Many top politicians in Ghana have their families safely secured in the United States and Europe. In fact, some travel to the US and other countries to give birth so their children can be citizens there.
Back home, they will stop at nothing (including inciting the youth to foment trouble during political contests) to hold on to power and make money to fund their families abroad. At the hint of chaos, they would jump on the next available flight and leave.
If we ever get to a point where the duty bearers and their families are compelled to live in the toxic atmosphere they create at home, we might make some progress.
Like the conflicts in Bawku, Nkonya-Alavanyo, and other parts of the country, those who fan or fund them mostly live outside the conflict zones.
In March this year, the United States announced it was "designating eleven Zimbabwean individuals and three entities, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program for their connection to corruption or serious human rights abuses."
If those who siphon millions and billions from Africa are unable to enjoy the loot with their families outside, they may want to make their countries better.
As well-intentioned as these restrictions may be, they could be abused, and we must guard against that possibility.
However, the exertion of foreign influence is welcome if crimes, such as the killings of unarmed people in Techiman South during the 2020 elections, go unpunished and the citizens have no recourse to justice.
Story Credit: Manasseh Azure Awuni
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