“Let’s unite as a party. I have said this before; I would rather be a messenger in a winning party taking over government, than be a proud General Secretary of a losing party which would be in opposition.”—John Agyekum Kufuor.
I once again write with a heavy heart. My heart bleeds for this nation. The bleeding stems from the fact that this country is gradually being driven into a ditch. The clueless and visionless leadership being displayed by people who glorify mediocrity is ample testament to this fact.
The hopelessness of the situation is simply unimaginable. Many have therefore argued that the country’s only hope is to have a change of leadership in 2016. Like all two-party systems, where only two parties dominate in an election, the only alternative to the Umbrella is the Elephant. But taking a critical look at the happenings in the camp of the Elephant, what I see does not inspire any hope either. The bickering, name-calling and vicious in-fighting do not give a picture of a party ready for power in 2016.
As I mused sometime back, when heavy clouds are gathering and you have clothes hanging on the drying line, the wisest thing to do is to hurriedly remove the clothes. You also hurriedly call your carpenter to fix your dangling roofing sheets, don’t you? Unfortunately, the exact opposite is what we are seeing in the Elephant’s camp. It is when the clouds are gathering and the heavens ready to open that you see them hanging their clothes on the drying line, and irrationally removing their roofing sheets.
Many people, Yours Truly inclusive, may not be admirers of Zu-za, but there is one thing about the party I admire so much. Learning from their past experiences, they now try as much as possible to settle their internal differences. One therefore hardly hears national executives of the party washing their dirty linen in public. But the exact opposite is what one sees in the Osono camp. Take the recent Steering Committee palaver for instance. Wouldn’t it have been smarter if Kwabena Agyepong had simply told the media that he was aware of the meeting but was unable to attend because he was out of town? Certainly, that would have quelled all the media rumours. But Kwabena decided to do otherwise. He went on air to wash the party’s dirty linen in public, fanning the flame of division in the process. The detractors of the party are now clinging onto his outburst and saying that his party was not ready for power.
About Wofa Freddie Blay using DAILY GUIDE to ridicule him, it is my conviction that Kwabena should take Akosua’s cartoons of him lightly. They are what they are: cartoons to create humour. After all, was he not the one who told the world that he was eating fufu as at the time of the Steering Committee meeting? Without a doubt, Kwabena is an avowed disciple of the Great Elephant. His commitment to the party’s cause cannot be doubted. Referring to him as a mole in the party is not only unfair, but also mischievous. I liken calling Kwabena a traitor in Osono to accusing Yesu Kristo of being an agent of the devil. As for the criticisms, accusations and suspicions, they would always be there. It is how one handles them that matters.
I believe the best way to silence his critics is to work on the quiet and win the elections for the party. Otherwise, the agenda 2020 tag would continue to hang on his neck like a noose. Silence, they say, is golden. The media war would not help Kwabena’s cause; neither would it help the party’s. Chairman Afoko knows that fact; that is why he has so far held his peace. Kwabena and the others should take a leaf out of his book. I’m not ashamed to profess that I supported Kwabena’s candidacy during the contest for the General Secretary position. Things have not been rosy for him so far; but I still believe he is very capable of steering the ship to its intended destination. The elements of surprise and unity are exactly what the party needs to win the 2016 polls. As Pa Grant said, “Don’t play with our two weapons—the weapon of unity and the weapon surprise.”
I therefore humbly call upon all members of the Osono family to heed the call for unity and sacrifice, because when the he-goat that does not heed good counsel finds the butcher’s knife at his neck, his only cry is TRAGEDY. See you next week for another interesting konkonsa, Deo volente!
By Agya Kwaku Ogboro
Via: -Daily Guide
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