There is a saying in Argentina that power is like drinking gin on an empty stomach. You feel dizzy. You get drunk. You lose your balance and you end up hurting yourself and those around you.
A practical demonstration of this could be seen on the proposal by the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to parliament, asking the Honorable Members to designate August 4, as Founders Day and September 21, as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial day, both days are to be observed as public holidays.
If a day a political party was formed could be declared a public holiday, then the day we lost a sitting president, deserves recognition, aside the annual public lectures.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), since the passing of Prof. John Atta Mills, have not fought to preserve his legacy, as they have shown to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Ghanaian hypocrisy is the worst, one could find anywhere on the surface of the earth.
On that fateful day of February 24, 1966, when Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown, for one month Ghanaians jubilated. Everything in their wake that belonged to Dr. kwame Nkrumah. Was either burnt or pulled down. For more than a week, books belonging to Dr. Nkrumah, was burnt at the Trades Union Congress.
The wild jubilations was not planned, forced by it was genuine, a weight was lifted off the shoulders of Ghanaians, today, for political reasons, some people are behaving as if, Dr. Nkrumah’s overthrow was a bad omen for this country.
This year, July 24, marked five years after the passing of Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. A coincidence, you might call it, whiles Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, Mills died on July, 24. The funeral of Prof. Mills was the only time that we shed our usual crocodile tears.
Days after his passing, a lot of people shared their intimate moments with him, as well as their experiences, this accounts were often accompanied with tears. Indeed, my good self, I shared a tear or two, but ask me, what I have done, since his casket was lowered into the ground.
The party that he led into the 2008 crucial elections has not shown enough good fate. His final resting place, the ‘asomdwe park’, was left unattended, sparking waves of calls and agitations, after the NDC lost power last year.
I have sometimes wondered why these Danquah-Busia surrogates will not stop trying to rewrite the history of this country to favour their forebears. This country, cannot afford to be taken a step forward and two backwards. Ghanaians don’t mind, observing twenty holidays in a year, but the holidays, must be relevant to the national discourse.
Muslims in the country, have been advocating for two days, when celebrating the Eid-Ul-Adha, a day is not enough, considering what Muslims are expected to do. You cannot observe the holy sacrifice in a single day. The incessant calls have fallen on deaf ears, since ex-president, Jerry John Rawlings, did Mulsims in the country the honour by granting them the much deserved holidays, on the occasions of Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Adha.
President, Akufo-Addo, did not find it necessary to consider the request of Muslims, but instead is on a frolic of his own, to honour the memory of his forebears. For some reason, it seems like my Nana Addo and not the New Patriotic Party, badly wants to make his uncle and father national heroes.
It is clear, president Akufo-Addo, is on a mission to impose his family on us and the national psyche. He is doing everything possible to re-write the history of this country, with his family members, playing leading roles.
He started by appointing everyone in his family to serve in his government, but he should remember and all those appointed should also remember that, they should enjoy it, while it is hot. The day, he will leave office, is the day, members of his family, will begin to realize what mistake, he made by giving them appointments.
Since independence, from the first republic to the fourth republican dispensation, the only time, a sitting president, had passed on, was in 2012. It is my prayers that, such a calamity never befalls this nation, as it is one of the most painful experiences, any nation, will have to go through.
We are not celebrating the memory of president Mills. Every year, some few loyalists of his, will gather, invite someone to come and give a lecture and that is all. If August 4, is worth observing and Members of Parliament are being called upon to help legislate the day as a public holiday, then we can certainly do more for President, John Evans Atta Mills.
A country that does not recognize its heroes, it is said is not worth dying for. President Mills, like any other human beings, had his bad sides, but he loved his country and his people. He was a rare breed of politician, the kind Ghana will never have. We are all witnesses to what is happening to innocent Ghanaians, whose crimes are that, they are perceived to be members of the National Democratic Congress. They are being dismissed from their jobs, without anyone to speak for them.
When Prof. Mills, took over in 2009, District Chief Executives were urged to stay on, some heads government institutions and agencies remained at post for nine months to one year. The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD was only relieved of his post in 2013. If as a country, we cannot celebrate this man, then indeed Ghana is not worth dying for.
