This familiar vendor walked to me with the October 2011 edition of Africa Watch magazine. I hurriedly took a copy and paid, looking for the obvious. The obvious are truths, half truths and untruths. These all depend on who is reading; I reject any attempt to rate people of NDC low. Same way, Bismark my NPP friend thinks low rating of NPP members of parliament is sycophancy at its best.
In my entire life, I have learnt that people who are tested are given the opportunity to have an outline to know and understand what they are tested on even though the marking scheme is hidden from them. In Africa watch's grading, not even the graded know what they are graded on. Whilst some MPs feel their works at committees level should push them up, others are of the view that their development drive in their constituency should do the trick. Nobody except Steve and his staff can tell how our members of parliament are graded.
No matter how bad the grading may be, it has some good sides and some bad sides. Given the right to review the grades, I will push some politicians up and others further down. Myjoyonline captured some F graded MPs complaining but the question I asked myself was; what were they expecting? I have monitored some of them and F is their lot.
A first timer in parliament is like an undergraduate and a second timer can only be a graduate student. Where as F at the undergraduate level is failure and given the right to resit, C is failure at second degree level and might not qualify one for resit if the credit falls below 21. Second and third timers in parliament who had below B- should be booted out if the PPI is anything to go by. The credibility of the PPI I can not ascertain because there are still a few questions.
Is tribal politics the best for Ghana? If not, what special traits has Jake Obetsebi Lamptey displayed in 2011 besides playing the Akan card which he is not part of, to put him ahead of all party chairmen? When the good people of Ghana are condemning tribal politics, Africa watch is rewarding it by putting Jake ahead of all chairmen for his infamous Akans should rise and fight statement.
Hon. Mike Oquaye is the 'best' MP in Ghana in 2011? How was this arrived at? Is it that the people of Dome-Kwabenya did not know so they reward this by electing his son? A man who wanted to creat a dynasty in his constituency suddenly becomes a hero for a wrong move? We live to see how it goes. As for Hon. "enya" I. C. Quaye, I would have given him F and added a 'g' (Fg). Thank God he is not coming to parliament again.
Hon. Didieye is one young parliamentarian I pity so much. His rise to parliament has been one hell of an experience from 'MPs are womanizers to I gave a woman money' I do not envy him at all. What is worst is that he is facing great heads like Betty Crosby in his constituency and this F grading is going to hit him like tsunami. Sorry oooo honourable.It's not your fault. Give yourself a break.
As if Afram Plains is cursed with this pair of non performing MPs, Hon. Ahaligah who has been considered as untouchable in some circles has also scored F in the face of a stiff challenge from one Kevor; a tutor at Presby University College and the youth organizer of Abetifi. I pray for Afram Plains. This Honourable is so unlucky because second timers like him can not be spared on a C let alone an F. Good bye honourable.
My MP has moved from a D+ to C. Second timer C? Failure! The move is more annoying than the grade. 0.5 points is no movement at all in grading. I am asking just like all other constituents are asking what he did differently to merit the minute move? I remember now; he shared welligton boots, cutlasses and mats. He met branch executives and insulted his challengers and deepened wounds. Biakoye constituency is divided now than ever before. If this is why an MP should be better of then Hon. 'wofa pa ye' the Akan MP, a first timer should have done better. I rest my case.
Any attempt to talk about the grading of 'all die be die' and 'Asomdwoe hene' will rubbish the whole money hunting exercise by Africa Watch. When it suits us, we will refer to it but when it does not, we will ignore or rubbish it. Well done; skew the last in 2012 to include DCEs and regional/constituency party chairmen. That will give 939 politicians without CPP and PNC who will by then have presidential candidates. As3m s3b3!!!!!!!!!!!
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