"EX-GREEDY' CAUASES PUBLIC ANGER

AS MPs Threaten the Executive Now Ghanaian know the trues colors of majority of our politicians.A bunch of corrupt greedy ,selfish and insensitive group who pretend to care about the people who put them in power. President Mills last week revised the Ex-gratia (Ex-greedy as i call it) payment that was written by the disgraced former adviser to Ex president Kuffour. This did not go down well with both the former and current Parliamentarians and government official who will benefit from it and a lot has been threaten since. Led by the chief stomach politician, Freddie Blay ,former deputy speaker and MP in the last parliament these group of beneficiaries have threaten to institute a legal action against the President for what they consider as an unjust and unconstitutional action by the president. The current parliamentarians especially those in the NPP opposition have either publicly condemned the downward revision or or quietly supported and given moral support behind the scenes. the NPP with the notable exception of P.C. Appiah Ofori are also threatening to cause problems for the the executive thorough "constitutional blackmail. (Un)Surprisingly some members of the ruling NDC are said to be angry about the action of their president are grumbling and wishing for a reversal of the decision. These insensitive politician are impervious to the angry public outcry against their excesses. The public mood is that of anger and some members of the the suffering Ghanaian populace are so disillusioned they have threatened not to vote again since all the politicians from both sides are the same.

GHANA ON THE BRINK

Thanks to the NPP Ghana is slowly tiptoeing into a conflict situation Are you not ashamed by the actions of the NPP in the aftermath of the Run-off? You seem to notice all the misdemeanor of the NDC but blind to all the infractions of the NPP. There were independent (both local and foreign ) reports of serious irregularities in Asante region perpetuated by the NPP. There even attempts by the NPP to doctor the results of three constituencies in the KMA area. There was even a case where one constituency (Manhyia) recorded a turnout of above 95%. NDC election monitors were beaten and prevented from doing their jobs while media personnel who were perceived to be sympathetic to NDC were harassed. In the Volta region where the NPP is disputing the fairness of the polls , the NPP government sent an unusually high number of military personnel to the region while in some communities helicopters landed in polling stations. In some places police brutalized and intimidated voters. Wilie i accept that the NDC is not made up of angels ,we have been led to believe that the NPP was. Their action has dismayed many people who liked them for their rhetoric of rule of law and respect for human rights. But what has happened on the last few days has actually afforded Ghanaian to see the true colors of the Danquah-Busia tradition.The regional chairman of the NDC in the Ashanti region was attacked by Their action has dismayed many people who liked them for their rhetoric of rule of law and respect for human rights. But what has happened on the last few days has actually afforded Ghanaian to see the true colors of the Danquah-Busia tradition.The regional chairman of the NDC in the Ashanti region was attacked by matchet and club weilding NPP hoodlums in his house. You are calling for Prof Mills to concede when indeed he is claerly in the lead and romping to victory. Arent you afraid of what the NPP is bringng upon Ghana? just this morning it took the vigilance of some lawyers to stop the NPP from placing an injunction on the EC restraining it from doing its work.

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.