Peter Cardinal Kwadwo Appiah Turkson, the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, has rallied Ghanaians to support President John Dramani Mahama to execute his mandate satisfactorily.The Ghanaian prelate stated that "the transformation of this land will not be a task for just the President alone" but a shared duty that requires the participation of all citizens.Delivering the Christian sermon at the maiden National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service in Accra yesterday, Cardinal Turkson stressed that "with all the good intentions that he may have, the transformation of this land depends on us".Cardinal Appiah Turkson (middle), Prof.
Opoku-Agyemang, Veep (right) with Archbishop Duncan Williams (second from left) and other Christian leaders at the National thanksgiving serviceHe cautioned that if the greed of the few continued unchecked, the well-being of present and future generations stood threatened.The resources and riches of the land, he noted were for the good of citizens and must serve their interests and not the interest of a few.Citing the 'tragedy of the commons' - a concept where individuals, using shared resources, put their interests ahead of the larger group - to buttress his point, Cardinal Turkson said Ghana was headed to that situation."In the rift valley, there's a community that keeps common grazing land for all.
But if someone brings too many cows or sheep, the land fails to serve everyone.
That is the 'tragedy of the commons'.
