Founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church, Pastor Mensa Otabil has attributed Ghana’s current poor economic state and lack of evident development to the 'complaining attitudes' and 'backward mindsets' of its leaders and citizens.
Speaking at the annual National convocation of the Springboard Roadshow; 2017 edition, Pastor Otabil indicated that Ghanaians and Africans have refused to evolve with new changes emerging worldwide, instead they focus on past achievements and complain about everything, this he said is the biggest factor affecting the country and Africa as a whole.
“The biggest factor is that we want the rules to always be the same, and when the rules change we complain……20 years, 50 years ago, the rules were like this, they have to bring it back …..when the rules change, and the configuration changes, we spend the rest of our time complaining about the change which has happened, and never studying how to play the new game”.
According to him, Ghana is unable to compete with the rest of the world because we cling to the archaic, conventional and unimproved methods of doing things in the name of culture and tradition and the same old ideas and mindset remain government after government.
“sometimes in trying to play the game, we always want to go backwards into what we comfortable call “culture”, this is our culture, this is how we were before the white man messed us up, this is how we used to dress before they messed us up, this is how we used to manage our lives….this is the biggest reason why we are not able to play the game with the rest of the world. ”
Pastor Otabil maintained that the economy and the state of affairs in the country will remain unaffected until there is a change in the mindsets and attitudes of Ghanaians beginning with the leaders. He advised that the front-runners be innovative, learn to adapt to change and find new and better ways of doing things; this he says is the only way Ghana will experience massive progress and development.
He also urged policy makers and leaders to abandon their comfort and conventional, traditional ways of doing things and advance as the world evolves.
“When the game changes, you need to change along, until you are able to do that, you will always be behind and if we do that, I guarantee you, Ghana can change in the next 10 years. For us as Africans, we have to learn to quickly learn, quickly move, quickly adapt, when the rules of the world changes, the economic rules change, the global rules change, the trade rules change, we still play it the same…so policy makers can’t even think”, he said.
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Source: ghanaweb.com
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Please Ghanaians respect the elderly people thank you
Did he really say that?
The number one hypocrite.Just last year he was complaining about the dollar cedi rate.He said the was going to be 1:10 by December.At that time, the rate was 1:3.Now the rate is 1:5.Mr businessman we are waiting your comment.Because Ken Offori Attah promised you that your Gutter University is not going to pay any tax to the state,you are praising the government
Dr. Otabil today is talking about complaining attitudes and backward mindset in Ghanaians. Really, and when the game changes ... What game has changed ? For his information the rules of a game DOES not change. God have mercy on these Pharisees whom only suit themselves with the laws and apply differently to others. Jesus is Lord, NOT Mensah Otabil.
You were no1 complainer and opposer of the previous government. Are you now telling Ghanaians to stop complaining because your party has come? Complaining and murmuring is not good but our teachers and role models must live above reproach, Stop changing the goal posts so that we can trust you. Sellah
In the bible when Moses lead the Israelite across the red sea to the promise land,they complained,When Ghana had independence from our colonial master and things were not working in our favour,the masses complained.During the revolution time and there was famine and we could not eat three squire meals a days we complained.Complaining is built in the fabric of nature so we cannot do without it.The most important thing is for our leaders to be focused and deliver on their campaign promise.
Sshameless eevil character parading himself as man of God.otabil is a serious ccriminal
Otabil is a pathetic unprincipled donkey. Criminal in cassock. U can now enrich urself more because ur party is in power. ***barred word*** eevil
Is it true otabil said that ? Hmmmm hypocrisy and dishonesty ,des are the pastor's we have in Ghana