Dear Dad, my heart deeply aches on this your death anniversary, 28th of August 2024. I am totally dismayed by the scandal-laden H. E Akufo Addo misgovernance parade.
I cannot in good conscience support the Danquah-Dombo NPP rubble-rousers even though intimidating policemen came to point guns at my gate. Neither will I vote for NPP as currently formulated with self-seeking corrupt intellectuals and itinerant hoodlums at it’s core, even though they falsely call themselves Patriots
I utterly do not care for their sad, divisive, embarrassing and ridiculous revisionist tribal agenda and digitization mantra as though it were gospel.
“They do not do what they say
What we have seen them do
Is not what we heard them say
What we see is:
Back pedaling
recycling old with new things
That we know they will not do”
They have done violence to integrity in governance and capsized the economy with inept management and a pompous sense of entitlement as though Ghana and it’s resources belong to them for their perpetual benefit.
Nkrumaist should hold their horses. Self- centered NPPist cannot even rally around K.A Busia, as the author of ” democracy in freedom” they claim to have adopted. They do not adhere to the norms or ethical values in democracy Busia held dear, using common humanity as a basis for equittable grassroots governance and systemic progress.
What exactly is the point of enraging Nkrumaist with Akufo Addo’s founders’ diatribe and Napo’s “Your Nkrumah” disrespectful snub at a time of their engineered national economic crisis?
It is Ghana’s current pitiable dependence on IMF monetary sustenance and IMF supervisory dictates which should be the focus of attention. This aftermath hollow bragging of economic prowess which crowned Dr. Bawunia as incompetent, self – acclaimed driver’s mate instead of an effective co-pilot now re-styled as digital messiah.
This current NPP kukrudu elephant and it’s politically vagabond cadre is an animal unknown to my father, and, he would not support them in my view were he alive. Neither can I endorse the NPP.
There is absolutely no Busia tradition in their dubious selective egoistic operations and historic falsehoods parading as peacocks without authenticity in my father’s name while decimating his image just like the scrawny crumbling unfit statue grudgingly placed at “37 circle” without signage
K. A Busia, the world acclaimed, humble, ultimate African Professor of his era, founded the Ghana Congress party, was elected, and led the Opposition United Party with courage, before going into exile. He was also the Representative of Ashanti and Brong Ahafo and was famous at household level. He became Prime Minister when his Progress party with a symbol of the Rising Sun grounded in African cultural Democratic, ideational and philosophical principles, won the 1969 elections as head of government and Commander in Chief of Ghana armed forces in the second Republic of Ghana.
A jealous and irate H E Akufo Addo who is without the international gravitas of either Nkrumah or Busia has a political identity crisis. Though he fakes a Busia alliance, he wants to have dictatorial power like Nkrumah who is his family’s avowed personal enemy because Nkrumah came on a Danquah invite, he saw and conquered the Independence Presidency which Danquah presumed was his due. But why?
The Ghana political landscape at Independence had two major political figureheads. 1. Osagyefo Dr. Nkrumah who is the pivot around whom we rally for crystallising the essence of nationhood and the African personality. He is our undisputed first President who declared our independence from colonial rule for which he occupies a place of singular high honor not because he is infallible or was a ‘deity who does no wrong’ or was alone in the pursuit but because we give credence to his iconic achievements. AND : 2. K.A. Busia an avid democrat who seconded the independence motion, was not a member of the UGCC and represents intellectual excellence and African democracy in developmental Freedom. He was opposed to Nkrumah not on personal but on ideological and policy grounds because he did not trust socialism/ commimunism and it’s associated tendencies towards atheism and autocracy.
Busia left blueprints for 1. purposeful education in Africa. 2. An African democratic search based on cultural and traditional norms and value systems with Ghana as a model for Africa with a technological developmental focus, to lift the rural poor in a God fearing nation. This is the Legacy he dedicated to the youth of Africa, for which Ghana and the African Union have not giving deserving credit. 3. K A Busia stood stalwart for principles and development of a national character with values as a foundation for nation building. As a Methodist lay Preacher and distinguished statesman with an ideational impetus he did not teach or preach hollow mantras, destructive cathedrals, opulent lifestyles at the expense of the nation or the pick- pocketing of pensioner deposits to impoverish them in a harsh economy
H.E Akufo Addo and his treacherous revisionist cronies at education ministry have even published a political teaching tool for school children which gives prominence to Edward Akufo Addo Snr and intentionally omits K.A. Busia who stategically, in good faith, selected Edward Akufo Addo Snr as Ceremonial President in the Busia government as appeasement but Danquaists are insatiable in their vengeance
Indeed, When did Dombo or Danquah or Akufo Addo snr win national elections in Ghana to form a government or a tradition for which AKufo Addo Snr’s image was circulated to Ghana embassies abroad as though he was an executive President without including Kofi Abrefa Busia who held executive power as Prime Minister.
Dr. Bawumia has also deftly shifted and tagged Busia at the end of Danquah Dombo Busia so-called tradition in his Dombo uplift. NPP is thus trying to erase Busia from his rightful place in history while appending his name to their political misadventure for expedient votes.
NPP’s current construct is ill- equipped for national reorientation and principled leadership which Ghanarequires based on values not a Ghana worshipping corruption as her God and being led by devouring wolves by proxy
Ghana in it’s sorry state needs fundamental moral change not empty slogans of an NPP that pays lip service to Busia while their heart is not in the right place. Their mindset is not sacrificial but grabbing, this is why they have disappointed and failed Ghana.
“Damirifa due oo”, Dear Dad,
You were blessed with a mind profound
And courage to stand
For socio- political freedom and economic justice
Your had a soul to lift the rural poor Alright humility, respect, honor and integrity are values you taught eloquently, so Right
No irrational provocative retelling of the past with their jealous Ire shall stand
undermine, or shift your goodly light
I cannot sit tight as they lie and go Awry
When your great purpose was to shine so bright
That your life could impact even dark knights
So that Peace shall envelope the night rather than Might
God almighty was your guide when it was unduly Blight
In favour, shall you Rise, Amen
If Ghana wants to vote for The Danquah usurpers of the United Party and the newly endorsed digital surgeon, Dr Bawumia who as economic guru was wringing his hands and biding his time for Ghana to become bankrupt so that Ghana can be handed to him on their gallamsey gold platter, to fix , so be it, but, I’m humbly not going to endorse the charade of disingenuity. “Mate me ho”.
For the avoidance of doubt I do not belong to any political party. Thank you.
“Danirifa due due ” dear dad
Dedicated to K .A Busia on death anniversary
Copyright: August 28, 2024
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