I salute our humble President John Evans Atta-Mills and urge him on to continue with bravery the running of our beloved homeland Ghana.
Recently, the power struggle within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which has left the party divided amongst itself, should not be a distraction to our already focused President. I say the President is focused because he has shown publicly that he seems undisturbed by whatever confusion is in his party.
Mr. President, the success of your party in the 2012 general elections as you are already aware depends on how well you perform i.e. to what positive level you have uplifted our dear nation. How well you manage our country is also directly proportional to how well you will be celebrated after your tenure of office.
I am aware of how difficult it is to satisfy all your fellow citizens. One great philosopher said “if you try to please every follower as a leader, you are planning to fail”. Definitely and undoubtedly, there will always be a group, a section or a party of people who will always where necessary and even unnecessary not agree with your policies, initiatives and strategies but this should not for once lead you to doubt your managerial capabilities.
You came into office alongside the coming into office of the US President Barack Obama. And let me say whatever strong resistance of policies you receive, Obama also receives. In the Democratic Party (Obama’s Party) there are forces trying to sideline his executive authority as I know your special intelligence may have told you about. The Tea Party Movement is at his (Obama) throat as AFAG, FONKAR among others are on yours but please do not back down on your promises to us. These resistances are not peculiar to both of you but also to many leaders worldwide. We are in difficult times and this has grown the canker of destructive opposition.
Coming back to the power struggle within your party, it is out there and this seems to be gaining grounds that you may not seek a second term. I want to say that if you have considered this as a solution to the problems in the NDC, please Mr. President reconsider this because instead of solving the problems, it would rather put the party divided and in opposition for a long time since your failure to run in 2012 will cost the NDC and if the party loses in 2012, God knows when it will come back. And the interesting thing is, the coming generations of NDC supporters, followers and sympathizers will always blame you for sending their party into opposition because of your maybe right decision.
It is worth noting also that some sections of us (citizens) are using your patriotism, nationalism, selflessness and humbleness as your weakness. To them you look ‘dull’ and too humble but Mr. President remind them of what our National Anthem says ‘… and fill our hearts with true humility..’. For now, they will not see the essence of these qualities in you but as we move on as a nation, you will one day be celebrated.
Mr. President I want to assure you that you have so many discerning followers who are not looking at what is happening in your party or how much noise your critiques make but are interested in your motives which no one doubts and how you put them into action.
Let me end by saying that even the visionary leader Dr. Kwame Nkrumah encountered serious opposition so Mr. President, one step at a time.
