ECONOMICS DEDATE DROWNED OUT

In the current era of global financial crisis , its amazing how petty politicking has overshadowed the crucial concerns of ordinary people in the electioneering campaign. Instead of the the "clean and issue based" campaign we were promised what we have is the traditional mudslinging and dirty politicking by the 2 major parties. fanned by the media the whole nation is engrossed in the lowest common denominator game of who is doing most of the insulting and whose insult is worst.

NDC LAUNCHES IT CAMPAIGN

NDC LAUNCHES IT CAMPAIGN

...With Huge and colourful media blitz.

IT is probably the biggest media event in the country since the beginning of year.In a strong show of crowd power preparedness for the upcoming General Elections ,the NDC launched its campaign and outdoored their Running Mate.Significantly ,the event witnessed some very positive developments in the party - the return of some dormant and departed former members back into the fold.Also the absence of Former President Rawlings was a further confirmation of the gradually decoupling of the 'big man' from the core of the party.

The infectious John Mahama was the center of attention throughout the day and his speech gave away a little of what he will offer the politics of this country in the years to come.

His statement that Ghanaians should not be tricked into engaging in a futile exercise of trying to compare the mediocre achievements of the two biggest parties but rather chose the party that will take us to our dreamland.

The event undoubtedly re-energised the NDC faithful into a strong resolve to work hard more than ever to haul themselves back into Government .

This media event was the latest of the new campaign climate dominated by slick media savvy party workers that is sweeping the country .This year's elections will mark a watershed in the political culture in this country .

My fear is that we will have an equally competent and independent media to help the ordinary Ghanaian sift real facts from propaganda .It is very easy for a young and under-resourced media industry like ours to fall into the hands of powerful political interests.

...With Huge and colourful media blitz.

IT is probably the biggest media event in the country since the beginning of year.In a strong show of crowd power preparedness for the upcoming General Elections ,the NDC launched its campaign and outdoored their Running Mate.Significantly ,the event witnessed some very positive developments in the party - the return of some dormant and departed former members back into the fold.Also the absence of Former President Rawlings was a further confirmation of the gradually decoupling of the 'big man' from the core of the party.

The infectious John Mahama was the center of attention throughout the day and his speech gave away a little of what he will offer the politics of this country in the years to come.

His statement that Ghanaians should not be tricked into engaging in a futile exercise of trying to compare the mediocre achievements of the two biggest parties but rather chose the party that will take us to our dreamland.

The event undoubtedly re-energised the NDC faithful into a strong resolve to work hard more than ever to haul themselves back into Government .

This media event was the latest of the new campaign climate dominated by slick media savvy party workers that is sweeping the country .This year's elections will mark a watershed in the political culture in this country .

My fear is that we will have an equally competent and independent media to help the ordinary Ghanaian sift real facts from propaganda .It is very easy for a young and under-resourced media industry like ours to fall into the hands of powerful political interests.

BATTLE FOR THE SOUL

The Religionist Lobby in Ghana Extend Their War Into the Classroom The Bishops, Reverends, Pastors, Evangelists, Apostles, Prophets, Prophetesses Prayer Warriors etc in the church crazy nation of Ghana are on the warpath. They are cross at what they describe as “the Godless nature of the new Educational Reform” Apparently the new Education Reform had deleted the ‘Religious and Moral Education’ (RME) course from the Elementary school syllabi. The Catholic bishop Conference of Ghana issued a strongly worded statement condemning the omission. Furthermore they instructed the heads of all catholic sponsored but government assisted schools to implement a strict daily regime of religious teaching. The powerful Christian council of Ghana -which is a pressure group comprising all the churches on Ghana (and is an awful lot of them) - has joined the fray and has demanded the reinstitution of the RME without delay. My opinion on this issue is that the battle is really one to convert young impressionable minds into Christianity. At such a young age it is pretty easy to pump religious dogmas into the heads of people and you’re sure it will stick for a lifetime. I quite remember that my brush with RME during my school days was a dominated by passages from the bible and overt Christian proselytizing. The burgeoning church industry sees it survival in the young ones coming through and it is desperate to lock a steady stream of followers for the future. However what the Religious Zealots forget is that Ghana is a Secular Constitutional entity than guarantees the religious freedoms of all manners of persons with any form religious believe whilst the state maintains a neutral religious posture .However the reality of RME is that it teaches Christianity to young impressionable minds using the platform provided by a supposedly religious-neutral state. Again the threat by the catholic Bishops to compel head teachers to enforce catholic values is taking it too far.

POLITICAL SEASON HERE!!

As a throwback to Eva Lokko it safe to say that we are now firmly and without doubt in the political Season. A season for truckery and traechery, a season for earning and spending,a season for promises and deception, a season for allainces and making enemies. A lot is going to happen ijn the weeks and months ahaed until we elect our next president in 2008. I also expect to see some new campaign strategies never wotnessed in the land before.Its going to be an exciting campaign so brace your self to participate in one way or the other. It is a watershed so do not be left behind ;or the wrong choice will be made for you