Published: March 28, 2010 3:52 PM CDT
A few days ago I found a CD containing some news reports I filed while working as a political reporter for CITI fm in Accra. I hope to share some of these reports on this blog from time to time.
For the first podcast, we reproduce here a short interview with Dr Ken Attafuah, former human rights official and Executive Secretary of the National Reconciliation Commission in Ghana. Dr Attafuah is a well respected scholar within and outside the country.
At the time he was concerned with what he called the lack of "political maturity" in Ghana’s politics. However, Dr Attafuah’s far sighted analysis of politics in Ghana still holds true today. Please click the link below for the audio clip. (I apologize ahead for my “non-radio-ish” voice, folks, lol)
Party fanatics especially within the NDC are engaging in some of the most brutish forms of vindictiveness no democracy in the 21st century should be proud of. Check out these links if you’d like to read sample stories:
"NDC youth in Yendi declare MCE persona non grata, threaten to kill him"
"NDC youth in Yendi smash Chairman's car"
I know Atta Mills is a fine gentleman with a father figure reputation. As president of the nation he has my utmost respect. But he must act decisively to curb this menace which is gradually becoming a national embarrassment.
Etse Sikanku is a graduate student in Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Iowa.
He is called Asomdwoe Mills.
ReplyDeleteIf there's one big thing he can for Ghana, it will have to be what you just called on him to do.
He has our support.
Yes Ato, Mills is pretty low key and non-confrontational. This will serve him well in a political climate that is often antagonistic. So let’s hope for the best. We have to keep up our roles as watchdogs.
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