The Ghanaian Dream We Should Be Waking Up To
As you might know, GhanaThink (of which I lead) has been running the #GhanaianDream campaign. Learn about it here & there, and see some social media posts, especially these ones. There are lots of Ghanaian Dream versions by Ghanaians from all walks of life, and all sorts of opinions, needs, wants, beliefs, situations and experiences. What is my Ghanaian dream? Here it is. I have another Ghanaian Dream. One I would love to wake up to. Read on.
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A Ghanaian man / woman wakes up in the morning in his SSNIT Flat in Accra, turns off his alarm clock made in China, and then tunes into the Citi Breakfast Show via the Citi News app. He eventually gets out of his bedsheets sewn in Kumasi, puts on his clothes made by Wear Ghana, belt made in Kumasi, socks from Chale Socks, shoes from Horseman Shoes, puts on his Caveman watch.
He proceeds to have his breakfast - Brother's Bakery, Tom Brown Mix from Kolikoli, eggs from Ulzenap Farms, drinks his pineappe juice from Blue Skies, puts milk made in a factory in Ghana in his coffee produced in the Volta Region by Kawa Moka.
He proceeds to have his breakfast - Brother's Bakery, Tom Brown Mix from Kolikoli, eggs from Ulzenap Farms, drinks his pineappe juice from Blue Skies, puts milk made in a factory in Ghana in his coffee produced in the Volta Region by Kawa Moka.
He jumps into his Kantanka car to the GOIL service station to refuel and takes his Mara phone made in Rwanda and buys data for his AirtelTigo card (Ghana government owned) using expressPay.
At noon, he messages his friend on Whatsapp using the kasahorow keyboard to meet for lunch. He leverages the SnooCode he received, leaves his Kasapreko office and joins his friend who has been snacking on Kofi Brokeman, at a Ghanaian owned restaurant called Yenkodi which they found on Hubtel. They both eat waakye that uses Evivi rice, and drink Volta wines.
Later after work, he returns home to see that the lights are off. He uses the Brassica app to pay for his electricity bill & then expressPay again to pay for his DSTV so that he can watch the #SuperClash on GTV Sports. For dinner, he takes some Neat Fufu and prepares fufu with palm nut soup, with meat that can be traced to Bolgatanga. He enjoys this with a chilled bottle of Orijin.
Later after work, he returns home to see that the lights are off. He uses the Brassica app to pay for his electricity bill & then expressPay again to pay for his DSTV so that he can watch the #SuperClash on GTV Sports. For dinner, he takes some Neat Fufu and prepares fufu with palm nut soup, with meat that can be traced to Bolgatanga. He enjoys this with a chilled bottle of Orijin.
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It will take you deciding to support Ghanaian made goods to help the cedi against the dollar.
Let's be true Ghanaians - #GhanaianDream state
PS: You didn't see my Ghanaian Dream yet on Twitter?
Comments
This is a great piece!
Thank you boss.