Tuesday,
December 4, 2012
No doubt, Ghana’s main problem is
the leadership crisis that has continued to blight all hopes for a steady
national redemption. The country has abundant national and human resources and
can make much progress to be the envy of the world if it gets leaders with the
requisite acumen to steer its affairs.
It’s a matter of very disturbing
proportions that despite all these resources, the country is still on its knees
while those in leadership positions busily devise adroit means to fleece the
national economy and live profligate lives while the country crumbles right in
front of their eyes.
If they are not doing so, then,
they are either working hard to compound existing problems or create new ones
to worsen the plight of the citizens. Nothing is adding up properly because
those in authority lack the acumen to help us solve our problems.
Although nation-building is a
collective effort, meaning that we shouldn’t count on only one identifiable
person in authority (clearly the President) to do so, every reason exists to
conclude that the calibre of the President determines how much can be done to
rid the country of its perennial problem of underdevelopment.
If we don’t think it should be
so, why should we entrust governance into the hands of that one person at
election time as the President and give him overwhelming powers to appoint
hundreds of public office holders? We expect such a person to have the
capability to galvanize the citizens toward tackling national problems. But we
are unfortunate not to have such prime-movers. Inconceivable!!
It is within this context that
the electorate have to be decisive this Friday in choosing wisely those to lead
the country.
We’ve had the opportunity to know
these candidates. We can sift the chaff from the grain at this point to say
that those at the touchline making desperate moves to be elected into office “at
all cost” aren’t any better, at least, if their own public posturing and
intemperate utterances are anything to forewarn Ghanaians of their hidden
agenda. They are either too belligerent or desperate for comfort.
I don’t see how they can make the
difference, riding on the wave of empty promises and belligerence, couched in
the language of mayhem and divisiveness.
Or fear-mongering and name-calling just for the sake of political
expediency in desperation.
We’ve heard good ideas from those
in in the PPP, CPP, PNC, or any other mushroom party; but I am not sure where
they will go with all those laudable ideas. They may just be wasting
everybody’s time, being at the wrong side of the political divide. Or goaded on
by their own self-acclaim to be in politics.
Forget about anybody contesting
the Presidential elections as an independent candidate. Our kind of politics
won’t favour such a candidate. No rolling stone gathering no moss can win
Presidential elections in Ghana in our contemporary period. They lack the
constituency, no matter how much they have up their sleeves. I expect them to
redefine their agenda.
So, where do we stand?
Indeed, the problem defies cogent
explanation or solution and will continue to nag us until we set the parameters
right to get those we can trust as leaders.
That is why it is imperative for
the voters to scrutinize the characteristics of all those vying for the mandate
at Friday’s polls. We must be persuaded by the evidence of our own eyes and
ears in the political decision that we make.
I have done so and rejected the
NPP’s Akufo-Addo for what I can tell he is: a conman offering strings of
promises just to hoodwink the electorate. He hasn’t demonstrated any convincing
leadership quality to warrant my supporting him. I see issues beyond the base
promises that he is making all over the place.
My agenda is clear. Once I have
decided to reject Akufo-Addo, it is my bounden duty to keep the searchlight on
him so those who need guidance in making their political decisions will use
input from my opinion pieces to add to their own opinions for that purpose. I
hope I have made myself clear.
No amount of insults or vain
threats from his followers will deter me. Even if he wins the elections, the
heat will be more intense!! Criticizing him will be a good means to help him
shape up, if ever he wants to. What is wrong about that?
I shall return…
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