President Mahama to address UN General Assembly on September 25

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• Adu Asamoah 2 months ago

  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 196 ...
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  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 1966 coup, supported by sections of the military and external forces, ended his vision prematurely.
  
  
  
  2. The Rawlings/NDC Era (1981–2000, later 2009–2016):
  
  Jerry Rawlings rose first through military intervention, then transitioned into democracy, founding the NDC, which carried elements of Nkrumah’s socialist vision.
  
  The NDC positioned itself as the inheritor of CPP’s legacy.
  
  
  
  3. The UP/NPP Tradition (Busia, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo):
  
  Rooted in the Danquah-Busia political tradition, the NPP sees itself as liberal-democratic, market-oriented, and the opposite of Nkrumahist socialism.
  
  Whenever in power, the NPP reframes or abandons NDC-led projects.
  
  
  
  4. The Cycle:
  
  Each party spends years undoing the other’s work instead of building on it.
  
  This creates developmental instability — a kind of “reset button” every 8 years.
  
  
  
  
  The Big Question:
  
  > Should Ghana “hand over” to the Danquah tradition (NPP) again after NDC has reset?
  
  
  
  That’s really a question of trust and lessons learned:
  
  If history is “repeating,” then Ghana risks another cycle of dismantling and rebuilding.
  
  If Ghanaians want continuity and stability, they might prefer sticking with one tradition long enough for policies to mature.
  
  But if the ruling party becomes complacent or corrupt, voters often swing to the opposition as a form of checks and bala The deeper issue may not just be who governs (NDC or NPP), but whether Ghana can break the cycle by demanding:
  
  National development consensus (projects that no party destroys just because it’s “not theirs”).
  
  Accountability without vendetta (holding governments responsible, but not erasing progress).
  
  A long-term vision beyond 8-year cycles.
  
  
  So the real challenge is: Will Ghanaians continue the cycle of reversal, or demand collaboration across traditions for the sake of the nation’s future?

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• Stephen Donkor, New York. 2 months ago

  OH NOOOO!
  GHANA UNDER “JOHN BENTUA MAHAMA” IS BACK TO OBSCURITY AT THE WORLD STAGE? NO ONE IN THE WORLD TAKES NDC SERIOUS, AND THAT IS SO SAD! I’M TALKING DIRECTLY FROM NEW YORK! I KNOW THE TRUTH AND WHAT’S AT STAKE ...
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  OH NOOOO!
  GHANA UNDER “JOHN BENTUA MAHAMA” IS BACK TO OBSCURITY AT THE WORLD STAGE? NO ONE IN THE WORLD TAKES NDC SERIOUS, AND THAT IS SO SAD! I’M TALKING DIRECTLY FROM NEW YORK! I KNOW THE TRUTH AND WHAT’S AT STAKE!
  
  You see! No one in the world takes this Hoombeli rice President serious. Why should the President of Ghana be scheduled to address the Assembly off Prime time? Akuffo-Addo always got the opportunity to address the General Assembly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, the second or the third day of the Assembly’s five day annual session. Wednesdays are one of the three Prime Time or the busiest days of the session. The five days annual session begins with some strong and powerful leaders taken to the podium on Mondays, it culminates the opening session of the conference and speeches by the Secretary General and others who matters.
  
  The President of the United States gets his turn to give his speech on Tuesday, that’s the most important and tumultuous day of the session. Wednesday is also assigned to some dignified leaders around the world and it’s one of the Prime times when most powerful leaders in the world take their seats. Thursday are not as important as Mondays through Wednesdays. Because most of the leaders leave town after Wednesday! Hey I’m a New Yorker and I know what I’m talking about.
  
  What I’m trying to tell Ghanaians is that Akuffo-Addo always got his turn to give his speech mostly on Wednesdays. That feat underscores how dignified and important Akuff-Addo was considered around the globe; as compared to the “BENTUA IS ALSO A WEAPON” Kingpin.
  
  Ghana is supposed to be leader of the African continent and must always be accorded that respect. And here we have John BENTUA Mahama yet again shoved to the corner of Thursday afternoon like how he was once shoved to the Patapaa’s One Corner when he visited the Scottish Parliament in 2015. The NDC leaders lack the respect that should be accorded Ghanaian leaders on the world stage because nobody takes them serious. I expect Ghanaians to get themselves abreast with the facts. The NDC can’t make any meaningful changes in Ghana’s development, the world knows that but most Ghanaians are yet to be aware of this open secret.
  
  I SHALL RETURN!

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