Achimota School holds symposium dubbed "Achimota Speaks"

As part of its 90 years anniversary, Achimota School held a symposium dubbed "Achimota Speaks". 

In a key note address on the topic, Ethnicity in our Political Development, Learnings in our 60 years journey, the former Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Isaac Osei, said our societies are basically ethnic in nature and that ethnocentrism should be fought.
 
Mr. Osei gave a historical background to how Ghana has fared with regard to ethnicity and politics since independence.

 He reiterated the fact that the country has had different leaders from different ethnic groups ruling the country since independence.
  
Meanwhile a senior statesman and old student of Achimota School, K.B Asante says Political parties lack philosophies to drive the country and as a result turn to play the ethnocentric card which is not healthy for democracy.

 Mr. Asante said this in his remarks as chairman at a symposium on the topic, Ethnicity in our political development, learnings in our 60year journey.

A former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, also said the British colonial government before independence, made a conscious effort at integrating Ghanaians.
 
She said the policy whereby people within the public sector were posted to areas except where they hailed from, helped people to relate well among themselves irrespective of their ethnic background.

The CPP's former 2nd Vice National Chairperson, Mrs. Roseline Ayana, said ethnicity is not really the issue but poverty, illiteracy and the lack of political will to help empower the poor and minority.

Major Kwadwo Boakye Gyan member of the erstwhile Armed Forces Revolutionary Council argued that ethnicity has played a major role in Ghanaian politics.

GBC