Blame the NDC, not Nana for absence

“I have asked the security agencies to deal decisively with any group persons who would want to disturb the peace and tranquility that we are enjoying in this nation” These words the exact words of Professor Mills, “ NDC President” of the Republic of Ghana who prefers to be called the 'Asomdwehene” and Father to all Ghanaians.

It must be borne in mind that the myopic and spreader of vicious propaganda, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, who, together with one of the body guards of the then candidate Mills, had 'duped' their party of $2,000.00 in respect of the Odododiodoo Bye Election had openly said that Nana Akufo Addo would not be invited by the Castle to any State Function because his political experience is limited to a ministerial position under the erstwhile Kufuor government.

This obnoxious policy had earlier been test run at Cape Coast during the Ogua Fetu Afahye, when the 'NDC State Protocol' was hijacked by the uncouth and arrogant Nii Lante Vanderpuye who had stated on air that the fumbling and wobbling NDC Government would never hand over to the NPP even if the latter wins the 2012 Elections and had personally led a detachment of Police men to physically prevent our flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo from going to greet the President and the Chiefs gathered for that function.

This barbaric and obnoxious behavior was repeated by Ama Benyiwa Doe, the Central Regional Minister who has been accused by the Regional Secretary of the party (NDC) of incompetence, inefficiency, mal-administration, vindictiveness and financial recklessness had constituted herself into a Jupiter on top of her Mount Olympus Residence to prevent the former Information Minister in Kufuor's administration, Asamoah Boateng from greeting the Chiefs and elders who had gathered to mourn the department of Asamoah Boateng's grand father.

This orchestrated and grand design of humiliating and cutting to size top NPP members was re-enacted at Akuapem-Akropong, Akufo-Addo's ancestral home when the NDC State Protocol again forcibly prevented Nana Akufo Addo from going to pay his respect to the chiefs and elders who had gathered at the function to celebrate the Odwira Festival.

Then, at the Presentation of the State of the Nation's Address, the President once again capitulated to the hawks in the NDC led by Koku Anyidoho who had openly said on air that he hates to see the face of ex-President Kufuor. The President's speech which had been prepared in advance, (obviously by Koku Anyidoho) refused to acknowledge not only Kufuor's presence but that of the Chief Justice. The President's later apology meant nothing because when his attention was drawn to the anomaly with shouts of “Chief Justice, Chief Justice” from the Minority side, our President, who prefers to be called “Father to all” was not in any compromising mood to entertain anything pertaining to the office of the Chief Justice. But when the Minority shouted “Dzi wo fie Asem” he turned away from his prepared speech and treated 'the dzi wo fie asem' mantra in his own special way.

But let me refer readers to the 2007 State of the Nations Address when the then Minority walked out on the President as he was delivering his Address. You see, Nana Akufo-Addo's presence, like that of David, electrifies every atmosphere, including gloomy ones. The NDC, like Saul, sees in Nana, a semblance of David, who will bring down their battlements, which they have carved in the mould of Goliath and so must do everything, including even the unthinkable to malign the good name and reputation of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Is it any wonder that Alhaji Bature, who, a few months earlier, had shouted to the highest heavens about the impeccable credentials of Nana, would commit hari-karri and turn round to talk about him in a most demeaning manner.

But why should that bother you? Have you forgotten what the women of Israel said about Saul and David after the later had slain Goliath? The women sang: “Saul (President Mills) hath slayed his thousands and David (Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo) his ten thousands”. Yes, that was what the women said of David. And we, the masses are saying that in terms of popularity, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo now towers far above the lackadaisical, fumbling and wobbling Captain of Team B, with special apologies to Ex-President John Jerry Rawlings.

I throw an open challenge to the President and his men to allow the two statesmen (President Mills and Nana Akufo-Addo) to take a Popularity walk along the principal streets of Accra, and other Regional Capitals to see who is who. But such a walk should be devoid of the visible intimidating presence of Koku Anyidoho, Gbevlo Lartey and others.

You see, the NDC wanted an opportunity to humiliate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, but providence did not allow them to have their way. If the NDC really wanted to invite our Flag-Bearer, the most logical thing to do was to send an official invitation by addressing the card to him. But they did not, because one of their hawks, vampires, vultures, wolves, vicious and hissing serpents, rabid dogs, and greedy bastards had declared a fatwa on Nana Addo that he would be prevented from all public functions under the moribund NDC Administration because the highest credentials he has ever held was that of a Minister under ex-President Kufuor. What a weird and absurd reasoning or thinking! And as Alhaji Grunzah would say, “this is not for your thinking”!

If the NDC State Protocol had addressed the invitation officially to him as Flag-bearer of the NPP, and he refused to honour the invitation without any reason, then, we would have had a lot of explanations to do. But as it stands now, we don't have to dissipate our energy to give reasons. They sent us blank invitations and those invitations were given to members of the party. Na mo haw ne sen?” (What is their worry?) The ideal thing was for the NDC State Protocol to address the invitations to top officials of the party and add a few blank ones. By sending blank invitation cards, the NDC State Protocol had created the impression that every member of the party was equal.

Let the NDC not say that that was exactly what the NPP did when it was in power. If the NPP did that, it was bad, and we don't expect the NDC to follow the same path. But at least, it is on record what the NPP did in its attempt to persuade ex-President Rawlings to attend the Ghana @50 Celebrations. The Government sent a high powered delegation including some members of the Council of State to plead with the ex-President.

You see, the President's penchant to tow the hard line position of his party's functionaries will surely make it impossible for our party officials to honour invitations to national functions. Such events must be devoid of partisanship, for the moment we bring in party issues, then, such events lose their national significance. The mood and manner the President delivered his State of the Nation's Address and the insinuations and aspersions he cast on the character and credibility of our Flag-bearer was a prelude to the dangers that lurk ahead should Nana mistakenly venture into any “state gathering” of the NDC.
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