HOW PROPERTY-OWNING DEMOCRACY WORKS

>>>> As taught by the NPP NPP always prides themselves as the party of industrious and hardworking types and never fail to point that they champion what they refer to as "property-owning democracy". Some commentators and analyst have wrongly interpreted this to mean that they believe every citizen could earn their property if they worked hard in the enabling environment they will create while in government...or at least that was the narrative from the ideological czars of the party. This went down well with many Ghanaian who are largely by nature hardworking,enterprising, and industrious group of people.Ghanaian genuinely believed that if for nothing at all a lot of opportunities will be opened to them to begin to earn real wealth through honest handwork and industry. the rhetoric beginning of their reign in 2001 went down very well and created a positive buzz in the business and economic community. peoples spirits were raised by slogans like "private sectors as the engine of growth" ,"Golden age of business" etc that were floating around all over.admittedly this raised the spirits of many Ghanaian and people were ready to grant the government the goodwill to take certain difficult decisions. for instance people actually clamored for increment in the the pump price of fuels when we were all told that it was a necessary act to put our economy on a sound footing. As the government survived a first term and won a second term it began to slowly but steadily show Ghanaians the real meaning of the Property -owning Ideology. What this ideology turned out to be was a deeply corrupt system of patronage, influence peddling corruption and property grabbing in all aspects of our lives. All forms of government action were used to enrich a selected few (Few, because being an ordinary member of the party did not open the doors the property) from the ruling party. Government policies, expenditure, and action were used to enrich these few “chosen ones”