We have needed to have this talk for a long time.
It’s about time we sat down and checkmate ourselves as Ghanaians - frankly I don’t know what in the Name of GOD is going on under the guise of politics and campaigning.
What the hell is going on? Why will people fight among themselves and hurt each other just because its elections time? I’ve had just about enough of it... and I am absolutely sure that you have had enough as well.
I'm pretty angry. I'm at my wit's end. Saying I’m pissed off doesn't even begin to explain how I genuinely feel right now.
My mood is somewhere between annoyance and sadness.
Why have we allowed ourselves to be used as pawns by politicians in their quest for power?
As I was busy on my usual ritual of catching news updates on StarrFMonline.com, citifmonline.com and myjoyonline.com I couldn’t for the life of me understand why someone, our very own, a fellow Ghanaian, had lost a finger in Asunafo South as a result of clashes between members of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress. (myjoyonline.com)
On the same day, clashes in Weija-Gbawe constituency between the NDC and the NPP had left a young man with face injuries. (starrfmonline.com)
Why do we resort to such levels of chaos? Why?
I'm sincerely baffled.
And frustrated.
And sick to the stomach.
Every election period is littered with stories about someone doing something as blatantly irresponsible as beating people and inflicting wounds on them.
What sort of thinking will result in a security guard losing his eye in a reprisal attack? What kind of thinking leads to the destruction of state/community property?
We’ve allowed politicians to think of us as poor people living in a stinking pot that they can pick up to use as dummies at their own convenience.
We need that to stop. We need to shut the politician and his selfish interests up.
Despite our many differences, our country is a grand experiment in bringing people of different backgrounds together, not sparing against one another.
Which is why it is foolish for anyone to take up arms and fight for a political party, and even more foolish to believe that the political party they are ready to lose a limb or two for, cares about them.
We have no one to blame but ourselves, because these are the people who know we will vote them into office come hell or high water.
This can go on and on, but the main purpose of this piece is a reminder that:
You're more than a politician's puppet. You're more than a political party's force of darkness.
You have a voice! You have the power to decline the politician’s ridiculous offer to go create mayhem, no matter how tempting the offer.
We're all faced with a historic occasion in the upcoming elections and we can't afford to throw this country into total anarchy and chaos.
We have a responsibility to get to the bottom of the stinking attitude of these irresponsible people who fight and destroy property, and not only determine who they are but also to apply the appropriate sanctions on them.
Those responsible for every grain of gross misbehavior in our political process, and those who might contemplate similar moves in the future, need to understand that such actions will have consequences.
If we don't stand against this sort of madness, political parties will forever be grateful to us for giving them the platform to use us for their political gains.
Let’s make Ghana a better and a referenced point for all countries - because the pockets of violence we experience in the run up to every election and how some political parties think of a section of our youth as puppets isn't what the founders of this nation envisaged for us.
If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.
Source: Nana Aba Anamoah
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nana aba well spoken am really touch.
you have always been frustrated lol ofuiiii liar
Say to their faces when you meet them on your shows. Let them feel bad about what they are doing to our youth.
DIDNT WANT TO COMMENT.NANA THX FOR SHARING SUCH THOUGHTFUL IDEAS. WE HOPE OUR POLITICAL ELITES WILL PICK STH OUT OF IT' AND YAW??HMMM THESE ARE THE LOW LIVES THAT THEY BUY THEIR CONSCIENCE WITH ONE DOLLAR AND GIVE THEM GUNS TO KILL THEIR OWN PARENTS AS IT HAPPENED IN LIBERIA ETC.
During the NDC campaign for obuobia last week we didn't here any NPP member going there to cause trouble but illiteracy has made the guy in NDC to be bought by small cash so they risk their life for the party and therefore went to look for trouble during NPP campaign at Julicart spot. Lets wise up for good cos those polliticians wont let their children do that. Jms sonn is somewhere Dubai chilling and learning whiles u are selling brukina in traffic but yet risk your life for some peanut.
Her name is Nana Aba and not Nana ama wai. Lets wise up and stop this dirty politics . AS for that Yaw who made that senseless comment lacks one thing which is common sense and his illiteracy is like the olden days so no wonder such comment comes
Yaw what are u talking about. NLM time we killed ourselves so in this of advancement in every sphere of life we should not be suprise about what is happening. No wonder we cut tape to commission toilets and publish presentation of television to communities. When other places they commission space crafts and missiles
Majority of ghanaians do not have vision in life so they follow politicians blindly. Politics is now business, why should i die for someone's business?
lets pray to the Almighty to help our beloved country. is quite pathetic to see our people fighting each other just for someone to go and sit under a well furnished air conditioned office embezzling the nation funds. My people let grow up and stop this unnecessary fights, we are one people one nation and most importantly we only live once.
i shall your frustration Nana.