Quote by Ayi Kwei Armah: “Corruption is the cancer of the nation, eating at its soul.”

Armah uses a powerful metaphor to describe corruption as a devastating disease that slowly destroys a country from within. It suggests that corruption affects not just finances but the very spirit and morality of a society.

This metaphor from *The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born* vividly portrays Armah's despair over widespread corruption in newly independent Ghana. It reflected a global concern among post-colonial nations facing the challenge of good governance and maintaining moral integrity after liberation.

Ghanaian novelist whose 1968 debut The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born is one of the most celebrated novels in African literature, depicting Ghana's post-independence disillusionment under Nkrumah. He is known for his unsparing critique of African postcolonial political corruption and his commitment to pan-African cultural renewal.