{{African Union (AU) Day has been observed in Ghana, with a call on African leaders to reflect on the challenges confronting the continent and chart an effective path towards resolving them.}}
Apart from the day being observed as a public holiday, there was no official event to commemorate the occasion, compelling some Ghanaians to ask African leaders to involve the people in the affairs of the AU.
Some of the people said the AU was known to the leaders who gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, regularly to toast champagne and discuss issues of very little relevance to the people.
Another school of thought said although the AU, formerly the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), did not look at bread and butter issues, it helped to accelerate the liberation struggle.
“Today, almost all countries in Africa are free, except the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic,” one commentator argued.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on the significance of the AU Day, a Senior Lecturer at the Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA), Dr Yaw Gebe, charged African leaders to wake up and live up to the content of the manifestos that brought them to power.
“Our leaders must wake up and live up to the manifestos that brought them to power, so that the people will have a change system in terms of their welfare,” he said.
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