In
the 21st century, Ghana and patriotism seem to have been divorced
from each other. Elders in society who lament incessantly about the lack of
patriotic youths nowadays are right. Reckless and selfish disposition towards
national resources has now become the order of the day. Clarion calls for
concerted measures to be made in order for to restore the love of nation over
personal interest have all fell on deaf ears.
Before
we begin talking about the measures we ought to adopt in order for a patriotic
spirit to be restored and in the republic, let us first take a look at personalities
who would be required on our quest to restore chauvinistic spirit in the
nation. From a theoretical perspective, all and sundry have a part to play. We
need to make it a national goal to achieve a nation full of nationalists again.
There are a group of eminent members of society who could lead the way. They
are our chiefs/kings.
Chiefs
are viewed as custodians of the land. This very sacred attribute makes it
highly unlikely for a chief to choose personal preference over
national/societal interest as it was the case in time past. The rich history
around every chieftaincy position throughout the country makes all traditional
leaders in the nation special and revered. Also, chiefs are mandated to protect
the nation and people. Chiefs/kings of any area throughout the country have the
honourable duty of ensuring good welfare for their citizens. The primary
responsibilities of chiefs is one which discourages any portrayal of skewed
personal interest. Further the people owe allegiance to chiefs. Our traditional
customs enshrines chiefs and kings as the highest rank in the traditional
setting. This presents traditional leaders with abundant prospects of influence
devoid any blemish.
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Furthermore,
traditional rulers possess external sovereignty. Chiefs are the only
personalities in the country who are legitimately allowed to rule for life. The
unlimited period afforded to chiefs enable them to establish a solid influence
barring any scandal. Even in the unfortunate incident of a scandal, chiefs have
the requisite elements to make wrongs right. Also, the everlasting sovereignty
of chiefs afford them the avenue to adopt a systematic approach to all
undertakings. Because we have had a derailed patriotic spirit for a long time
now, any action to restore the good old days would be needing a gradual and
measured approach. Chiefs are the only personalities with the luxury of time to
implement such a rigorous development.
In
addition, chiefs are prohibited form involvement in partisan politics. The laws
of the nation deters any chief from indulging in active politics. Politics
stains reputation of individuals. The type of politics being done in the nation
is unhealthy. The last thing we need now to re-establish a loyalist spirit in
the nation is a political brouhaha surrounding the torch bearers of the
process. Also, the biggest culprit of unpatriotic spirit in the country are the
politicians. Politicians have brainwashed people and led them away from
pursuing national interest in favour of party agenda.
The
role of chiefs has been undermined in recent years due to the influence of
Western democracy but our chiefs remain the ideal personnel to restore the much
looked-for patriotic spirit back into the nation. Chiefs possess the pivotal
attributes which will enable them to strategize and implement conditions
necessary for the revival of patriotic spirits in the nation.
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