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Dear Mr. Government,

It is in much solidarity with our Mother Ghana that I write to you these words. It is a New Year, 2018, and I cannot help but join in the felicitations and excitement that mark the entry into a new year so let me wish you a Happy New Year. I must say, it is redeeming to know that, no matter how fallible we are as humans, diseased with the sinful nature of being selfish, and putting our welfare above others, the Almighty continues to forgive us of our transgressions. On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the 4th Republic of our dear motherland, let me congratulate you, even though it has been a year now, on your historic victory which saw you take up the helms of administration on January 7, 2017. I remember the ecstatic feeling that swept across the entire nation when the bearer of the news of your arrival, Charlotte Osei, came with what was an open secret. Your victory, one I would describe as a zero-sum game, marked the total shattering and disgrace of your predecessor and fiercest rival in this game of ‘politricks’.

Mr. Government, prior to your arrival, you made a lot of promises to the people of Ghana and exhibited an uncompromising valour and determination to fix what had proved to be ‘unfixable’. Inasmuch as our altruistic intentions cannot be measured merely by our words, over this period of your short stay, you have made conscious efforts to actualize your dreams and fulfill the “emancipating” assurances given. Let me express optimism and delight over some of the measures you have put in place to put Ghana back on the path to redeeming her lost glory. To the implementation of your Free SHS policy, let me be honest by saying it has come to alleviate the anguish of the poor students and parents who for the “unholy” conditions of poverty, could not access education to turn their dreams into reality. “Because I know that knowledge and talent are not for the rich and privileged alone and that free education widens the gates of opportunities to every child, especially those whose talents are arrested because of poverty.” These were the words of your leader of government business, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the launch of the programme; I strongly align myself with these sentiments expressed. However, I cannot be wooed by this gesture to the Ghanaian child as I continue to contemplate over how this can be sustained to serve the unborn generation; a certain fear grips my heart over the truncation of viable projects due to how politics continues to blind us on the need to champion a common goal for national development.

Allow me, Mr. Government, to say that your industrialization agenda of the transformation of our economy is one that I must confess, is dear to my heart; this was echoed widely over the entire African continent by our first leader, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. We as a nation must begin to reap fully the benefits of the vast pool of natural resources the Gracious One bequeathed to us from creation; this is a dream the neocolonialists would rather perish than to see it flourish. Let me be clear on this Mr. Government, beware of the neo-colonialists who wish for nothing but to sand the wheels of Africa’s development and their perpetual exploitation of our dear homeland’s resources. Your “Ghana beyond Aid” mantra, I hope to receive the blessing of witnessing it before the Lord calls me to join him in his bosom. I do not envisage its realization to be offered on a silver platter with the neocolonialists still breathing. The 1D1F initiative if executed with all honesty and dedication can free Ghana from the shackles of the neo-colonialists who continue to dictate the prices of our commodities in order to have us continuously depending on them. Let us move past our over-dependence on exportation of raw materials in the coming years and to add value to our resources. Need I remind you that the nation’s continuous dealings with International Monetary Fund (IMF) has left your youthful and working population no chance of contributing their quota to nation development?

Mr. Government, you have resolved to wage a war against the greatest enemy of our nation’s development, Corruption; a war in which there shall be no truce. Please do not relent in the fight against this enemy of ours because it has presented itself as the vilest bane of progress and development. Although I believe that man is flawed in being sacrosanct and void of compromise, you have promised that the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which to you will be the sure way to defeat the enemy, will be manned by a person of “integrity” as you have told us. Now, let me admonish you to be cautious of the people who constitute your existence. I recall one ambassador shamefully saying “I told them when NDC was in power it was Kwesi Ahwoi who was there, now we are in power, so Ayisi-Boateng is here with you. My topmost priority is the problems of an NPP person before any other Ghanaian, take it or leave it.” A disgraceful and unpatriotic remark by a high-profile member of your administration; this, Mr. Government, must not thrive under your tenure.

There are lot of things to be said; however, I wish to keep my words succinct as I believe you have to get back to work in order to get Ghana working again. As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the 4th Republic, let me say it is about time we revisited the ideologies of our founder, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, as well as other past leaders of this Republic to send Ghana to the ‘promised land’. Teach your ministers to live modest lives, to represent the interests of the people and to be patriotic in all spheres of their endeavours. To those in parliament who claim to be representatives of the masses even though they are ‘properties’ of their political parties, warn them not to tell us how much they miss us only when it is election time. I wish you well in the years ahead Mr. Government and keep the vision straight as the sun beam.

Long Live the 4th Republic! Long Live Ghana!

Sincerely yours,

Adjei- Gyamfi Yaw.