Moses A. Katamani: AFTER THE BALLOT BOX

Monday, 19 June 2017

AFTER THE BALLOT BOX

Knowledge abounds in the world, but ignorance permeates society, seek knowledge and let wisdom be your friend. Knowledge is information acquired, but wisdom is your ability to discern or the grace to think through accessible knowledge to take the right decisions.

One organization that drives democracy is political party. Simply put, a political party is a group of people who aim to influence, context, capture or maintain power to govern on behalf of citizens. A party in power desires to maintain itself in power to continue with its policy and programs with a new leader or supporting the leader already ruling. However, a party or parties in opposition make efforts to influence power by bring to the fore, the shortcomings of the governing party and leader, and put forward alternative workable policies and programs which it will implement when voted into power.

At the core of every political party is leadership; and for every political party to stand either in power or in opposition, it will depend on a dynamic strong leadership. A political party needs dynamic strong leadership, because every party has or experiences factionalism and a dynamic strong leader or leadership will be able to effectively build bridges and mend difference to achieve the party’s goals and pursue the national interest.

The questions I would like you to adduce your mind to, as we go into the pulling booth to cast our ballots on December 7th are: Which party is able to put forward well thought through policy or alternative policies which will promote the interest of Ghana, be it infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, energy, social interventions and what you? Which political party portray or is seen portraying unity of purpose internally and externally? Remember a divided house, for that matter political party cannot stand and by extension build a united nation state.

Which presidential candidate is more tolerant and dynamic enough to bring us together as a nation state? Remember there are some leaders who say one thing and do adversely. The examples are around as to see, both in Ghana and in other African countries. Note: a leader who cannot handle power and authority of a party, if you give the power and authority of the country to him/her will divide and abuse us all.

Finally, which party and presidential candidate see us as "we the people" and not "we and them" or "we and you". I want to emphasize that no party can rule effectively and bring development to all sectors, region and district, if they cannot see us as "we the people." Sometimes, remember they may do something, but might be only for representative purposes.

Let's be careful to listen to all political parties, their policies and programs for the development of the nation, but most especially the leader and leadership or the presidential candidate who when voted into power will lead us for the next four years and bring his leadership style to bear on as all.

#KambelGhanaForPeace #IStandForGhana I stand for dynamic strong leadership and a unifier. There is more to come. God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.