It is obvious the holidays are too many and so we cannot add another one, but at least we can do more for the good Professor, than we are currently doing.
I already know that president Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party hate Nkrumah. The NPP is free to do that, but they must not also destroy themselves and divide the nation, just to prove to the world hate him.
What the country needs to settle once and for all on who founded Ghana is wisdom – political wisdom.
I am no longer troubled that some of us who should know better are still drinking gin on an empty stomach and getting dizzy.
As for the members of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), the least said about them the better. They don’t deserve any sympathy and empathy, as the problems of Nkrumah, is all because they fail to unite.
Source: the herald
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haha haaa hahah! Keep on dreaming. Keep on tickling yourself. The man has a whole Oil drilling platform named after him in T'di. A prominent high street in Accra named after him as well. And oh! his influence even when he was no more, was brought to bear on the naming of Asomdwe park. A whole junction at Ofankor "residential area" has his name too. Aaaba! The Herald ! please we cannot afford anymore holidays. The Prof. did much more well for Ghana as a tax exper and teacher but as for his short record in office as president di33333, it's not impressive to have a holiday in his name wai!
Why do you even bother yourselves to answer to this fo*list paper's demand? The president is not answerable to the ndc so they can go to hell. They don't have the power so must ***barred word*** and Ghana doesn't belong to them else they wouldn't have suffered this humiliating and massive defeat Ghana belongs to Ghanaians and the president listens to the people not disgruntled ndc. These ndc people show h*te,e*viness,jealousy and bitterness in everything they do. They can celebrate but not Ghanaians, thank God the 4 ndc regions showed they can't give them power but can give them gargantuan defeat, ndc I'll stay in opposition forever. Prof. Mills people want jobs not holiday so that is what the government will give them. Ndc can go to hell for they are spent force.
Ghana will continue to be in darkness as far as ***barred word*** constitute about 90% of it population. Sometimes it pains me that I'm Ghanaian. Any ***barred word*** talk to elderly person anyhow. Prof. Mills didn't do anything for Ghanaians? it is his time that single spine came. I don't want to sound political but youth need to show respect to him is due. Can you insult your Father No, but because of politics you are insulting people fathers and not just Prof alone but other dignitaries, your parents can never reach the level of Prof.Mills or even Nana Addo. Nana Addo has Prof. Mills phone number before he died so they themselves they are friends so why you out there hating each other. O yes the Bible said lack of knowledge my people perish is very true.
Reproducing this Six months after Atta's anniversary doesn't seem sensible. Why did the NDC and Manama not Institute the holiday for Atta? Use*less paper!!
So the NDC led by Mahama killed Mills. They stayed in power for close to 5 years after killing the poor man and yet failed to honor him with the holiday. Now that they've been booted our of office, the 1diots are asking who to honor Mills with a holiday? In any case, what did Mills do for this country to deserve that? I can say without any shred of regret that the late president was virtually use*less as a president because he was just there, with little knowledge about happenings around him. Didn't they force Mills to jog at the airport to prove his "great health status" when actually he was dying? The NDC can use their monthly clean-up days to honor Mills if they so wish. Such rubb*ish!
Ask him. What did Mills do for Ghana and even as a president, his orders to Betty Mould-Iddrisu not to authorize the payment of the gargantuan amount to Woyome was flouted and you want a holiday for him? The NDC was in office since his death until January 2017 and found time to loot but not to remember him? Who killed Mills anyway? ***barred word***.
The animals are hurt with jealousy and they are insulting their parents bastard people
Kwaaasia....what did he do for this country.it will rather be a UN day non.sensé
Are Ghanaians serious? With all these ***barred word*** and ***barred word*** holidays we are crying for more. After all these days lazying about we will go with bowl in hand begging for aid. Apoouuuuuuuuuu
Use11ess article..... Tell us who killed Prof. Atta Mills first. The man was killed by his own NDC party people. That is why they NDC cannot honour him.