Credit: Talk of GH Facebook Page Yesterday, I awoke to news that the six- story Melcom shopping complex in New Achimota, Accra had collapsed, Currently, there have been about 70 rescues and 9 deaths as a result of it. How does a supposedly state of the art shopping center collapse like a stack of cards after a mere six months of completion? That is yet to be seen, but for now people are dishing out blame on various doorsteps. This is a repost of my thoughts on the issue shared via Facebook: This whole Melcom thing doesn't have to be a blame game. The truth is, we all contribute to it. We care more about how things look/seem on the outside (high-rise buildings), than we do about foundations for development (truly reforming education for instance). We play the 'open for business' card, without looking to put in place regulations to guide foreign and local investment (think not just Melcom, but China, oil, etc). Even when we do put rules in place,...
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