February 14 is inspiring a new revolution – sending the manufacturing of condoms up the roof – and raising the critical question of whether the world has finally lost the fight against morality.

Ghana has branded the ocassion CHOCOFEST, to promote and encourage the consumption of chocolate from the country's age-long cash crop and for many years a national economy backbone, cocoa.But the focus for many on St. Valentine’s Day, come Sunday, February 14, remains sex. The drive has seen the production of even chocolate flavoured condoms, and around the globe nations, rights groups and faith-based organizations are handing their youths and others given to merry making free pieces of condoms – that they may play it safe.

Manufacturers  and sales outlets are promising that condoms are sure to make the celebrations special, and two years ago Ghanaians were baffled by sellers’ shocking admission on Joy FM that they had run out of condoms on vals day.Some environmentalists have even chosen to send campaign messages (such as advocacy for the protection of endangered bird species) on condoms, hoping that ‘valentiners’ may spare a thought for biodiversity.

But  what happened to St. Valentine’s cause – of sharing with the needy as a show of love? Or has the world come to equate February 14 to sex?

Will  anything change and what can the world do?

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