girl in town

“Uncomfortable is the head which carries a crown” king henri

-William Shakespeare

WE WILL KNOW OTUMFUO and humbly pray that the freedom to refer to Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana as “Nana” – does not in any way demean Otumfuo’s title, but rather make Nana Addo feel at home. her and at ease – he’s an Oyoko like Otumfuo’s good me. This is done for literary purposes. Piaaw!

When Nana Addo landed in Kumasi last Friday, her first visit was Kumasi Airport which was the point of arrival. After inspecting the facility, he was pleased that by next year, planes could leave Kumasi and fly directly to London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Kabul (Afghanistan) – an international airport connecting the main cities of the world.

Nana’s first call from the airport was Manhyia – a courtesy call – and he hinted that he would make the first international trip with Otumfuo to London in January 2022. We pray that said trip does not involve the presidential jet existing – we cannot announce the news of a calamity to our dear King, only to turn around and lament: “Me huuie a nka”. In other words, we are supporting a new presidential jet, or the rental of a safer and more reliable plane or Airbus. Asiedu Nketia may mock the presidential jet gate and make a similarity of heights, but you know US President James Madison was 5ft 4in?

Nana’s vision gave her a rare opportunity to interface with the inhabitants of Asante. He noted, “I am here to show you my gratitude (Otumfuo) and Asanteman for your support in the last election. You have supported the NPP from time immemorial and in the last election without your unwavering support and that of Asanteman for me and the NPP we would not have been in government. Otumfuo’s imperial advice was terse and terse: “If you stay in your office, your attendants will come and tell you what you would like to hear.” The tour will help you confirm what you are being told… I trust you and I know you will honor Asanteman with development plans. In a heart-to-heart conversation, Otumfuo instructed: “… continue to be bold and deliver big for the people.”

Nana introduced Asanteman to two political pillars of Asante who were part of his team: Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Alan Kyerematen, and hinted amid laughter that they had an eye on his presidential seat. Without a doubt, the former had run his Ministry of Agriculture so successfully that there is food in abundance: go to the Bantama market, and you can get a bunch of plantain for 5.00 Gh ¢! The latter had defended the 1 factory in District 1 and succeeded in reviving the dying farms Darko and the Neoplan company.

It’s now no secret that other people lace up their boots to test presidential waters: Dr Bawumia, Boakye Agyarko, Joe Chartery, Konadu Apraku, and Kennedy Agyapong. For us, whoever is selected will be warmly welcomed as long as they remain a member of the NPP! Nana said she was satisfied with the constitutional arrangement of a four-year term and not to hold office for more than two terms. At Assh FM, based in Kumasi, he noted: “The use of the ballot box has contributed to the stability of our country. People believe that if a leader is not doing well, they can vote against that leader in four years. We don’t need a coup to change someone.

“Falasifo” (The Pharisees) had tried to make our eardrums heard that despite massive votes for the NPP by Asanteman, the party (and government) had done nothing for us. Ah, you will say! Routes: go from Kumasi to Obuasi, check Tanoso to Abuakwa; or Kumasi in Kuntenase; and the “interior” road network. You can trust Adwuma-wura Amoako Atta, the Minister of Roads then, you take any project and “they” will say to you: “We started it… we initiated it… we had dreamed of it…” . “They” forget article 35 (7) of the 1992 Constitution: “As far as possible, a government continues and carries out projects and programs started by previous governments”. When the “adwe-ngo” turned into oil, nuclear power plants did not blow their horns to find oil; the nuclear power plant does not take undue credit for it.

“Ate yie ma awere-firi” (Living well leads to forgetfulness). Ghanaians tend to take our peace and prosperity for granted. Do you see what’s going on in Afghanistan? Children under 15 are hiding in the “belly” of trucks to cross the Pakistani border. You will cry if you have a child or grandchild in this age range – or if you are so hard that human blood does not pass through you. And Haiti: people who had escaped from this country and stayed in the United States, Mexico, etc. as “refuges” being returned to the “abandoned” countries. Then Myanmar (Burma): poorly armed “rebels” seeking to overthrow the well-armed military regime which had expelled Aung San So-Kyii. If these countries are far away, check what is happening in African countries whose children are found in our streets: Chad, Mauritania, Sudan… “Why are we so blessed? Congratulate the Muslim leader Imam Sheikh Sharubutu for his exemplary role in addition to all the leaders and religious leaders for the peace of this country.

In traffic, we saw Nana and her entourage leaving Kumasi for the Kwahu Mountains around 10⁰⁰am tuesday. He will be briefed on the impact of his visit to Asante, in particular the easing of the fury that had surrounded the confirmation of his appointment of Sam Pyne as the Metropolitan Director General of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). There had been threats of rejection from Sam Pyne on the grounds that the KMA had accumulated a huge debt over the years, and until it was settled Assembly members were not going to confirm Sam Pyne . Nana had pleaded with the members of the Assembly: “I will ask you to confirm Sam Pyne because he has the capacity to make the work of the debt his first order of the day in office”. On Tuesday, 10/06/21, Sam Pyne was confirmed as KMA boss with over 90% (55 out of 58) of the vote. Glory. But he should think about settling the debt of KMA as the first order of the day, as Nana Addo assured us. The same goes for Kennedy Kankam, having been confirmed by 100% of the 22 members of the Asokore-Mampong Assembly. They should remember, “Uncomfortable is the crowned head,” and be guided by the guidance of Nananom and the Presidency. Hard work! Hard work! Hard work!

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By Africanus Owusu-Ansah