Vice President Aliu Mahama’s campaign against indiscipline is gradually becoming a subject of public ridicule. Many people agree that the campaign, which was waged by the vice president to weed out indiscipline in the Ghanaian society, has had little impact on the population.
The vice president at the time of the launch cited lateness to work, poor reception of customers and clients, attitude towards government property, indiscipline on roads, complete disregard for town planning regulation and the general perception that rules and regulations can be ignored, as symbols of fast deteriorating society.
But so far the campaign appears to have narrowed down to one common habit of urinating in public places as seen in Television advert. Some members of the public interviewed in a Joy FM survey agreed that the campaign is losing it steam
The coordinator of the campaign Andrews Awuni, disagrees with the views expressed. He believes the campaign has chalked many successes.
Criticisms against the vice president’s campaign have not only come from the public. Launching the state of Ghana’s human rights report, the commissioner for human rights and administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Emile Short, observed that it has failed to make the necessary impact. According to Emile Short indiscipline poses a threat to the establishment of a stable democracy; and together with crime and violence pose a major threat to the safety, security and
But he said for the campaign to be successful, senior government officials need to make themselves models for discipline by refraining from all the practices that the vice president intends to weed out.
Source: GhanaWeb
