Sunday, 3 May 2015

Lydia Forson Letter to the President: My Take 1

When Kwame Gyan wished the violent Ukrainian situation for Ghana, it was Lydia Forson who took him to the cleaners for his unguided remarks on facebook. Lydia's response to Gyan's post was deeply penetrating with basic logic and sense relative to the unsuitability of the latter's incendiary post.

As a matter of fact, the issue became prominent when Gyan was suspended by his employers, Airtel, on the merits of his post. The debate was heated and rife. Interestingly, it was portions of Lydia's response that the government communicators and certified social media hardliners were using to argue their points on the matter. Her response suddenly became the Holy Scripture that was copiously quoted on social media timelines and comment boxes.

Strictly speaking, I wrote a lengthy post on the matter by virtue of Lydia's take.

Today, the same Lydia feels the government is not doing enough with the many flimsy excuses. And hell has to break lose as unexamined social media government footsoldiers decorate her with unprintable adjectives and swear nouns such as "stupid", "whore", "harlot", "rotten vagina" et cetera.

Like seriously! Lydia is a star and certainly will have a fairly decent life irrespective of economic whatever. A life better than the unrewarded social media footsoldiers who devour fiercely every critic of the government.

Well, she might be complaining because she's fed up of fuelling her generator. But let's ask ourselves if we can even go to the market and ask the price of a generator. She might be complaining because our voices as "commoners" can't pass for a discussion on national platforms. She is complaining for you and I.

When I visited my pro-government friend Alhassan M Awal last weekend in Tamale here, he complained of spending GHC120 on fuel for his generator for only 8 out 30 days of dumsor. Then, I realised how much other poor Ghanaians are spending in dumsor-stricken areas on generators. But mind you, GHC120 can feed many families for a whole month.

Dumsor is a common enemy we must all fight. Persons must not be seen as enemy of government for expressing their frustrations. At least, my JSS defines energy as the ability to do work. So, how do we get work done smoothly and effectively when there is no energy or when it is utterly erratic and seems unending. In case we don't know, China places more premium on energy than education because energy has become the driving force of several economies.

Kofi Wayo believes that democracy is about criticising your own life. If you don't criticise it, it won't get better. Ironically, when people with fairly better life is whining, the nokofio folks are uncomfortable. Saa?

The government strives on the sweat of the hoi polloi and we reserve every right to chant and shout when things seemingly are run amok.

For those who think she has a rotten vagina should pinch themselves to the reality their mouths are closer to their noses.

Lydia is not just a mere movie star or screen goddess. The lady from afar is an intelligent talented critical thinker with timeless beauty.

Please get off her ass!

NB: As an avowed hater of bleaching, Yvonne Nelson is not my fav but should be left to shine. She spoke to the BBC in London. There is no dumsor in London but you're here ranting and raving like a mongrel.

Hmmmcharas plural of hmmmchara. We deserve more! I don't think there is a cost if all citizens of a country decided to become Oliver Twist.


#‎DumsorMustStop #FansOfLydiaForson

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