Opposition politics in the hands of the mischievous can be interesting and even thrilling.
In Ghana, the largest opposition party has launched a series of activities all of which are geared towards giving the government a bad name and of course hanging in the public space.
The programmes would come in varying moulds with appropriate titles. While some would be glaring partisan manoeuvres; their intentions clear, and others on the other hand would be cleverly packaged to hide their telltale details.
We recall the then NPP flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo’s ‘if the economy is broke fix it’ mantra. Today, the NDC ‘fix the country’ campaign has been launched to create the picture of hopelessness in the minds of Ghanaians. To plagiarise subtly as they have done might not be worthy of a query after all.
For a country which has even under COVID-19 conditions performed the way we are witnessing today, those at the helm deserve plaudits. Such accolades would definitely not come from the ‘fix it’ gang.
Someone remarked recently that “no matter the situation in the country, it is still better than what we went through under the tenure of the NDC.” We could not agree more with the truism.
Ghana is already on the fixing mode following the broken state she found herself when the NDC exited power thanks to the good and discerning people of this country.
The electricity situation in the country has been fixed, the occasional hiccups notwithstanding. Many private businesses which went under have been given fresh lease of life. Their broken situation has been fixed.
The free SHS policy, the ambitious programme which has afforded countless Ghanaian children who could have otherwise missed out of senior high school education, is waxing stronger. It is instructive to recall that those who are on the so-called ‘fix the country’ trail did not give the policy any dog’s chance of success.
Even at the height of COVID-19 pandemic, based on science and data the President decided that schools reopen. The ‘fix it’ gang opposed the decision claiming that the children were going to die.
The decision paid off and the consequences of which are clear from the results posted at the various levels.
Our degraded forests and water bodies are on the verge of being restored to their previous states as the President declares a campaign against illegal mining.
Our economy even at a time when advanced economies are struggling under the weight of the pandemic is one of the best performers both on the African continent and elsewhere.
The agricultural policy is doing well and food security is becoming more entrenched as we export food crops to neighbouring countries.
An administration under which renowned vehicle assembly plants are pitching camp should be one with an alluring advantage which inures to international trade.
We have come a long way from the days of brokenness, the state in which Ghana was handed over to President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.
We know the difference between a country which requires fixing and one which is already being fixed and at an expedited pace.
What needs fixing in this country is the bad politics of the opposition NDC.