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.

THE COALITION OF WINNERS

The Great and the Good of the Current Ghanaian Society Tightly Sympathetic to The elitist Sections of the Country In tune with the general trend of our society, a new culture of elitist patronage by the people in power. This presidency and their Strategist have done very well in drawing some very key people in society into its fold. When the president announced the nominees for National Awards this year, one could not help but notice the conscious efforts of the Government to reward and also tap into the popularity some particular individuals.This Government realizes how important it is to appeal to the masses through the patronage of the people the masses adore. They are acute aware of how quickly governments becomes popular through their actions or inaction. So they cultivate the popular figures in society who have a dedicated fan base and influence. The national awards nominees was virtually a roster of who is popular in Ghana. it did not in practice have anything to do with achievement or excellence.

CPP IN A LEADERSHIP CONTEST THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF THE GREAT PARTY

>>> Two men in Pole Position This weekend could prove to a watershed fro thye CPP. At the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (an institution named after the Great Nkrumah, founder of the CPP), the CPP will attemt to launch a renaissance of the party that holds more hope for Ghanaians than any other party. The CPP will attempt to elect a presidential candidate to fight the election in 2008.