*My eyes and ears failed on that day

But you all know I had my say;

For a lecturer, it’s no big deal

Making an inaugural squeal.

*I know that disability

Is not lack of ability;

You may wonder why mine I hide,

It may be due to foolish pride.

*Fuel prices did I increase

The promise was for price decrease;

But you know that when World Bank strikes

Needy governments make no strides.

*Young Ministers did I appoint

And prayed they would not disappoint;

I’m being pressed for a reshuffle;

Me, their mediocrity will not baffle.

*Chronic liars, they may all sound;

I can’t see myself turning round

To kick supporters in the arse;

Our human resources are scarce.

*Who cares about government size?

That was only a chance to seize

To win the political throne

And forget lies that were home grown.

*Surrounding me, there are some tribes

True, from them I received no bribes

They are in office by default

And that can hardly be my fault

*Muntaka is a bad story

For me that case is history;

I could not stand the extreme heat,

The cover up was not that neat.

*In the wilderness for eight years

With none to dry our falling tears,

The Transition Team was just right;

The hot tea made their dull lives bright.

*We’re in power to catch past thieves

For bad men there’ll be no reliefs;

We don’t care about policy

Our focus is on policing.

*Good policies are on the ground

The real task is to turn things round

But the truth of the matter is

We are not proceeding with ease.

*I wanted to be my own man,

The roaring lion I can’t ban;

From him I receive free insults

Always he wants me to consult;

*In my quiet moments I wonder

And at all times I just ponder

Why on me he is very harsh

And will not appreciate my hush.

*Time, effort and money, he spent

So I can see that he is bent

On reaping what he has just sown;

That is why my lips can be sewn.

I’ve the economy to fix

In my pants I will never piss;

But I am the one with the say,

When will he move out of my way?

*Why am I so tethered to him?

He’s stretching my patience thin,

And can I ever have him caged?Here,

supporters can’t be engaged.

*I gave approval for car loans,

There will also be loans for homes

I expect you to understand

That by me Parliament must stand.

*Health insurance will not cease

When offices, our men seize;

The project is dear to my heart

So things must not be done by heart.

*National ID is a must;

It must not be allowed to rust;

This is really my genuine take

But you know there’s so much at stake.

*The Cape Coast stadium will be built

It will be funded to the hilt;

Although I have a second home

It will not be taken to Ho.

*The pre mix problem would be solved

And then I would’ve gladly resolved

Not to make reckless promises

That would lead to compromises.

*We’ll continue to feed each school,

So resources we have to pool

And avoid the interruption

That may be caused by corruption.

*Not much has been done in Bawku,

All we’ve so far done is bunkum;

We have now come to our wits’ end

So your support, you must now lend.

*All promises I can’t fulfil

No talk about pockets to fill;

No noisy songs about healthcare

The nagging truth must be laid bare.

*Promises can’t be solutions;

Let us apply the right lotions

To ease the economic pain

That has been driving us insane.

*As a leader, I have my style

And that’s where the differences lie;

I proceed with extreme caution

It’s always the best precaution.

*What is revolutionary zeal?

Can that provide a decent meal?

Deep thinking breeds good decision,

That’s true of a man with vision.

*Relax, my brothers and sisters,

Nine months cannot cure the system;

My friend had eight years to succeed

That you know I cannot exceed.

*Several issues have I raised

And I don’t expect to be praised

For none have I handled too well;

I’ll wait for the 2012 bell.

*Friends, do not think I am clueless

The rot is making me helpless

Doomsday is however nowhere near

We have nothing on hand to fear.

EMPTY BARELS

Unbridled noise from loose barrels

A clean bore and a distraction,

Unwelcome sound jars and deafens

It’s music to uncultured ears.

*Rapt hypocritical musings

Stemming from moronic passion

For moribund ideologies

Blares vision for stack reality.

*Screaming, moaning over nothing

Attention seekers stock in trade;

Peddlers of hate and indiscipline

That’s their only ladder to fame.

*Life styles depicting vain affluence

Loose tongues falsely professing love

For the poor and the downtrodden

While they feed fat on their cold sweat.

*Fixated on hackneyed ideas

Obsessed with their own righteousness

Puffy turkeys show vanity

At the least opportunity.

*Parading as knowledge fountains

Emit populist effusions

To a discerning populace

That has had enough rhetoric.

*The isolated crusaders

With fast diminishing influence

Don’t realize that the people

Want critics who can talk and do.

*Critique devoid of solutions

Is an impediment to progress

And this must be forcefully drummed home

To the placard bearing misfits.

SPEWS AND BOOMS

*Rough is the political game

We are all treated with disdain

They said I was a cocaine chief

To my face some called me a thief.

*Maybe this was small price to pay

For the benefits that came my way;

Honest service to my nation

Is not an abomination.

*My friend, ignore the Spews and Booms

Who I cannot describe as goons;

They offered this country nothing

They cannot now offer something.

