WANT ATTENTION? THEN DEMONSTRATE OR STRIKE!!!

WANT ATTENTION?

THEN DEMONSTRATE OR STRIKE!

Oooooh workers on government payroll!

I wonder what more you want from me.

I get puzzled & begin to wonder.

What again do you expect from me?

Health workers, judicial service staff

Teachers & all civil servants.

You complain about every single thing.

Yesterday, it was about salary adjustment.

Today, it is working condition.

Tomorrow, it will surely be about salary arrears.

How do you expect me to keep up with your demands?

Just tell me.

2016 is an election year.

And from the look of events,

You people intend tarnishing my candidature.

That will surely not happen.

There are enough funds in place for election 2016.

There is more than enough in place for campaigns.

We’ve even borrowed enough to purchase luxury four-wheel drives

For party & state officials.

But for your entitlements & demands,

I’m sorry to inform you there aren't enough funds for payment.

You’ll need to do more to get paid.

I’ve increased taxes on goods & services.

It’s uncomfortable but you’ll have to endure.

I’ve placed additional taxes on key products like crude oil

And even expanded the tax net to generate more funds.

All these have fattened the government’s purse

But always bear in mind

That the party always comes before the country.

I wish I could pay all workers their entitlements

After comforting my party faithfuls

But unfortunately the remaining funds can do virtually nothing.

If you really want to get paid after toiling for this dear nation

Then your voices must be heard.

You’ll have to shout louder

Irrespective of your qualification or position.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, security official or teacher

You’ll have to shout louder to be paid.

I care less about your contribution to the economy

Neither do I care about the crucial nature of your services.

My ‘dead goat syndrome’ hasn’t been cured yet

Because the doctors to do that are currently on strike.

If you pretend to work,

I’ll also pretend to pay.

So if you want to get your entitlement as a government worker

Then you have just two options.....

Demonstrate or strike!!!

HOLY,HOLY,HOLY YET FILTHY!, FILTHY!!, FILTHY!!!

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

YET FILTHY!, FILTHY!!, FILTHY!!!

A religious nation we claim to be.

Christians, Muslims, Traditionalists & more.

Each believes in a Supreme Being above

Who is pure in spirit,

Detests sin,

And loves to see His followers live in harmony.

Why Ghana hasn’t replaced Mecca & Israel

As a prime destination for pilgrims is a wonder to me.

Christians are taught

‘The way, the truth & light’ of the Father through Jesus.

Islam preaches peace.

The Traditionalists encourage harmonious living

With the gods & mankind.

Churches are mushrooming in every single corner,

With services being held every single day.

Muslims gather to pray five times per day.

Traditionalists spend precious time

Sacrificing day and night,

All in the name of religion.

But what is the essence of all these religious engagements

When our individual lives are not affected positively?

Of what substance is religion

When our communities & nation keep sinking in all fields?

‘Cleanliness is next to godliness’ we claim.

Why then do we keep drowning this nation in trash each day?

No wonder God appears far from us.

Our nation is filthy!

Our religions preach peace

Yet we start ethnic conflicts over ordinary meat.

Our religions teach truth & honesty

Yet white-colour robberies & corruption are our daily bread.

Bribery & blatant thievery from politicians have become the norm.

The same political heads that violently win power

Are the same that attend churches,shrines & mosques

To thank their God for the victory.

Amazing!

These same politicians & civil servants who financially haemorrhage

The state during weekdays

Are the same that pay tithes & offerings on those proceeds on Sundays.

The same worker that plays truancy at work during weekdays

Is the same that embarks on 40 days fasting & prayers

 For promotion & increment in salaries at work.

That man who sleeps around with women

Is the same that prays to marry a virgin one day.

We always appear religious

But are far from being spiritual.

If just 1% of us practice what our various religions preach

This country would have been a paradise for us all.

We delight in religion as humans.

We love the doctrines & formalities associated them.

We appear religious at all times

But within our heart of hearts

We’re filthy!,filthy!,filthy!

STILL WANT TO BE GHANAIAN? THEN SORRY, YOU CAN'T BE POOR!

STILL WANT TO BE GHANAIAN?

THEN SORRY, YOU CAN’T BE POOR!

Dear occupiers of this great country.

You’ve been in this country for so long a time.

Some of you even had their placenta buried here

Yet you don’t really want to behave as citizens.

You’ve been voting for ages.

You’ve paid your taxes regularly.

You possess National Identification cards

And even passports of the land.

Yet, you still aren’t Ghanaians enough.

If you really want to be Ghanaian

Then you must ‘pay before complain’.

Forget about my campaign promises to make your lives comfortable.

Ignore the fact that your taxes are being misapplied.

Just take your mind off the financial wastages of my appointees.

Just pay before complain.

Third-party insurance premium will be hiked ridiculously.

Don’t complain

Because your complaints will surely fall on rocky ears.

Just pay.

Water & electricity supplies will never be regular.

Yet tariffs will be reviewed upwards at the least opportunity.

Don’t bother to complain

Just pay

Fuel prices will never be stable.

They’ll be galloping every fortnight

Like horses on heat.

I will remove all subsidies but maintain the excessive taxes.

Do not waste your saliva complaining

Just pay.

The cedi will rapidly depreciate against the dollar

Like shea butter under the Navrongo sun.

No need to complain.

Just pay

Port charges will be increased uncharitably.

Just pay

You can complain later.

Public hospital charges will be increased illogically

Without parliamentary approval.

Don’t bother yourself complaining.

Just pay else you’ll die alone.

I don’t even seek medical attention in this country anyway.

VAT & other taxes will be increased irrationally.

New taxes will also be slapped on feeding bottles,

Baby foods, chewing sticks, skipping ropes & condoms.

Don’t even waste your breath complaining.

Just pay

Salaries will however increase annually at a limping tortoise’s pace.

This country owes billions

But we’re still contracting more loans for abstract projects.

Those debts need to be repaid.

They’re not mine to pay

They’re yours to service.

Whether you complain or not

You must & you will pay.

This is a blessed nation

Not a United Nations’ camp for refugees & the homeless.

This isn’t Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana

Where the interest of the populace came first.

This is prepaid Ghana

Where individual & political party interests reign supreme.

If you insist on being Ghanaian

Then I’m very sorry to let you know

That you have no right to be poor.

You must pay!