The Unpopularity of Mills: NDC’s 12 Steps to Rescue Him

*By Akadu Ntiriwa Mensema, Ph. D.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC is to discuss the seemingly

unpopularity of President Mills among the non-voting population in the country.

During the recent visits to some schools in the Ashanti Region by the Regional

Minister, Mr. Kofi Opoku Manu, it was discovered that most of the pupils

recognized Nana Addo as the President of Ghana, instead of President Mills. In

the Mampong municipality, for instance, most of the pupils mentioned Nana Addo,

former Presidents Rawlings and Kufuor as being the President of Ghana (Ghanaweb

Oct 4, 2010)

I. PREFACE

Oh! School kids

Mills is popular at chop-bars

Where his ministers come from

In Anloga – akpele bars

In Salaga – tuo safi bars

In Anloga, Salaga, Anloga, Salaga

Chop-bar goers happily chorus

“Mame I go buy MILLS one cedi”

Mills is popularly known as SNAIL

Yes, one cedi worth of snails

To add it to akpele

To add it to tuo safi

Oh! Simpa Mills

Your sad story is a sad one

Oh! School kids

You forgot too soon

That Simpa Mills

Adze pa wo fie Mills

Fantes’ gift to the Volta

Fantes’ gift to the North

Broken Fante dokono

Fermented Fante dokono

JJ’s Konongo kaya

At Yamoransa Junction

Atta Mortuary at 37

The confused Swedru child

Tied to the Castle’s dungeons

Tired in the Castle dungeons

II. NDC MAKES MILLS POPULAR

School kids this is the P/NDC

NDC’s POLICIES to remind you

Remind you that Mills is in power

POLICY 1:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will make all head-teachers Ewes

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 2:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will make school staff Northerners

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 3:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will seize toilets in all schools

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 4:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

JJ will rant anti-Millsims in all schools

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 5:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

Konadu will campaign in all schools

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 6:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC elites will disrespect Mills

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 7:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will seize school trucks/cars

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 8:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC foot-soldiers will invade schools

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 9:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will change the names of schools

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 10:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will abort the school feeding program

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 11:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will ensure that parents lack petrol

A reminder that Mills is in power

POLICY 12:

School kids! Yes, Teacher

NDC will force AG to jail head-teachers

A reminder that Mills is in power

Oh! School kids

You forgot too soon

That Simpa Mills

The confused Swedru child

Tied to the Castle’s dungeons

Tired in the Castle’s dungeons

Is the President of Ghana

Hail Snail Mills Hail

*Akadu N. Mensema, Ph. D., is a nationalist Denkyira beauty. She is a trained

oral historian cum sociologist and Professor in the USA. She lives in

Pennsylvania with her great mentor and teaches Africa-area studies at a college

in Maryland. In her pastime, she writes what critics have called “populist

hyperbolic, satirical” poetry. She can be reached at akadumensema@yahoo.com