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• Adu Asamoah 3 months ago

  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 196 ...
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  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 1966 coup, supported by sections of the military and external forces, ended his vision prematurely.
  
  
  
  2. The Rawlings/NDC Era (1981–2000, later 2009–2016):
  
  Jerry Rawlings rose first through military intervention, then transitioned into democracy, founding the NDC, which carried elements of Nkrumah’s socialist vision.
  
  The NDC positioned itself as the inheritor of CPP’s legacy.
  
  
  
  3. The UP/NPP Tradition (Busia, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo):
  
  Rooted in the Danquah-Busia political tradition, the NPP sees itself as liberal-democratic, market-oriented, and the opposite of Nkrumahist socialism.
  
  Whenever in power, the NPP reframes or abandons NDC-led projects.
  
  
  
  4. The Cycle:
  
  Each party spends years undoing the other’s work instead of building on it.
  
  This creates developmental instability — a kind of “reset button” every 8 years.
  
  
  
  
  The Big Question:
  
  > Should Ghana “hand over” to the Danquah tradition (NPP) again after NDC has reset?
  
  
  
  That’s really a question of trust and lessons learned:
  
  If history is “repeating,” then Ghana risks another cycle of dismantling and rebuilding.
  
  If Ghanaians want continuity and stability, they might prefer sticking with one tradition long enough for policies to mature.
  
  But if the ruling party becomes complacent or corrupt, voters often swing to the opposition as a form of checks and balances.
  
  
  The deeper issue may not just be who governs (NDC or NPP), but whether Ghana can break the cycle by demanding:
  
  National development consensus (projects that no party destroys just because it’s “not theirs”).
  
  Accountability without vendetta (holding governments responsible, but not erasing progress).
  
  A long-term vision beyond 8-year cycles.
  
  
  So the real challenge is: Will Ghanaians continue the cycle of reversal, or demand collaboration across traditions for the sake of the nation’s future?

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• Kofi BA 3 months ago

  President Mahama should consider a ministerial position for Dafeamekpor to quell his foolishness. The president did it for Clement Apaak and it has worked (at least for now), and it might work for Dafeamekpor too. His stupidi ...
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  President Mahama should consider a ministerial position for Dafeamekpor to quell his foolishness. The president did it for Clement Apaak and it has worked (at least for now), and it might work for Dafeamekpor too. His stupidity is beyond measure

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• WHY ARE EWES LIKE THIS? 3 months ago

  EWES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF TOGO TO LET US HAVE OUR PEACE. WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE EWE, TROUBLE. THE WOMEN ARE WORSE IN CHARACTER.

  EWES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF TOGO TO LET US HAVE OUR PEACE. WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE EWE, TROUBLE. THE WOMEN ARE WORSE IN CHARACTER.

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• Alhaji Moro 3 months ago

  You have your chief justice there to grant you all the changes you want in your favor in Ghana. He will do it for you but pray that power doesn't change hands else You will all see BOBOLIBOBO. Mark it .

  You have your chief justice there to grant you all the changes you want in your favor in Ghana. He will do it for you but pray that power doesn't change hands else You will all see BOBOLIBOBO. Mark it .

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• Tony 3 months ago

  Why are you people surprised about his behaviour? Ewe parliamentarients do not fight their seats like others. Their seats are guaranteed. And therein lies their arrogance and disrespect for others.

  Why are you people surprised about his behaviour? Ewe parliamentarients do not fight their seats like others. Their seats are guaranteed. And therein lies their arrogance and disrespect for others.

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• Yellow man 3 months ago

  Is this guy really a lawyer, what kind of suit is this ,the constitution guarantee freedom of association so if you are called to the Bar you can decide not to join the Ghana Bar Association. He can decide to form his own ass ...
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  Is this guy really a lawyer, what kind of suit is this ,the constitution guarantee freedom of association so if you are called to the Bar you can decide not to join the Ghana Bar Association. He can decide to form his own association after all we know of ndc lawyers. A certain Ward Brew also formed a parrel association or this boy was not born then.Any fool can go to court indeed.

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