Some members of the public have embraced the campaign for reparations to Africa as ignited by a call last week in support of the push for the continent to be compensated for colonisation, slavery and other dehumanising injustices on the people.

The campaign has come in the wake of President John Dramani Mahama's call on the West to advance the necessary reparations to Africa for the injustices of colonisation, slave trade and other dehumanising activities on Africans.

The views as expressed by the public appears to suggest how much the society has aligned with the desire for a Pan-African Movement to champion the campaign for reparations to Africa and its people.

For instance, Kizito Cudjoe, a business analyst, stated that: "I fully support the call for reparations, given the inhumane treatment Africans suffered during slavery and colonization. The truth is, African labour — our ancestors’ sweat and toil — was instrumental in building the thriving economies of Western and European nations that profited from the slave trade.

"However, I believe reparations should come in the form of returning the wealth and cultural artifacts looted from our people, rather than financial compensation. No amount of money can truly compensate for the suffering and dehumanisation our ancestors endured. Putting a price on their pain would not only be an insult to their legacy but also a grave injustice."

Matthew Siaw Lartey, an educationist, concurred that reparation to Africa was, indeed, "long overdue."

"The Western world should accept responsibility for the atrocities they committed against Africans, and compensate us befittingly," he stressed.

Similarly, Bright Nyagbenu, a public service administrator, said: "Reparation is a delicate and complex issue that requires careful attention, sensitivity, and prompt action. It is essential to approach this initiative with the utmost care, like handling a newborn baby, to ensure that it is implemented effectively and brings meaningful benefits to those who have been historically marginalised."

Dr Peter Crankson, a medical practitioner, on his part said the Reparations project had been on his mind for a very long time because he believed it was very important to realign history into its proper perspective for Africans.

"It has major benefits ranging from knowing and preserving our history and culture.

"I will therefore be happy to see something like a Pan-African movement leading the efforts to bring the whole idea into fruition," he suggested.

As we can see from the interviews, the majority of Ghanaians support the reparations project.

But its implementation is only possible with the coordinated efforts of all countries.

And this work can best be coordinated in Ghana, the first country to achieve independence.