Friday,
July 11, 2014
Folks, I haven't
made any secret of my vitriolic reaction to the orchestrations by the
Mahama-loathing politicians and their unwitting followers, especially in
criticizing those taking to the street in the name of freedom of association
and speech to condemn President Mahama as the cause of the country's woes in
our time.
As I continue to
unpack their agitations and motivations for such rabble-rousing, I won't
hesitate at all in repeating my often-stated viewpoint that President Mahama is
not Ghana's problem. Ghanaians are the cause of Ghana's problems and the
earlier they recognize this fact and turn a new leaf to contribute their quota
toward solving problems, the better chances are that we can take the country
(and ourselves) out of the woods.
Many people
reacting to my high-sounding claim that President Mahama is not Ghana's problem
were quick to write me off as a shameless bootlicker, using my opinion pieces
to attract attention and be given an appointment in government. I have never
ceased laughing off such vile opinions.
The truth is
that until Ghanaians know how to position themselves to re-see clearly what the
country's systemic problems are and how to solve them, all this wind that they
are sowing will mature into a whirlwind that they will have no option but reap
painstakingly.
In any case,
those anti-Mahama elements in the NPP particularly have been vocal in
condemning the government, especially President Mahama as incompetent and must,
therefore, resign. They have narrowed down nation-building to the level of the
President as the fount of authority and won't blame anybody but him as the
situation continues to worsen in the country.
Meantime, they
are busily manipulating their lackeys in all sectors of national life to
intensify their negative deeds to create more problems. Don't ask me for any
explanation. If you have eyes you should see; and if you have good ears, you
should hear everything to know how the negative politics is being done in
preparation for Election 2016.
Out of nowhere
comes Dr. Samuel Adjei Sarfo, a die-hard buff of the Danquah-Busia political
culture, in an opinion piece published on Ghanaweb today under the heading
"Learning to become a patriotic Ghanaian". Of course, he is a severe
critic of the Mahama-led administration too. But in explaining issues related
to Ghana's problems of under-development, he did say what caught my eyes to
confirm my own stance. I reproduce it below for pondering:
"But
building the nation is not the singular responsibility of its government, although
the buck may stop at the highest apparatus of its political leadership which
must collectively act as the inspiration of the people. Building the nation is
also a matter of individual conduct, for it is individuals that make up
communities, for communities to make up societies before societies will come
together to make up a nation. If individuals are bad, the overall effect on the
nation will be bad."
Are you
surprised? You shouldn't be at all. If so, why all these street demonstrations
by elements known to belong to the NPP or fighting its cause and seeking to incite
the military and the citizenry against President Mahama and his government
instead of doing what will add value to governance?
Even though Dr.
Sarfo has blamed Ghanaian intellectuals for not doing enough to move the
country forward, his main point is clear that nation-building is a collective
effort. Additionally, Ghana cannot be built when people who should know better
skew issues and narrow everything down to vile ethnocentricism and mindless
political mischief. Do you see it now?
I shall return…
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