One of my all-time favourite musicians in Ghana is Charles Kwodwo
Fosu, aka Daddy Lumba. I fell in love with his voice as far back as my
secondary school days when he was with Nana Acheampong in the group Lumba
Brothers. The late Daasebre Gyamenah, then my junior in Benkum Secondary
School, usually entertained the seniors with Lumba Brothers’ songs like ‘Yee ye
aka akwantuom’ and ‘Meho Mmo Meho so’.
The multiple award-winning Daddy Lumba has more than a hundred hit
songs to his credit, but my favourite is ‘Ye ne wo sere kwa’. It literally
translates, “People laugh with you but are not happy deep within.’ Since
its release in 2012, the song has resonated with many of my compatriots.
Perhaps, it is because ours is a country with many folks infected with the
‘Pull Him Down’ (PHD) syndrome.
Personally, I’ve encountered many such persons in my more than
four decades of existence on this earth. The most recent happened when I
graduated with a Masters degree from the University of Ghana. A colleague
teacher was among the first to congratulate me and even pretended to be sad for
not receiving an invitation to grace the occasion.
But soon after he left he went to bad mouth me to another
colleague, who saw me approaching. He therefore encouraged the ‘konkonsa’ guy
to continue, thus making it possible for me to catch him ‘in flagrante delicto’
(right in the act). I just smiled and walked away, leaving him in a drench of
shame.
Being his assistant headmaster, he expected me to capitalize on
that issue to pick on him at the least provocation. But I rather did the exact
opposite. I forgave him when he was caught blatantly infringing on school
rules. Six moons on and he is yet to shake off that shame!
For sure, if there is any group of persons in this country that
epitomizes the ‘Ye ne wo sere kwa’ trait, then it is no other than those under
the eagle-headed Umbrella. It is an understatement to say they are desperate
for power. But to resort to kidnappings in order to make the government look
incapable of ensuring security for the citizenry is way out of line. It is very
apt to describe it as a seditious act.
Please don’t ask for the source because we all heard the infamous
tape from Elder Kidnapper. Yes I’ve heard the claim that the tape had been
doctored, but not even my six year old son would believe that story.
The leaked tape has exposed their diabolic machinations. The voice
is unmistakably his. It is so clear that the deaf could hear it. For sure, the
wind has exposed the faecal matter stashed in the fowl’s anus.
While the search for the missing Takoradi girls continued, the
country woke up on June 4 to be greeted by the news of two kidnapped
Canadians ladies. BBC, CNN and other major international media carried the
story on their networks.
Listening to those under the Umbrella on radio and television, one
could easily perceive their excitement at the news of the two kidnapped
Canadians. Obviously because their plan of creating the impression that the
country was insecure was going accordingly.
One could, therefore, imagine their disappointment when the
Canadians were rescued by the country’s security forces. Is it any wonder
that they organized a press conference the day after the rescue to claim that
the suspects were members of the Great Elephant?
You see, any investigator worth his salt would tell you to be wary
of the one who hastily accuses others when a crime is committed. For chances
are that they are the real culprit. So Zu-za’s hasty press conference on the
Canadian ladies must be viewed with suspicion.
It is very refreshing to note that one of their own has come out
to condemn the party for organizing the press conference. Koku Anyidoho likened
their action to that of saboteurs and referred to them as ‘politicasters’. And
for your information, Wikipedia defines a politicaster as ‘an unstatesmanlike
practitioner of politics: a petty or contemptible politician’.
Time and again, you hear President Ogwanfunu and his ilk saying
the people are living in fear under President Nana Dee. And why wouldn’t we
live in fear when ‘The Incompetent One’ wants to come and cause more havoc to
the state? We just cannot sleep when we know that politicasters are lurking and
planning to destabilize the peace we are enjoying.
My advice to my compatriots is simple: beware of politicasters
parading as politicians; and do not be deceived by their smiles and laughter.
As Daddy Lumba puts it, “Ye ne wo sere kwa.”
See you next week for another interesting konkonsa, Deo volente!
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