GHANA’S ELECTION: It Is Over, So Why Are Some People Still Trying To Create Mayhem? It Is Good Enough That People Know There Was An Election; The People Who Cast The Votes Decide Nothing. The People Who Count The Votes Decide Everything- Josef Stalin

My friend, Manasseh Azuri, a reporter for JoyFm posted on his Facebook wall that, a group of thugs of the opposition party almost lynched him and other reporters who had been sent out to report on the election and the aftermath of it. He mentioned that these group of thugs were wielding different sorts of weapons, and that had it not been for the quick intervention of the security forces who were present at that moment, they would have been hurt or even killed. Their Joyfm vehicle was damaged from hitting by these boys.

As a country, I believe we should all learn to live together no matter our differences. The election is done, and there is nothing one can do about it whether he/she likes it or not.  These types of behaviors are often what stir up civil war in most of these war torn African countries. I don’t think Ghana is ready for that.

We have enjoyed peace and security for years, and we shouldn’t sacrifice that for any political party.  One thing we should all understand is that, the election was a competition, and in every competition there is a winner and a loser. Yes, some agree that the election wasn’t fair because of all that we heard, read or witnessed, but often the government in power has ways of manipulating the numbers to win, and that is what might have just happened in this election.  Nonetheless, these politicians are not worth us sacrificing our peace or security for. In my opinion they are all CORRUPT!

These journalists who were attacked didn’t deserve that. Like everyone else, they were out there doing their job to provide for their families, and there is no reason for them to feel threatened on their jobs. My fellow Ghanaians especially the male youth please refrain from this type of acts. You can’t give-up your future for a politician who obviously doesn’t care about you and never will even if you vote for them all throughout your lifetime.

We have to learn to live together in harmony regardless of our political views or differences because in the end, we are all one people being ruled by corrupt government no matter how you look at it.

Also, our leaders should stop the propaganda, and learn to work together for the betterment of our nation. They should call their supporters to order, so that these attacks on innocent people will stop. We all love Ghana because it is the only and one country we will ever have, and as such we have to protect it to ensure that in the end of it all peace will rule!

I will end this piece with what Josef Stalin once said; it is good enough that people know there was an election; the people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.