Moses Bukari Mabingba, Northern regional Minister has lamented that Ghana could lose its credibility as a shining example of democracy in Africa if citizens failed to commit themselves to fighting indiscipline in society.

He complained that a cross-section of Ghanaians have embraced acts of gross indiscipline ranging from intolerance, impatience and violence as the solution to overcoming their developmental challenges and said that practice was uncharacteristic of the Ghanaian.

Mr. Mabingba made this remark at a reception organized by the Northern Regional Coordinating Council to climax activities marking Ghana’s 53^rd Independence Anniversary celebration which attracted the clergy, politicians, chiefs, religious and opinion leaders as well as former regional ministers and former DCE’s in the region.

The regional minister said self-discipline will be the only panacea to the “Better Ghana” President John Evans Mills promised Ghanaians.

He further called on religious leaders, traditional authorities, teachers, the media and all professional bodies to preach against what he termed “the monster called indiscipline”.

Mr. Mabingba described the year 2010 as action year and promised that the President Mills led NDC administration’s goal is to reduce the hardships Ghanaians were going through and make it possible for citizens to live decent lives.

Mr. Mabingba also announced his plan to be in constant touch with all past regional ministers in the area to tap their rich experience to develop the region in correlation with the government’s “Better Ghana” agenda.

He however said Government’s result orientation will largely depend on citizens commitment to deepen Ghana’s democratic dispensation by being law abiding citizens.

Abdul-Karim Naatogmah