Introduction
Integration is a form of interaction that is viewed to be deep. A conscious mission is vital in the process of integration, be it technological, political, use of human resources or even economical. Interaction among humans is natural and hence does not require planning. For integration to occur the following must be put into consideration; “when”, “why”, “how”, “where” and “who with” it is going to occur. Regional integration has the advantage of having new technologies being shared and development being boosted in the area it occurs. This paper is going to look at the colonial era of Ghana’s state about its regional integration and the results of the integration.
Integration in Ghana
Today’s Ghana is believed to have been settled by the nations of the people in their present territories by AD 1400. The nations experienced a significant degree of integration economically which facilitated movement of resources and trade (Kwame, 2009). The need for resources due to their geographical location made integration more necessary. Trading activities facilitated mere interactions which led to integrations which were considered strategic. These integrations were enforced by the indigenous people of Ghana’s who were motivated to do this for their cultural development and their social-economic independence.
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Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah laid down Ghana’s foreign policy especially regarding its leadership role in the integration arena (William 2002). Nkrumah’s foreign policy themes set out Ghana’s integration role in Africa as follows: Influence and establishment power in Africa, dignity restoration of the black race security and world peace pursuit through non-alignment and positive neutrality policy and intergovernmental organisation cooperation and development through Commonwealth, United Nations and Organization of Africa.
Improving conditions in Ghana since 1993 have led to improving economic conditions and stable political conditions and have given leaders a drive for regional integration for example Nigeria-Ghana fast track approach (Asante 2007).
Conclusion
Therefore, the Ghanaian leadership should work towards establishing a stable domestic environment since it is very significant for the success of the regional integration agenda. Moreover, more resources should be allocated to ensure the stability of indigenous people so as to enable them effectively contribute to the integration of Ghana.
References
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