OPINION
Politricks Is
The Play’s
Title. Ghana
Is The
Theatre
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by Okunupa Nana Kwasi
It’s all polictricks”, a friend once
said to me. “It’s all games, my
brother. They’re on the same
team against us – the populace”
he added. Another election
year is upon us. As the political
parties put it “we’re gearing up
for the general elections”. To them
it’s always about the populace
queuing up whether rain or shine
to provide jobs for them with the ballot papers
provided them. “It’s your civic responsibility”
becomes the mantra for the day. I thought
paying taxes was more of a responsibility
than choosing who leads us? But of course as I
have come to observe, that mantra isn’t meant
for us all – it’s meant for party sympathizers.
This is a subject most populace shy away from.
They either don’t want to comment on it due
to their political affiliations or simply because
they’ve had enough of the theatrics associated
with politics in our part of the world. We run
a very different kind of politics in Ghana. One
that is filled with inaccurate information,
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This practice
has been
skillfully
woven into
our socio-political
fabric such that
expectations for
campaign songs
are rising every
election year. ”
misguided utterances, counter accusations,
sentimental
statements,
inconsiderate
comments and a barrage of insults. Whenever
a political party comes up for discussion, it’s not
about implemented policies that are tabled but
rather a number of the listed assertions above.
What about policies, does the voting population
truly care about policies or it’s all about the
adrenaline rush they get when their fanaticism
is challenged? Certainly nothing matters more
to the Loyal Ladies of NPP than an opportunity