President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to stop speaking negatively about the country, urging citizens to embrace hope, patriotism and a shared commitment to national development.
Speaking during a church service at the Ringway Gospel Centre of the Assemblies of God Church on Sunday, August 2, President Mahama said Ghana’s progress depends not only on government policies but also on the attitudes, values and active participation of its people.
The President expressed concern over what he described as a growing culture of pessimism, warning that a lack of faith in the country’s future undermines efforts to build a prosperous and united nation.
“Our forebears rose because they believed their nation would become great. In many of our societies, people give up and say Ghana will never change. We can never become great,” he said.
President Mahama also criticised comments suggesting that Ghana would have been better off under colonial rule, describing such views as a rejection of the sacrifices made by the country’s independence heroes.
“The worst one is those who say we should even have left the white people to continue to rule us. It shows a lack of faith. It shows a lack of gratitude for the fight that our forebears fought to give us independence, the sacrifices Kwame Nkrumah and his colleagues made, and the vision they had,” he stated.
The President urged Ghanaians to uphold values that strengthen national development, stressing that lasting progress requires integrity, hard work and a commitment to serving the common good.
“We must work hard. We must tell the truth. We must be honest. We must reject corruption. We must look after the most vulnerable in our society. And we must have faith in serving the common good,” he said.
President Mahama emphasised that building the Ghana envisioned by the country’s founding leaders requires collective effort, optimism and a renewed belief in the nation’s potential.
