President Mahama's faux pas
I have for some time decided to remain silent on issues, not because I don’t have a voice but I’ve come to realise that as human, anything you say will be interpreted in another way to suit the interpreter. So when reports of discrimination against Muslims in the Western Region came into the public domain, I once again decided to stay mute. But today, I’ve come out to speak on the issue because I think a big social blunder has been committed by the first gentleman of our land. Although the issue seems to be dying out gradually (as has always been the case in Ghana), I still hold the view that our President made a big mistake giving a stern warning to heads of institutions who discriminate on the basis of religion during his state of the nation address in parliament a fortnight ago. In his words, President Mahama said, “Ghana has enjoyed a long history of religious tolerance…Our constitution in Article 21(1) guarantees the freedom of religion and the freedom to express one’s