Musician ‘Stabs’ President Mills

The poor governance of the Atta Mills led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has compelled one of its own members and sympathizer, who is also one of Ghana’s musicians, Alex Mensah, a.k.a. Lucky Mensah; to turn his back to the party he fought hard to win power in 2008.

Lucky Mensah, who was an integral part of the NDC’s campaign team ahead of the 2008 general elections, has released a new song titled “Enkoyie”, which literally means things are not going well under the current NDC regime, and it seeks to address the inefficiencies of the Mills’ government and the suffering of the masses who voted for President Mills and his government.

Apart from the fact that the song exposes Atta Mills’ poor government, it is also seen as time to pay back the NDC government following the poor treatment meted out to him after playing a major role in ensuring the party won power.

It would be recalled that despite the role he played to facilitate the victory of the NDC, with his popular hit ‘ Come back to me’, Lucky Mensah had to walk from the castle to his residence in Accra just because he couldn’t afford a trotro fare. This was after he had been denied help by the presidency. Life became so hard for the ace musician such that he could not even sometimes afford three square meals a day.

He has said in his song that if the President thinks all is well with the people, it is a big lie because the reality is that things are not moving on the way they ought to be and somebody closer to him better made him know.

It is quiet surprising to hear this album especially after he has been sponsored on a trip abroad by her Excellency the former first Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings who seriously sympathized with him on the way he was living in Ghana.

Perhaps this is another wake-up call on the president and his administration to sit up and address the issues head-on instead of living with the perception that all is well with the people of Ghana.