Following the Electoral Commission\u2019s declaration of the New Patriotic Party\u2019s 2016 Presidential candidate; Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo as the President \u2013 Elect of the Republic of Ghana, the euphoria that greeted the announcement gave an idea of the joy, relief and confidence that majority of Ghanaians seem to take this result. From taxi and<\/p>\n
From taxi and trotro drivers, market women, shoe shine boys, one cannot help but notice the genuine goodwill and the belief that the much talked about economy will pick up to ease the cost of living of the ordinary person. As humans, there is always the tendency to bounce back whenever there is a setback prompting the popular phrase \u201cfresh start requires<\/p>\n
As humans, there is always the tendency to bounce back whenever there is a setback prompting the popular phrase \u201cfresh start requires new ways of doing things, new ideas and attitudes\u201d. As we count the days leading to the ushering in of the new administration, I have put down these thoughts hoping\u00a0the bodies concerned will heed to them and carry us along as we follow them to chart a new four-year course.<\/p>\n
GOVERNMENT \u2013<\/strong> To our incoming government, you have won a sweet victory which none can begrudge you after coming short in the previous two. As you prepare to roll your sleeves and get to work on delivering a first class government as promised by the incoming president during the campaign, can we get these from you:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n PARLIAMENT- <\/strong>To our dear parliamentarians, our honourables as you gleefully like to be called, I say congratulations to you. As you get ready to take your respective seats in the august chamber, may I ask on behalf of all Ghanaians whether we can hope to get the following from you;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE JUDICIARY \u2013 <\/strong>As the third arm of government, the judiciary has had its fair share of public bashing fairly or unfairly, but as we get ready to welcome a new chapter in the governance of this great nation,\u00a0 can we hope to see ;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION (CSO) \u2013 <\/strong>The general belief is that the media and CSO’s are the fourth estate of the realm. The Ghanaian media landscape is polarised along the two major political parties. Despite this polarisation, we expect them to play their traditional role which is, to keep successive governments on their toes while constantly reminding governments of their social contracts with the citizenry. As we usher in a new government in a new year, can we hope to get the following from you:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OPPOSITION – <\/strong>Yes, losing an election is bitter and painful especially to a government that really believed it was on course to be mentioned in the same breath as the great Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah of blessed memory. We can understand your loss but be mindful of the fact that, every party goes into election expecting two outcomes:\u00a0 a win or a loss. As you take stock of the variables accounting for your electoral loss, can the nation Ghana expect the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Benjamin Ansah Acquaye (acquayeansa@gmail.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following the Electoral Commission\u2019s declaration of the New Patriotic Party\u2019s 2016 Presidential candidate; Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo as the President \u2013 Elect of the Republic of Ghana, the euphoria that greeted the announcement gave an idea of the joy, relief and confidence that majority of Ghanaians seem to take this result. From taxi and From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":276769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[374],"tags":[14466,3,2757,1512],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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