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Opinions of Wednesday, 17 January 2007

Columnist: Fiagbeto, Yao

President Rawlings Returns to Keta

Great News the NDC 2008 Presidential flag bearer is now Chosen and the time has come for JJ to return to Keta spear head Ewe land economic revival and sustenance.

It is a great achievement for His Excellency JJ to focus his tenure as a leader on the entire nation's economic revival.

But unfortunately his chosen NDC MP's for the Volta Region has been a disgrace and losers especially the vicious neglect of our beautiful Keta now under the sea will remain a blemish on his leadership.

And the Keta macroeconomic spirit of the past will never forgive them, therefore JJ should now focus on using his local and international influence to attract direct foreign investment into the Anlo economy as a cornerstone in repairing the pain and economic humiliation suffered by the Ewe's and their cousins (Nkonya, Buem,Logba, Bowiri,Tepa, Likpe etc.) under his administration.

In that same breadth I am pleading with His Excellency JJ to allow Prof. Mills to do his own BIDING for the presidency this time around to avert any blame if 2008 turn negative.

Keta and the Ewe economy needs JJ's patronage by focusing on building e.g. his presidential library or some august economic activity in keta with his name and legacy attach to it.

The time is now for JJ to get OUT from the National Media and do something for Keta and the Ewe's in his name as a private citizen. He has trained and harnessed some of the best brains during his era in office to take over the affairs of the party, I hope they will continue in good faith to protect and defend the principles of our new found democracy.

His wife the first Lady Agyemang-Rawlings has done a lot for the Ashanti region and I have no regret for her accomplishment for her people. That is how it supposes to be, as a leader even though your task is to oversee the whole nation’s affairs it does not preclude you from taken care of your own backyard “.

Thanks and may our Ewe ancestral spirit guide JJ as he embarks upon new strategy to create economic opportunities for the Volta-Region. I have few ideas of my own for the region especially for Keta district which I am willing to share if I am invited to do so.

Yao Fiagbeto,
Atlanta-Georgia


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