This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ghana's independence from Great Britain on 6th March 1957. That occasion was the first in Africa and sparked the wild fire of independence movements across the continent, giving inspiration and hope to many oppressed people around the world. Celebrating this event is laudable and I differ from those who have opined that Ghana has nothing to celebrate. Nonetheless, amidst the nationalist hysteria that many Ghanaians exhibited last Tuesday, I found myself asking if that was what the anniv ...
