Following the actions and inactions of some of our politicians, I find it very ludicrous and weird to figure out as whether Ghana politicians are masters, or servants. Can our politicians ask themselves either they are masters, or servants?

Interestingly enough, I do hear our politicians talking about good governance, rule of law, probity and accountability, zero tolerance for corruption and a host of others, yet their names are almost always in the newspapers being accused of embezzlement of our little resources. Quite frankly, I find it very disgusting and creepy when I hear our politicians talking as if they are servants.

To my understanding, our parliamentarians come into politics to make wealth overnight to live profligate lives and bully their people. I wonder why they talk as if they are servants. I hate to hear that our politicians think that they are serving the people and therefore they are servants. Let’s have a national debate if indeed they are masters, or servants. This is not a stereotype, there are hard facts and I am ready to debate any politician both past and present on this issue.

People are masters of their countries and boss to their governments. This very concept is hugely respected in any modern state. When anti-colonialism and nationalism swept across the world in the mid-century, their very conviction was to reinforce the status of people as masters, not to remain as slaves to be handed over from foreign conquerors to domestic tyrants.

It is pathetic to say that over 52 years after the country’s independence the “people-master” has no ground. What fill our ears are fallacies, as exemplified by remarks such as “people have to be grateful to the government”, “Government-run media are the exclusive propaganda apparatus for the governments” and there will be no developments for constituencies that vote in opposition”.

These utterances are not only mirror arrogance on the part of the politicians but also indifference of the people. And, these attitudes are the root cause to the many problems in the country today; people’s daily livelihood problems going unattended, communities deprived of basic developmental needs, focus on pressing national issues being shifted on to provocative political gimmicks, looting state funds and preach of property owning democracy, and even unnecessary loss of human lives and properties.

Fools don’t beget wise men. People must come to an awareness of what is going on around them, and what they really want, before they demand progress. I would like to call on all Ghanaians to insist on their right and dignity. Whichever party you belong, this message has to be communicated to the political parties and politicians loud and clear: People are the masters.

To the greed politicians, the status quo must change, Ghana electorates are becoming unpredictable so I wish you to wise-up.


Robinson Asare
Suma-Ahenkro, B/A.