Principles and politics

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• Paul Amuna 12 years ago

  Overall, a good sober reflection on the current state of politics in Ghana although some aspects are emotive and of a personal nature (for which I fully understand).
  
  I look forward to the day our politics and politicians w ...
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  Overall, a good sober reflection on the current state of politics in Ghana although some aspects are emotive and of a personal nature (for which I fully understand).
  
  I look forward to the day our politics and politicians will be devoid of extreme and blind partisanship, tribal egotism, arrogance and the misuse and sheer abuse of power as we have seen with numerous individuals and groups 9some of whom you have mentioned in your article). I for one would not like to see the likes of Asamaoah Boateng, a friend of yours and a fellow Legonite of the 1980s, show his face again in politics, nor do I think the likes of Owusu Afriyie and Awuklu should be leading lights of a serious political party.
  
  By the way, if we chose to go back to Nkrumah and Dankwah's Ghana, I agree, ours would be a truly different and successful nation if we left the ideological nonsense and tribal "supremacy" out of it. What Martin Amidu has shown is that you can ride on your principles in politics, become poor and still hold your head high.

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• CHIEF EXECUTIONER 12 years ago

  Tsatsu compromised his ideological beliefs and intellectual principles in pursuit of Ewe hegemonic political power.

  Tsatsu compromised his ideological beliefs and intellectual principles in pursuit of Ewe hegemonic political power.

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• Prof Lungu 12 years ago

  You make some very good points about being consistent! Consistency in government is institutionalized through processes that are blind with respect to party, name, origin, social standing, etc. At least most of the time.
  
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  You make some very good points about being consistent! Consistency in government is institutionalized through processes that are blind with respect to party, name, origin, social standing, etc. At least most of the time.
  
  
  That is what we expect of a nation of laws, vice a nation ruled by "men".
  
  Clearly, that was what President Obama wished for Ghana. Lately, he, and many people in the US may wish the same for the US, but that is another matter.
  
  We are not sure we agree with you when you say that "...The judge who authorizes the wrongful payment of a judgment debt betrays his country nearly as much as the politician who wrongly pays it just as the newspaper which fails to expose the inconsistency is an accomplice..."
  
  We do not think the "newspaper" has nearly as much responsibility, except if the newspaper is an arm of the government. A "newspaper" in private hands is an economic enterprise, you will agree. More important, they may not have the same resources as the government. Alternatively, they may be persecuted by the government that controls national resources, including the "bully pulpit."
  
  But, this is not to create "holes-to-hide-in" for deceitful and irresponsible "newspapers". Just to say that a different principle applies to newspapers vs. government officials and agencies of governments.
  
  Thanks for a Ghana-centered essay on such an important subject.

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