Indiscipline in society
We are at pains to produce a list of some acts of indiscipline in the country, one of which recently resulted in the death of about 152 people, triggered by floods and fire outbreak at a filing station. Some acts of indiscipline include littering, indiscriminate disposal of waste, illegal mining, lackadaisical attitude to work, flouting of road regulations, street hawking, open defecation, corruption, indiscriminate siting of buildings and shops.
Others are smoking in public places, indecent dressing, disregard for rules and regulations, disrespect for the elderly, vandalizing of school and government properties, open display of pornographic materials, examination malpractice, illegal sale of lands and alcoholisms. All these attitudes affect individuals as well as the society at large and also have dire consequences on the nation.
Many Ghanaians are now convinced that the recent floods in the country could have been avoided if Ghanaians had desisted from throwing garbage into drains. Indiscipline leads to lawlessness and this should not be tolerated in a developing country like Ghana.
The Catholic Standard calls for attitudinal change among the citizenry to forestall indiscipline. By so doing, we shall be building a better society for now and future generations. The recent disaster as a result of floods could have been avoided if building construction had not been done haphazardly. We urge the populace to obtain building permits from the appropriate authorities before erecting any structure to ensure that they are not on water courses. While calling on the residents to stop littering, we also urge the authorities to provide dustbins at vantage locations and sites for the dumping of refuse.
The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies should enforce bye-laws and ensure that those who flout rules and regulations are made to face the full rigours of the law. This Paper calls on Civil Society Organizations and the media to mount rigorous education campaigns to clamp down on indiscipline.
Ghanaians must abhor indiscipline to build a better nation. The secret behind the success of most developed countries is their high sense of discipline. Let us remind ourselves that our country cannot be a better place unless we create it to be so.
Others are smoking in public places, indecent dressing, disregard for rules and regulations, disrespect for the elderly, vandalizing of school and government properties, open display of pornographic materials, examination malpractice, illegal sale of lands and alcoholisms. All these attitudes affect individuals as well as the society at large and also have dire consequences on the nation.
Many Ghanaians are now convinced that the recent floods in the country could have been avoided if Ghanaians had desisted from throwing garbage into drains. Indiscipline leads to lawlessness and this should not be tolerated in a developing country like Ghana.
The Catholic Standard calls for attitudinal change among the citizenry to forestall indiscipline. By so doing, we shall be building a better society for now and future generations. The recent disaster as a result of floods could have been avoided if building construction had not been done haphazardly. We urge the populace to obtain building permits from the appropriate authorities before erecting any structure to ensure that they are not on water courses. While calling on the residents to stop littering, we also urge the authorities to provide dustbins at vantage locations and sites for the dumping of refuse.
The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies should enforce bye-laws and ensure that those who flout rules and regulations are made to face the full rigours of the law. This Paper calls on Civil Society Organizations and the media to mount rigorous education campaigns to clamp down on indiscipline.
Ghanaians must abhor indiscipline to build a better nation. The secret behind the success of most developed countries is their high sense of discipline. Let us remind ourselves that our country cannot be a better place unless we create it to be so.
