George Kwaku Yeboah writes ✍️
Moral institutions in Ghana — traditionally seen as the conscience of society — are failing us. Once revered as bastions of virtue, integrity, and guidance, these institutions now exhibit levels of greed, hypocrisy, and political compromise that rival the very political elite they once held accountable.
Nowhere is this more evident than in sections of the Church. Once the moral compass of the nation, many churches have become commercial juggernauts — more obsessed with building cathedrals than building character.
Pastors now battle for airtime, tithes, and influence like CEOs in a high-stakes corporate war. The gospel is now packaged and sold, often devoid of substance but rich in spectacle.
The National Cathedral project — once heralded as a symbol of national unity and faith — has become a monument of controversy, shadowed by cost overruns, a lack of transparency, and alleged financial mismanagement.
The Council of State, the clergy, and some revered traditional leaders have also grown silent on issues of national concern. When political actors run roughshod over the Constitution, misappropriate public funds, or foster tribal divisions, we often find our moral leaders either complicit or conspicuously mute. Their silence is not neutral — it is endorsement.
Take the recent alleged misappropriation of public funds by senior government officials, including the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
Where is the loud, unified condemnation from moral authorities? Instead, many seem preoccupied with conferences, offerings, and empire-building.
Our educational institutions are no better. Instances of exam leakages, corruption in admissions, and abuse by some staff have become common, eroding trust and meritocracy in a system that once promised social mobility and fairness.
Ghana’s crisis is not just political — it is moral. If our spiritual and moral leaders trade truth for comfort and influence, who then will speak for the voiceless?
The time has come for a new awakening, one that calls moral institutions to reclaim their rightful role — not as cheerleaders of power, but as fearless defenders of truth and justice.
