How Kufour and the NPP betrayed Ghanaians

Anytime I hear Kufour and his bunch of henchmen try to sound as though they are on top of the energy crisis and other pertinent national issues, I go crackers. I have been wondering if these villains do not have any shame at all. My counsel for them is to cease deceiving Ghanaians and start preparing their handover notes, as the NPP is a forgotten choice to retain power in the 2008 election.

Going down memory lane, nobody will dispute the fact that the euphoria that greeted the 2000 election clearly demonstrated the goodwill and support the NPP enjoyed among Ghanaians who desperately needed a change of government but were clearly oblivious of what they were fighting for.

Seven years on, nothing has changed. Deceptions, looting of state coffers for personal aggrandizement, sacrificing the national interest, hatemongering for people who dare challenge them on policy issues, tribalism and mediocrity have become the hallmark of the administration which boasted they had the men.

Kufour tells Ghanaians solar energy is too expensive an option for the Ghanaian economy but a trip to Hotel De Wawa reveals solar energy could be very economical when it is to power the privately owned Hotel De Wawa, purchased through dubious manipulation of state institutions.

A report with a detailed analysis on the current energy crisis which is due to be released soon indicts the president for taking Ghanaians for a big ride. I am very much interested in that part of the report which assesses the total energy output of the number of solar panels available to Hotel De Wawa. Indications are that the total energy output of these solar panels could power a quarter of the traffic lights within the Accra central business area where there is always chaos whenever there is power outage.

A couple of weeks ago, there was a fatal crash at the Mental Hospital intersection as a result of the outages. Investigations into the said accident revealed that unfortunately some of our mentally deranged brothers also take advantage of the situation to direct traffic and beg for money, as is the norm, but in the process end up creating confusion on the roads. It is a common sight now in Accra to see between 5-10 young men at similar intersections around the city these days wielding tree branches directing traffic whenever there is a power outage.

The question is ‘does the president care about the life of the ordinary Ghanaian from whose sweat he rides around in town in huge convoys unimpeded?

Bush, Blair and the queen of the moribund empire who prop up a mediocre president for political expediency should have sympathy on Ghanaians and come to our rescue with some energy backups. Ghanaians are suffering too much and the gains made in the previous regime are being eroded very fast.

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