Politicizing power problems, problematic; it reveals political discrimination and hypocrisy in Ghana – bombshell of a bombshell!
By Benjamin Pulle Niriwa Listen to article
My dearest reader(s), before you continue; I am not trying to create a bad image about any political party or politician. So, I am very real with our current problems here, please. The fact is that, some of you may still not like what is here, but a painful truth is better than a sweet lie that would latter cause you more memorable severe pains. Let us all learn from our past mistakes to help us re-shape our politics for National and International Peace or Unity. Thank you!
You won’t have congratulatory message from Mahama – Haruna Attah to Akufo-Addo
A former High Commissioner of Ghana to Namibia and Botswana, Ambassador Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Haruna Attah, MOV, has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will not receive any concession and congratulatory message from the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama.
In the view of Ambassador Haruna Attah, the 2020 presidential elections were rigged by the Electoral Commission (EC) for President Akufo-Addo, a situation he said makes it impossible for the NDC leader to accept defeat.
In an article on the elections, he stated: “In the just ended Ghanaian Election 2020, many of us who voted are standing with President John Dramani Mahama not to concede to the presumed winner, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo. We do not find that particular competition worthy of such a concession. If Nana Addo and his apologists are waiting for Mahama’s concession and
Part Two: JM must not concede
‘Glamis hath murder’d sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.’
William Shakespeare
Convention
It is a time honoured convention and has served mankind well over the millennia: A “loser” conceding after a fair competition. In sports, entertainment, reality shows, and yes, politics, a fair competition is always followed by magnanimity and graciousness. It is not “by force” to concede and congratulate but a competitor cannot be churlish when the competition has been fair.
But competitions are not always fair and some competitors would sometimes employ all sorts of stratagems to “win” unfairly. In such a situation, the delicate balance of losing and conceding such a loss is upturned, which at best could end in protracted civil disagreements and litigation or at worse, more energetic remedies, that is, violence. It is not an outcome desired by people of goodwill and genuine believers in democracy.
A former High Commissioner of Ghana to Namibia and Botswana, Ambassador Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Haruna Attah, MOV, has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will not receive any concession and congratulatory message from the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama.
In the view of Ambassador Haruna Attah, the 2020 presidential elections were rigged by the Electoral Commission (EC) for President Akufo-Addo, a situation he said makes it impossible for the NDC leader to accept defeat.
In an article on the elections, he stated: “In the just ended Ghanaian Election 2020, many of us who voted are standing with President John Dramani Mahama not to concede to the presumed winner, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo. We do not find that particular competition worthy of such a concession. If Nana Addo and his apologists are waiting for Mahama’s concession and congratulatory message, hard luck – they should start getting used to it, they
JM must not concede: Part Two Glamis hath murder d sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.
William Shakespeare
Convention
It is a time-honoured convention and has served mankind well over the millennia: A “loser” conceding after a fair competition. In sports, entertainment, reality shows, and yes, politics, a fair competition is always followed by magnanimity and graciousness. It is not “by force” to concede and congratulate but a competitor cannot be churlish when the competition has been fair.
But competitions are not always fair and some competitors would sometimes employ all sorts of stratagems to “win” unfairly. In such a situation, the delicate balance of losing and conceding such a loss is upturned, which at best could end in protracted civil disagreements and litigation or at worse, more energetic remedies, that is, violence. It is not an outcome desired by people of goodwill and genuine believers in democracy.