NOW WE CAN STOP COMPLAINING

....MILLS THROW THE GAUNTLET TO THE YOUTH I have enormous respect for the president and this has been strengthened by the decision of the professor to appoint many young people into ministerial and governance positions across the board.And when i speak of young people , i dont mean fourty- somethings who have been around forever, but relatively inexperienced and fresh people. This is something most of us have been agitating for....give us a chance to prove ourselves.It seems it was something the president has given a lot of thought and deliberately gave these young men and women a chance to show what they can do.Never in the history of our country has so many young people have been given a chance to prove themselves in positions of authority.The likes of Okudzeto Ablaquah, and James Agyenim Boaten would not have stood any chance of getting an appointment getting such high profile appointment in anyone's government except for that of prof Mills. Even at the risk of incurring the displeasure of hard core party members mills has bravely given the chance to some very young people. The other day i watch a group of angry NDC members berating the president for appointing a 26 year old man as a DCE.i thought that was brilliant decision b the president. Now these young must become ambassadors or the youth of Ghana and dispel the wrong notions crafted about young people. Their elevation to these positions is an opportunity in three generations and their performance will determine whether the youth get another chance to prove the young people are indeed better at some things that we are given credit for. Not only young people have benefited from the Mills revolution but women have also been given the opportunity to influence decision making at the highest level.

100 OF TENTATIVE CRAWLING

Most people really wish president Mills very well in his bid to prosecute his change agenda. Mills is a likable character and has the outlook of an underdog... a humble underdog at that. Most people are inclined to have a soft spot for underdogs and mills has an excellent underdog profile in the Ghanaian context. but inexplicably Mills did not get the honeymoon and goodwill that new governments get in the beginning of their reign. perhaps a reflection of the impatience of LONG SUFFERING citizens who are simply tired of the ebb and flow of hope and frustration with each change in government . After 100 days, the jury is still out on the real achievement of the mills govrnement but whta most of us keen observers hav sen is that this goernemnt will adopt a delibrately brooding style of dong things. Mills seems not to be in any hurry to take any decisions or actions . This irks both critics and supporters alike. The supporters are angered especially by the unwillingness of the president to wrestle control of the state and its machinery from the operatives of the previous government. Another worrisome feature of the mills government is his choice to remain silent and lock himself up in the castle . Over the last 3 months Mills has been president his profile goes up and he appears to be control and command confidence whenever he speaks to the media, but this rarely happens. The president is extremely media shy and makes me remember one of his statement during the 2008 electioneering campaign , when he declared in an angry tone that "we talk too much". But seriously that is the first and foremost function of a government-to communicate its actions and intention to the populace. However it is clear that Prof. Mills is a honest and thoughtful person and with the right personnel and council he can achieve one thing that has eluded this nation in a long time ,that an honest and clean leadership. for now most can forgive the president , but that will certainly not be the case in a years time.A little bit of tentativeness could be tolerated for now but our legendary collective patience is not infinite.