Audio By Carbonatix
I sat at home, in my couch, sipping a cup of coffee, and wondering;
On 19 Starfish Avenue, on that Election Day, December 7, and pondering;
Will the Supreme Court, again, declare a winner?
Or will the election be won at the polling station?
Will violence again characterize the election?
Has the electorate been enticed with bank notes?
Or will ballot snatching, ballot stuffing and ballot printing be strategies to uphold?
Hmm, I was uncertain and afraid on that December seven;
On that cagy election day, full of tension
So much hope, I knew, for the incumbent government, there was;
So much promises, I knew, this government, made
But deep down l knew we are in sorrow;
We need to vote for a better tomorrow.
To undo the seductive promise of one district one factory;
And to untie the decoy of one million dollar for each constituency;
And thank God our conscience guided our vote;
Ending our collective anger and democratic revolt.
The electorate overwhelmingly, and without mercy, kicked against the massive loot;
And overwhelmingly did so, and without pity, with the power of their thumb, in the voting booth.
And thank God for Dr Bawumia's statesmanlike early concession speech too.
Oh! Thank the heavens, the surveillance of our men in uniform was second to none
Preventing the Electoral Commission to outfox was meticulously done
But yes! Still, six died, in our young election democracy
Even when ballot stuffing and ballot snatching were cleverly and vigilantly aborted in our polity
But all in all the politics of impertinency and trickery has given way to the politics of civility and serenity
The electorate did not give the Supreme Court this time to declare the winner in our society
Above all, our people manifested that The Sovereignty of Ghana resides in the people of Ghana
And in the name of the people, the President elect and his NDC government shall exercise the powers of government
Indeed, a sense of hope rebounds.
A sense of patriotism makes a come back
As I sip my last coffee, I say May God bless our young polity and enhance its values of democracy.
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