rhetoric but little impact. And the central government watches from a distance as if the affected communities are invisible on the Ghana map.
The most troubling part is the lack of urgency. When schools are under threat, farmers are kidnapped, and highways become death traps, one expects a full-blown security operation. Yet, what we get are press releases, sympathy visits, and vague reassurances that yield nothing tangible. This is not leadership—it is political theater.
Security cannot be solved by slogans. It demands intelligence gathering, community policing, military support where needed, and, above all, accountability. How can criminal gangs roam the forests between communities while elected officials sit in comfort, failing to press hard enough for results?
It is time to critique not just the bandits, but the systemic inertia that empowers them. If leaders cannot protect their people, they forfeit the moral right to lead. If citizens cry out and hear nothing in return but an echo, then democracy has failed at that doorstep.
The citizens deserve better. Not just because of the country history, but because its people have sacrificed and endured.
Musah Kofi
Social Media Activist
New Patriotic Party Member
Kintampo South
Jema, Ghana.