Ghana In Limbo

So the NDC has managed to turn the summer of Ghana's emergence into a freezing winter of bewilderment and disillusionment just within a matter of months after Ghanaians entrusted the affairs of the state into their hands!
Like the arrival of an ominous dark cloud, Ghana is being engulfed by the agenda of a few disgruntled men bent on returning us to the past and in the process all our flickering lights of hope are being switched off and our dreams and aspirations are being assaulted. One by one I see them go.
We are being pulled gradually into an abyss of fear, despair and chaos.
The horizon looks bleak. The shrieks of catastrophe so sharp. I hear the murmurs of hopelessness. I feel the cold presence of doom in this belly of painful struggle as in the day when anguish takes control and the power to flee fails .
In the midst of this unfolding drama of national turmoil, the captain of the ship is missing in action. Ghana sits like a defenceless and rudderless ship on the high seas. And, mind you, this is just the beginning of the long journey. Is it fate playing a cruel prank on us? No. Certainly not. Is it merely a passing dream just unfolding before our eyes? How I wish!
Whilst Atta Mills continues to hibernate in this winter of incompetence and dysfunction, the hatred-driven disciples of the Generalissimo are beginning to fill the leadership vacuum with the repulsive stench of wanton abuse, thuggish intimidation and savage lawlessness.
Today, our economy continues to tumble, our currency is in a state of free fall. Inflation is on the ascendancy but there is neither desire nor ability to arrest the economic deterioration.
The focus is elsewhere. Settling of scores and plotting means for vengeance are the overriding priorities. In their zeal to silence, humiliate and dehumanize their opponents, they are oblivious to the fact that when they dehumanize others they themselves become dehumanized.
Like Pontious Pilate, Atta Mills has decided to wash his hands concerning Kuffour and the NPP and released them into the hands of those wanting their pound of flesh.
By failing to speak out against the gathering momentum of abuse, Atta Mills is making himself irrelevant to the cause of millions of Ghanaians who are waiting on him to do what is right, just and commendable.
Mr President take responsibility for what is happening in Ghana. Put your foot down and allow the rule of law to prevail. Or is it a matter of you not being really in charge of Ghana?

The Antics Of A Spoilt Brat

I am sooooo pissed off like you won't believe it.
Gosh. There surely must be a root hidden somewhere in our national psyche which is responsible for all the gall and bitterness being spewed all over the place.
The antics of one particular individual in the political arena is doing enormous damage to the integrity of our nationhood more than any weapon of war ever made by man could ever do.
I dread the growing polarisation within our body politic. It is an undeniable fact that there is a prevalent culture of ethnocentricism in Ghana right now and that there is a deepening tribalisation of our state and institutions. If Ghanaians are not careful, the strange fires being ignited by the irresponsible actions of a few individuals will wreak an irreparable catastrophe upon our land.
The truth is when the fires start he, like the coward that he is, will be the first person to trudge out of the burning mess.
Why can't the spoilt brat of our national politics for once think of the good of Ghana for a change? Why must he continue to sow seeds of divisiveness, vengeance, acrimony and lawlessness amongst our people? How can a man throw away all forms of decency for the sole purpose of pursuing vain populism?
Like an addict hell-bent on getting his fix, 'Mr irresponsibility' only cares about himself and he would do anything including spewing baseless and improbable allegations as facts to incite the mob. This rubble-rouser specialises in throwing about meaningless phrases and fomenting hatred and animosity wherever he goes. Why can't the dude smile for once and be nice instead of the ever-present mean and miserable countenance?
Why does he behave like the perpetual sadist, solely driven by a delight in seeing his political opponents shamefully treated, brutalised and silenced. Never once has the spoilt brat ever preached the message of national reconciliation and unity.
Here is a man who despite the fact that the referee has whistled for the end of the bout, refuses to climb out of the boxing arena and continues to throw punches at everybody and anybody who comes near the arena, while shouting at the judges to declare him the winner.
Not only is he disrupting the beauty of the game, he is making a total clown of himself and in the process continues to hold the viewing public to ransom by his nauseating dramas.
Like a bully who fights with the children for the toys, he is oblivious to the fact that he is no longer a child and that the children simply don't want to play with him any more.
This individual is no more than an ill-bred brat whose behaviour is not only repulsive, but crude by the standards of any culture in the world.
I want to advise him to go and learn how to behave.
I, for one, am sick and tired of his despicable tantrums!

The War has Been Won Now The Battle Begins

I knew the bittersweet day will come.
It always does in the game of politics.
The eventful winning of an election as euphoric as it may appear is always essentially just the layer of sugar that coats the bitter pill of meeting the complex needs of a developing society like ours. The actual victory is the ability to survive the traps and snakes, the turns and twists, the ups and downs and of course meeting some of the unrealistic expectations of the population vis-a-vis the competing demands of one's political mates.
Atta Mills victory in the recent presidential election is really nothing more than a poisoned chalice. From the onset it was predicted that his victory will awaken the pack of hungry wolves in his own political camp who if not expertly managed could hold him hostage for their selfish pursuits. Now we hear the menacing growls of the mischievous power brokers baying for his blood for not allowing them to have their share of the captured prey: the plum positions of government as well as positions of power and graft in state institutions.
Methinks the intended target(s) of the recent innuendo-laden remarks by Atta Mills at the Castle is now crystal clear to Ghanaians: Generalissimo and his gang.
Atta Mills' greatest battle is not the one he fought with Nana Akuffo-Addo and the NPP for the presidential crown. His most pyrrhic battle is yet to unfold and it is against the very people in his political camp who are sharpening the knives for a fight.
The Generalissimo must rule, you know!
As for the NPP, they are still shell-shocked by the defeat in the elections and they are evidently not in the mood for any spurring matches with the current administration for the time being. Will the impending showdown do the damage for them?
I believe a fiery persecution of the officials of the past administration is about to begin in earnest pretty soon. I expect Atta Mills to respond to the pressure coming from the Generalissimo and his gang by acting macho on the NPP. After all, when the Generalissimo thundered that all officials of the past government in the metropolitan centres, municipalities and districts should be sacked his wishes were granted pronto. According to the Generalissimo the NDC as a party won the presidency and not Atta Mills as an individual consequently the NDC must rule and not Atta Mills.
Poor John Atta Mills, let us wait and see what stuff he is made of.
One thing though. He really needs the support of all Ghanaians.