Now, You Tell Me, Who Is More Ghanaian Than The Other.

The World Cup fever that gripped Ghanaians over the last few weeks is over. For the most part, we are back to our normal routines. It won’t be long before Ghana’s most favourite sport next to soccer zooms into the forefront again. The game, of course, is politics.

Ghanaians love politics because it is akin to soccer. In both sports, you have opponents who are as anxious to win as you are. You also have supporters on the bench for both sides screaming at the top of their heads. The difference though, as far as the World Cup games were concerned, is that Ghanaians of all persuasions were united behind one team – the Black Stars.

During those few feverish days, from the most ‘insignificant’ Ghanaian to the President of Ghana, no one could claim he was happier for the Black Stars than the other. No one cheered harder and louder because he was bigger and better than the other.

Ghanaians from all walks of life and of all colours from Azerbaijan to Zambia were clad in Ghanaian flags, drumming and dancing in support of our gallant warriors. And you know what? If the Black Stars had emerged as the 2006 World Cup Winners, all of us would have shared in the glory equally with no one claiming a bigger share than the other.

It isn’t too long ago when a section of Ghanaians took to the streets claiming that they are more Ghanaian than those abroad and that while they can vote those in the Diaspora can’t vote. It isn’t too long ago when one Prempeh was denied a position as a Deputy Mayor of Kumasi because he held a citizenship card of another country. On the contrary, at least 50% of the gallant men who played for Ghana in Germany also live abroad and play for foreign teams. But, are they lesser Ghanaians for that? Ghanaians in the USA cheered for Ghana when we played the USA. Are they lesser Ghanaians than those at home?

The glory called Ghana is bigger than each individual can imagine it. Let us concentrate on building a bigger and a better Ghana any which way we know how instead of dwelling on the trivial issue of how to apportion what we don’t have.

We all will be better for it.