Mills Chirped Promises: Changeless Change In Complaints

* Submitted to Ghanaweb on November 9, 2009

**By Akadu Ntiriwa Mensema Ph. D.; Post-Grad. Dipl.

“Mr Mahama Ayariga, Presidential Spokesperson addressing a press conference
at the Castle, Osu said, ‘The publication that President Mills was angry
with the complaints by Ghanaians, and could not take criticisms is not
true’" (Ghanaweb, November 9, 2009)

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Whether you beat the castle drums that Ghanaians complain
Whether you didn’t trumpet that Ghanaians complain
We Ghanaians are complaining
You promised to hit the ground flying
But you hit the ground and broke your winds
You have become like the tortoise
Who saw the crocodile cross the Ofin
And boasted that it also had shells and would cross the Ofin
But remains confused and doesn’t know how to cross the Ofin
The tortoise has become the laughing stock of the Ofin River deities

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
You have become the laughing-stock among Ghanaians
You no dey go you de come
Even Rawlings has snorted at you
Spio-Garbrah screamed at you
Bagbin yelled at you
Many in the NDC have squealed, screeched, shrieked, and shouted
Eh! Tata Mills whither are you taking us after eight years in the wilderness
Eh! Simpa Panyin why are thou taking us to political doomsday in 2012

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Fantes are complaining
Mills DE ADE BONE ABA MFANTSIMAN
Mills de ade bone aba Kotokoraba
Mills de ade bone aba nanom mpow mu
Mills wouldn’t drink tea with Fantes in the castle
It is all about akpele in the castle
It is all about tuwe safi
Fante dokono is no more
Ga kenkey is on the sidelines
Akuapem mud-fish palm-nut soup has been poured away
Kwahu bat-soup has become sour
Kufour Asante fufu is no longer allowed in the castle
Krobo face-the-wall (lapeewa) has gone through the wall
Akyem plantain has overriped
Denkyira cocoyam has become too starchy
Akwamu yam has lost its seasoned taste

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Trotro/taxi drivers are complaining
Mills promised to buy petrol for all drivers for free
But turned to increase the price of petrol
Mills even forgot his policy of NDC love-child of cars, cars & cars
He forgot that Ayariga alone has five state tractors that need petrol

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Fishermen are complaining
Mills promised that he would dry up the sea
So that fishermen could harvest fish
Mills is now aimlessly drowning in the Atlantic
Drowning head-long to catch fish for the fishermen

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Mills promised the youth jobs, jobs, jobs
But Mills has given all the jobs for Konom-Teas
And Mills has encouraged the seizing of public toilets
As his avenue of job creation
The youth workers keep tally
Of the political flatulence
Yes hold your nose and mouth
Of the NDC free users of the toilets

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Public/civil servants are complaining
Mills promised change
That every worker will get promotion
That every worker will work forever
But Mills turned around to fire workers
Yes, workers of NPP persuasion
Yes, workers of Akan persuasions

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Even ALMIGHTY DELUSIONAL is complaining
Mills promised to seek his advice 24/7
But Mills has shunned him
Simpa Panyin Mills has ignored him
And when you ignore the DELUSIONAL
He goes political-berserk on all fours

Papa Mills
Tata Mills
Simpa Payin Mills
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Tutu tutu tutu tuuuuuuuuu
Don’t let Ayariga’s state tractors disturb our ears
Whether you beat the castle drums that Ghanaians complain
Whether you didn’t trumpet that Ghanaians complain
We Ghanaians are complaining about your uncertain leadership

**Akadu N. Mensema is a nationalist Denkyira beauty. She is a trained oral
historian cum sociologist and a Professor in the USA: she lives in
Pennsylvania with her great mentor and teaches Africa-area studies at a
college in Maryland. She writes what critics have called “populist
hyperbolic, satirical” poetry. She can be reached at akadumensema@yahoo.com