Mahama 2013 And The Emerging 2014

A year is dead and a new is born, as the Spanish giants, FC Barcelona

dominates the Laliga with comfort so as Bayern Munich continues to rule the

Budisliga with much comfort but tension continues to mount at the front

gates of Ghana politics, Mahama this, Mahama that, Mahama everywhere making

the name Mahama the most popular in Ghana for 2013.

Dispassionately putting the entire one year under perspective, one would

realise that the Mahama-Amisah Arthur led administration have done a

tremendous work in the first year despite all the challenges and hindrances

brought on it tails by the global economic meltdown and the unpopular

election petition.

Some critics in one way or the other have contributed immensely to the

daily shaping of the administrative walls of the nation for the one year

under review although many were unjustifiable and hypocritical criticisms

expecially by the opposition just to make the government unpopular and

double their chances for a sure return but the intelligence of the

ordinary Ghanaians have prevailed against such cheap propagandist tool

normally used to erode smooth administration and good governance.

A lot have gone down to the good books of our political history in 2013,

the good, the bad, the assurances and the betrayals, the deliveries and the

rhetorics.

A lot of promises were as well made to Ghanaians by the Mahama - Amisah

Arthur led administration, the most resounding one was the popular 50 SHS

to be constructed every year.

But the year is dead and not a single sod was cut to begin the construction

but the hope of several who vouched for the "edey bee k3k3 " mantra are

still alive because to some, Mahama is a man of hope and will still deliver.

The president, to others us deserves congratulations, for showing a great

deal of commitment in the fight against corruption. A canker that has eaten

deep into the fabrics of the society, a canker which most governments had

frown at in the past.

The fight against corruption has been made a top priority and victims are

dealt with decisively without fear or favour setting the precedent for

future references and evaluations.

But it still remains a subject of interest to listen to some arguments in

the media tagging the president and his men as the most corrupt ever and

surprisingly, these clueless commentaries are being led by people who claim

to be politically intelligent and deserve to be compensated with the

governance of this nation. The corruption fighter is the corruption Lord,

funny politicking indeed.

Going forward there are a lot to be done, government must roll out policies

and strategies to assess the functional intelligence of its internal

employees (his ministers and other appointees).

For instance, several contradictory and conflicting information regarding

government and its businesses do sometimes emmates from the outfits of the

information ministry. The glaring ineptitude in the exercise of their

functions keeps dwindling the reposed confidence in the popular " edey bee

k3k3 " mantra which umdeniably brought the Mahama administration into

being.

At times some us watching them from a distance only take embarrassment for

a reward.

The most recent is the statement made by Murtala Mohammed, deputy minister

of information and media relations, accusing Akuffo Addo for sabotaging the

construction of the 50 SHS in the first year as promised. Such statements

may only comfort those with NDC running through their veins but to the

discerning voters who determine who should be president, it was loose talk

and totally misplaced afterall government was never shutdown during the

court proceedings although to some of us it was a needles exercise.

Moving on, those entrusted with the running of the nation must get serious

and walk out of the game called propaganda, we cannot continue to take the

intelligence of the ordinary Ghanaian for a ride just because we have the

opportunity.

The media has become a vehicular tool use to project the image of a

particular government and at the same time use to destroy, the

indiscriminate selection of personnel to discursive platforms relating to

government and its businesses and other sensitive issues which requires

experts knowledge are at times thrown to political sycophants, the

situation turns muddy when some unpolished politicians are ought into the

scene. With little or no understanding of the issue under discussion, they

resort to invectives, insulting people from their grandparents to their

children.

The preponderance of damage being done to the Mahama - Amisah Arthur led

administration requires a swift damage control mechanism from the

information ministry but nothing of that sort is seen . Going forward l'm

sure Felix Ofosu Kwakye and his counterparts will address these unfolding

scenes.

We don't expect them to rebut less privilege and unwholesome accusations

but those with damaging effects should be taken care of.

The opposition must exercise circumspection when criticising the

government, cheap accusations should be relegated from the system.

One of these days l was listening to a radio discussions on the topic

"Mahama assess his appointees" honestly that was a perfect move by the

President to put his minister on track per the performance contract signed.

This exercise is tipped to trigger efficiency and productivity in the

various ministerial portfolios but Interestingly a representative from the

NPP was bold enough to tout the whole process as useless and a joke, infact

l was l amazed and the only question which came to mind was simple, isn't

this exercise better than rewarding services with dog-liked chains which

only balloons our debt?

The indications are clearer, Ghana is rocked with fractious and

contentious interest leading to the reluctance towards the utilisation of

human capacity and intelligence to solve genuine problems facing us.

We appeared to have been be infected with certain level political

selfishness and paranoia only to be seen by the Western world as people

with low intellectual standards as we continue to rock the cycle of

frustrations and heckling only to see others fail.

Letting go all the political deceptions and nuances, we can undo the damage

done to the nation by teaming intelligence genuinely for a better political

course.

Going into 2014, l think the various media houses should be considering

soliciting experts opinion on issues instead of political sycophants who

only talk to satisfy their paymasters.

Such characters are no good examples and must not be entertained.

Going forward into 2014, a great deal of political savviness and mental

alertness is required from the media

In 2014, prolong debate on irrelevant issues must cease, those praising the

government at the point of defaults must review thinking acuteness and

others who wake up only to criticise the government must learn to utilise

their political intelligence appropriately.

Those on a misson on radio to shout, lie and insult should revise their

strategy because the opportunity provided them by the mercy hand of

democracy cannot continue to suffer abuse, criticisms should have a sense

of right purpose and justification.

At the economic front much is expected from Mahama and his men, "realigning

the budget to meet keep national priorities" which is the main theme for

this year's budget is promising, sounds much convincing and comes with

hope, setting the grounds fertile, a sure recipe for economic advancement

in 2014.

Businesses can not afford to take failure from government, Mahama must

deliver, SHS leavers expect much from Mahama. ., market women as well as

the NPP expect much from Mahama and according to Mahama, the real business

starts at 2014 but in the face of the emerging situation, Bible is my

witness.

From; Ivan Kyei Innocent / nanakyei81@gmail.com/0206262717