*For you they sang the song of death

And hoped you would soon quit the earth;

They have resorted to treachery

You may be downed by trickery.

*The earth does not spin on their heads;

From their supporters they’ve not heard

That they play the fool and buffoon

With their regular spews and booms.

*Arrogance is self importance

In this very obscene instanceI see a lot of it in Spew

Who has the support of a few.

*When you won power, you were hailed

You will not be spared if you fail

So get all appointees on track

Give non performers a quick sack.

*On you they will continue to pick

They’ll blame you till you get the kick,

But, it’s a face saving device

That for the future they’ve devised.

*Last year on our exploits we harped,

On a bad strategy you mapped,

You echoed lies about government

And suggested fake improvement.

*Well, it is all part of the game

Electoral defeat is no shame

Through these elections we have all gone,

With fortitude the pain was borne.

*In power I had eight year stint

The Spews and the Booms do not think

You even deserve first term now

Imminent defeat is drawing nigh.

*You can succeed as President

When there are no impediments

Booms and Spews throw in your way,

To destroy your work for the day.

*Out of the country I travelled

At the number, people marvelled;

They screamed far too many trips

When I had grants in my grips.

*Travelling has been a hobby

For that I do not lobby;

I am still making my trips

None mentions per diems and tips

*On foreign travels you’ll proceed

I pray that with mine yours don’t exceed,

If they do, you will surely fall

And I will then stand ten feet tall.

*To you, I’ll continue to talk

I don’t want Ghana’s progress stalked

By destructive criticisms

From some of her known citizens

*When you are bashed by your mentor

And supported by the ‘Doctor’

Your head is in the pillory

That’s their immediate priority.

*They will bash you in the open

Because they are only hoping

That through them nobody will see

And so they will sting like the bee.

*Esseku once had me disturbed

Like you, I remained unperturbed;

This is going beyond all jokes

What is happening to these blokes?

*Attention seekers I abhor

I find their behaviour a bore;

To me they are just too noisy

The game they play is plain lousy.

*When Boom is seen as a saviour

And few see through Spew’s behaviour

Sinful Satan then sets the stage

For the leader to be upstaged.

*For an aspiring President

Spew is setting bad precedent

To rock the political boat

And for some time keep it afloat.

*There is no clean game anywhere

Have you seen a clean game somewhere?

Some games are dirtier than others

They’re dirtiest within our borders.

*Soon the ex leaders will be three

We shall lavishly live for free

At the expense of the poor State

That was what Chenery Hesse stated.

*Do not worry about the insults

The focus must be on results

That will be an ample award

If bashing is now your reward.

DO AWAY WITH TRIBALISM

*We shall never have a choice

To say what should be our tribe;

Even if we had a voice

The Creator we cannot bribe.

*Together we must decide

Not to demean our good friends;

The creator does not preside

Over those who act like fiends.

*Cry not over what you can’t change

You’re in a tribe as a right

You have no right to act strange

By putting up a bad fight.

*Be tolerant at all times

At all times stick to the truth

And when the Heaven bell chimes

You are likely to go through.

*The Creator you cannot blame

For you He knows what is good

For others He does the same

So remain in a good mood.

*Simply act with decorum

In your response to a post

On the discussion forum

Don’t play the mischievous ghost.

*Eschew tribal arrogance

That inflames tribal passion;

Don’t act out of ignorance

Since none will have compassion.

*You hurl one tribal insult

Which you think does not matter

You hurt people as a result

And would be friends you scatter.

*No need to seek attention

By playing the tribal card

They’ll attack your intention

And on you they will be hard.

*It is now our very lives that is at stake

They must now know that we are wide-awake

They cannot take us for a weary ride

We know our rights and we have our pride

*None can have us subdued

Nor have our power reduced,

We are not here to be misused

To produce and be abused.

*We are not yet their beasts of burden

To bow always to their bidding

And accept their beastly beating;

We are fellow men with feeling.

*Our right to work we must defend

Support to the cause we must lend

For ourselves and families to fend

We carry the struggle to the end.

*Fellow Northerners unite

Do fight with all you might

For what’s always your right

Victory is just in sight.

And held dear Alan aloft;

Rivals on all sides flared,

On me no insults were spared.

*On Anane I was cool

But that did not help the stool

That should have gone to Addo

Without really much ado.

*On Ya Naa I did nothing

When all expected something

And that cost us all the votes

From our deprived northern hosts.

*I gave myself a gold chain

And that became a bad stain

On the high office I held

But praises were what I heard.

*Office holders love kick back

It is naïve to sit back

Fold hands and hope for the best

That’s what I’ll not do with zest.

*Out of the country I travelled

At the number, people marvelled;

They screamed far too many trips

When I had aid in my grips.

*With all these, I never failed

My achievements are hailed

My job for generations

Will cause no lacerations.