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Friday November 11, 2011 will forever be remembered as an interesting day for most Ghanaians. Certainly not for the centenary celebrations of Accra Hearts of Oak but the supposed prophecy, proclamation or rather the prediction of the renowned prophet of God, Prophet Peter Anamoh, who carries the cognomen, Prophet to the Nations.  His strong stance on the world coming to a disastrous end was more profound than Ghanaians had ever encountered possibly because of the media attention that was given him. For a fact people believed him because of his astuteness in the area of prophesy. He is well noted for predicting Obama’s rise to the White House as well as his coming to Ghana among others (at least as spelled out by himself). He is the authority to be contacted by the media on any issue that bothered on the apocalypse. So he wielded some level of knowledge in these matters. Having followed his views in the media for some time now, I did believe him but I didn’t believe him. I was ope...

pic. courtesy BBC In my previous post i wrote extensively on how the extended family system helps to shape the social direction of Ghanaians in line with my series on The Ghanaian i am reposting the View point of Elizabeth Ohene of the BBC. She writes on how our families cherish the dead to the extent of hijacking the funerals. Her write up amply describes my stance on funerals and the excesses. Let's think about it after all the world is supposed to come to a crushing end today. Who buries who? African viewpoint: Ghanaians fight over the dead  by Elizabeth Ohene source BBC  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15339281 A friend of mine has had a traumatic experience and this has brought the subject of death forcibly to the fore for me. When a Ghanaian dies, the body belongs to the family - that is the legal position. The definition of family, in this case, does not include a spouse or children. So, do not go looking in the dictionary, ...

 which way?  This piece is a prelude to a series of personal views I intend to share on this blog weekly. The focus would be on our attitudes as Ghanaians touching on issues concerning our politics, culture and society, music, language, our thought process among others. The write up below is limited to the family set up and our socialization process. Feel free to share your thoughts. After all this is my personal stance ! The social direction of every society is determined by individual social characteristics which often come with self identification. And this forms a greater part of one’s personality. When one is able to identify himself or herself, then it comes down to the identification with the larger society. The concept of social integration generally affects the behavioural patterns of citizens, and these in turn either affect them adversely or favourably. The process of identifying with society and where the values and norms of every civic group are handed down to ...