Monday,
November 10, 2014
Folks, I continue to wonder why
the NPP people think that it is only when they ratchet up their rogue politics
that they will prove to Ghanaians what they are worth. It amazes me that in
this 21st century, such a party should give room to just anybody in it to say
anything at all just for the sake of intensifying the rogue politics. It is no
more at the level of "book" politics; that is, doing politics according
to formulae (formulas, if you like) and mere, dry and sterile theory. It is
ridiculous to have the NPP people so stuck on rogue politics.
What amazes me all the more is
the fact that the party does have brainy people whose influence should have
been brought down to bear on goings-on for reason and sound thinking to
dominate their public utterances/political rhetoric; but they seem to have been
either overshadowed by the numskulls and newbie political miscreants whose
youthful exuberance is leading them astray on the political landscape. Or is it
that the brainy folks in the NPP may themselves have been infected with the
disease and are virtually irrelevant and consigned to the backwoods of the
Asante-Akyem cabal? Occasionally, utterances from some of them suggest that
they are no better, though. And most are lawyers too!!
So, where do these NPP people
think their rogue politics will land them? Certainly, not at the Presidency.
No day passes by without their
issuing empty and useless threats here and there or without their fouling the
air and disturbing our peace of mind with threats. By their petulant and
misguided utterances, they draw more ire than goodwill toward their cause.
Here is the latest in their
string of inanities, coming from their Ashanti regional Chairman, Wontumi: "Ghana could witness another
Coup d'état If..." Just read the news report itself:
"The future of Ghana looks
bleak if the Electoral Commission of Ghana should continue with its open
display of bias, Mr. Antwi-Boasiako has warned. Ghana, first experienced coup
d'état in February 24th, 1966 and since then, the nation has recorded five of
such bitter political overthrows.
It is on this note that the
Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party has expressed worry about
the way the EC, continues to conduct itself when duty calls. According to him,
if the EC would continue to subjugate the will of the people through the
ballot, it could get to a time where the masses would disrespect their final
decision after votes have been counted.
In an interview with
Peacefmonline.com, Mr. Antwi-Boasiako stated that the recent unrest in Burkina
Faso coupled with Ghana’s own track record when it coups, makes it hard to
believe that electorates would openly allow the EC to determine the final
outcomes of the 2016 general elections if they don’t take a neutral stance as
required by of them."
(http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=334263)
MY COMMENTS
We may want to dismiss Wontumi as
a pathetic soul but won’t because he reflects the mentality guiding the
politics that the NPP does. He is a political novice and a big-headed clod, for
that matter. Whatever comes from him drives the NPP's politics of intimidation
and narrow-thinking, which is why I have taken him on.
How stupid can't such a party
organizer be? The various instances of coups d’état that he mentioned occurred
under circumstances that had nothing to do with the Electoral Commission or any
exercise of the franchise by Ghanaians. Where exactly is he taking issues to?
And to worsen his case, he is so
daft as not to know that the EC has more credibility than the NPP itself!!
Having been humiliated by the Supreme Court at the end of 8 months of their
petition hearing, what else should Wontumi and those extremely stupid NPP
leaders be given before they know that it was the electorate that roundly
rejected the pee-wee Akufo-Addo and not the Electoral Commission that
manipulated the situation to put John Mahama in office?
Let them continue with their
copious stupidity, and they will be hit harder again at Election 2016. The fact
is that Ghanaians will read deeper meanings into such veiled threats and
arm-twisting tactics and damn the threat makers. If they doubt it, let them do
some research to find out how Akufo-Addo's threat of "All-die-be-die"
negatively influenced voter perception of him and voting to reject him at
Election 2012. That perception hasn't changed yet more so when Akufo-Addo is
seen as tearing apart his own party to put himself up again for more humiliation.
It further amazes me why those
who claim to be "liberal democrats" will wish for a coup d’état to
overthrow the very constitutional system of governance that liberal democracy
entails. Such weird people!!
Persistently threatening the
system will not cow the electorate into submission to give their shrimp any nod
to become Ghana's President. And for as long as they deceive themselves that
they can do anything to overturn the popular will of the people, defeat and
danger await them. Let them know that their "Concert Party" shows
have become rather stale and unappealing anymore.
Yes, it is true that the
Mahama-led administration is still facing genuine challenges in its efforts to
move the country forward. The people know that truth but will not become willing
tools to be used by the desperate NPP people to achieve their objectives. Can
these people for once think outside the box to do politics without threatening
the system?
Oh, how I wish that they will
make the mistake to take the first faulty step!! By persistently muddying the
waters, using their lackeys in organized labour to foment industrial unrest and
doing everything to make the country ungovernable, they are only setting the
stage for what will explode in their faces. If they think that they can infiltrate
the ranks of the military to do their bidding, they will be caught pants down.
Our soldiers know better not to
put their necks in the noose!! What happened in Burkina Faso has no bearing on
the Ghanaian scene. Ours is a constitutional democracy in which we change
leaders or retain them every four years. No one is perpetuating his rule to be
seen as creating fertile conditions for a so-called “people’s power” to
overturn the table of democracy. Will these shallow-minded NPP politicians ever
see things clearly to comment on?
I have said it several times
already that all of them making such ugly noises aren't difficult to snuff out
if need be. As I said when Kufuor was in office misbehaving in terms of
national security issues yet seeking protection, all of them fooling about are
as exposed as a BOIL on a bald man's head. Easy to spot and get rid of if need
be!!
For as long as they allow copious
stupidity to take the better part of their agenda, they will continue to come
across as undesirables to be pooh-poohed at election time.
I shall return…
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