I initially thought social media was from Maame water – Piesie Esther
Gospel musician Piesie Esther has shared some of her initial fears regarding social media.
According to her, she once believed it was the creation of “Maame Water.”
In an interview on Adom TV, Piesie Esther shared that she initially thought social media could have harmful effects on its users and was sceptical about its benefits for business and communication.
“We always heard the negative side of social media… At first, I thought social media was for Maame Water when it became so popular,” she said.
The “Mo” hitmaker added that as she became more familiar with social media and technology, she recognized its potential to foster growth in both personal and professional areas.
“Eventually, I realized it’s now a part of our lives and far from what we thought, so everyone has to embrace it to help their ministry or business. Things have changed now, and it was not like how people perceived things in the past,” she explained.
Ghana has become a bad model of democracy – Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has said Ghana has become a bad model of democracy, criticising the judiciary’s independence and the weakening of state institutions.
This follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismiss an application filed by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin.
Speaker Bagbin’s application sought to overturn an earlier ruling that prevented him from declaring four parliamentary seats vacant.
The Supreme Court’s ruling, delivered on Wednesday, October 30, upheld its prior decision, effectively blocking Speaker Bagbin from proceeding with his declaration and maintaining the current occupancy of the seats in question.
The Apex Court’s ruling has generated a lot of mixed reactions, with a section of the public describing it as politically motivated.
Commenting on the issue, during his second day of his tour of the Northern Region, John Mahama, who disagreed with the Supreme Court’s ruling, expressed concern over the weakening of the judiciary and other state institutions.
“Anywhere I go, the question people ask me is, Ghana, what happened to you? Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana, what happened to you? Everybody looked up to Ghana as a model of democracy. Today, we are a bad model of democracy. Our judiciary is not independent; all our state institutions have been destroyed,” Mahama stated.
