A BRIEF OBSERVATION ON GHANA'S POLITICAL SCENE

In everyday life, people disagree on almost everything but at the end of the day some agree to disagree. People have varied opinions but not in Ghana's political situation each time an issue of national importance comes up. I wonder whether these political parties will ever have a round-table discussion on the way forward to avoid the unnecessary anxiety and dread it causes among the citizenry.

Ghana is blessed. To enjoy calm enviable to the tension of an African political environment is undoubtedly an achievement in every sense of the word, peace. We have been able to sail through the tides since 1957 and still going through it amidst the difficulties.

Today I want to move on a dire point in our nation’s politics, and that is the issue of political parties. And my main subjects are the NPP and the NDC and the polarization this has caused our beloved country. These two political parties have created a variety of divisiveness amongst the people they govern, and this can be seen as the aftermath of the recent elections.

The relationship between NPP and NDC or any other political party is not diametrical opposition. As a citizen of this country, I see it as a dispute between who has the heaviest propaganda tools to make enough followers. Many people see propaganda as not a matter of concern until they start justifying their reason for voting. Can you?

The latest shift in the polarization of this country is when the NPP boycotted all government-related activities, quite recently the state of the nation address. This was in line with their stance on electoral "irregularities" in favor of NDC.

In Ghana people of opposing political parties prefer to believe their leaders are just and fair even in the face of evidence to the contrary. They want to believe the economy under which they ''live'' in any particular government is the perfect archetype for the development of this country.

Fact is people are still caught up in the NPP/NDC political paradigm. However, my concern is that during times of economic hardship, no doubt the weakest, and most vulnerable in our communities suffer the most. Nevertheless, many people will choose to collaborate with a political party affiliation rather than think of a substantive way of making their lives a priority instead of wallowing in fanatic sentiments.
Well, My problem is that people can’t see the problem. Until someday soon, hopefully.