Ghana has been flooding since before independence.
3,000 dead. 700,000 displaced. $1 billion lost.
Not from hurricanes. Not from tsunamis.
From gutters we blocked ourselves. From waterways we built on. From warnings we ignored.
The rain didn't fail us. We failed ourselves.
Some of my friends in the NPP were rightly riled up by my last post yesterday. Thank you, but I'm not sorry. I'd repeat them.
Did l say anything untruthful? I can't express how l feel anymore?
Didn't the previous leader waste $58m of our hard cash on an iconic pit??
Wasn't SALL disenfranchised ?
Wasn't the dollar "arrested " and "locked " up in jail?
There is so much pain the previous government inflicted on many that needed constant reminders while we were healing, especially when thanks to the true sensitive and rational Ghanaian, we ended it before we ran mad.
Sadly, some elements in the Minority are majoring in theatrics that evoke the feeling of unseriousness especially regarding the latest attempt by wannabes tough guys like lawyer Darko in the case of impeaching the president presidentially absent and Ntim Fordjour’s juvenile tantrums over some drugs.
I didn't think lawyer Darko and his acolytes would sanction the thought and charge against the president , were it even constitutional. I don't think the absence of the president means he is incapable of performing his duties ESPECIALLY when he is representing the country.
Frankly, I'm not sure about the advantage to be gained by the move to impeach the president. They are successfully drawing the NPP further away from the obviously fed up Ghanaian.
Here's my advice,: The NPP leadership should be active citizens and help fight social ills like those dangerous scrap dealers destroying our road infrastructure and exposing us to harm or list a raft of laws that aren't obeyed or enforced and mount vigorous campaigns for citizens to be responsible. Respect for road traffic signs and personal safety when driving can be a good start. This way, they can begin making the party attractive again.
I didn't even notice the president, vice-president, and speaker were all out of Ghana. All is smooth and sailing. SALL is fine. No one is digging pits for $58m. No one is being shackled and shaved off their finances, and no one is giving lectures on how to lock up the dollar in jail. And certainly no renaming of institutions with meaningless titles of deities. Long may it continue.
Why We Don’t Hand Over Petitions: A Lesson in Protest Psychology
1. What happened yesterday with the Minority’s demonstration is exactly why Democracy Hub (#FixTheCountry) does not hand over written petitions.
2. We have learned—intentionally and through experience—that the symbolic gesture of delivering a petition often does more for the optics of the one in Power than for the substance of the protest.
3. That’s why we issue public statements instead. We publish them. We make them accessible to the public. And if anyone demands more, we say: read our placards—they contain all the grievances you pretend not to hear.
4. Yesterday, Stan Xoese Dogbe completely upstaged the Minority’s demonstration. By the time he was done, the faces of the Minority MPs said it all—they looked embarrassed, unprepared, and outplayed. It was a masterclass in how easily a protest can be hijacked when you cede the stage to those you’re meant to be holding accountable.
5. At Democracy Hub, we have deliberately studied protest psychology, media framing, and the choreography of public dissent. We understand that protests are not just about venting anger—they are about controlling the narrative. And in that space, power is visual, symbolic, and performative. Every moment is an image; every image, a message.
6. When you design a protest and hand over the microphone to the very people you are protesting against—or those aligned with them—you risk turning a moment of resistance into a platform for spin. You risk letting your adversaries reframe your cause, dilute your demands, or worse, walk away looking like the protagonists.
7. This is why our strategy is different. We do not hand over our message for private interpretation or bureaucratic burial. We take it to the streets, the people, and the platforms we control. Because for us, protest is not a polite request. It is a disruption. It is theatre. It is resistance.
8. And we will not let it be co-opted.
Shalom
"Let our judges serve the people, for the president who appoints them was an ordinary human being until the people gave him their power. Less than a year ago, that powerful man who could dismiss the petition against the Chief Justice without having to explain to anybody can, today, not appoint a cleaner to the district magistrate court.
"Why?
"He no longer wields the people’s power."
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I would like to express my gratitude to all the peace-loving, freedom-loving patriots and pan-Africanists who rallied around the world on Wednesday April 30, 2025 to support our commitment and our vision for a new Burkina Faso and a new Africa, free from imperialism and neo-colonialism.
Your active solidarity and this demonstration of sympathy strenghtens our conviction that the fight we are waging for a fairer and more equitable world is justified.
We will never bend our backs in the face of adversity; we will stand firm until our peoples are truly emancipated. With you, we are certain that victory over the forces of evil is at hand.
Together, in solidarity, we will defeat imperialism and neo-colonialism for a free, dignified and sovereign Africa.