The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government is scared of the people

Once again, the High Court has sided with the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government and blocked civil society groups from demonstrating in Accra against the impossibly rising cost of living.
Sadly, this is to be expected as the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government do not want the images of mass protests on the streets of the capital only a few short months before we go to the ballot boxes.
They know, more than sophisticated election campaign videos and manifestos full of promises, this will signal the death knell for the NPP’s chances of retaining power.
They have read the polls, they understand and see the anger, but they continue like business as usual in the hope of hoodwinking a nation that they maintain some level of popular support.
They need this mirage to convince decision-makers and opinion-shapers from the regions and supportive tribes to back them, or the wheels really will come off their campaign.
Thus, they fear the people and they know the will of the voters is their biggest threat.
Perhaps this plays into former President John Mahama’s repeated concerns about the Electoral Commission, in particular its decision not to allow agents of political parties to observe the ongoing voter transfer exercise which he alleges points to possible election interference.
This might also point to the reason why many have allegations of discrepancies in the electoral roll, including claims of dead persons still being listed on the register, unauthorised voter transfers and missing names.
If these allegations are founded, they would point to the same strategy as those who stop us from heading to the streets to have our voices heard.
They want to silence us on the streets and silence our vote on December 7th.
However, those who won’t be silenced must redouble their efforts to ensure that a government that is scared of the people, and works against its interests, is not allowed another four days, let alone another four years.
Our voices must be and will be heard on December 7th, we must come out in such large numbers that no amount of “dead voters” and “missing names” will make a difference.
We desperately need a government that works for and with the people, not against it.
We need a government that is not scared of the people’s voice, but will listen to it, and work with civil society to find solutions to our nation’s challenges.
Before this government’s stifling of our protests, I was on the fence about who I would vote for in December, but their actions to silence me and my brothers and sisters from around the country have convinced me there is something rotten in their leadership.
Rather than stop me exercising my democratic right, these anti-freedom actions have convinced me to look harder at their failures and to break through the carefully curated public relations visage they have created.
If one does so, they see it is all smoke and mirrors.
They have failed miserably in almost every arena, and rather than listen to the voice of the people, they hide behind the police and the high court.
For this alone they will be remembered on December 7th.
Our nation can not afford a government that is scared of its people.
Our voice and our vote still matters and we will use it.