There are lots of people out there who have expressed their opposition to the famous campaign of #FixtheCountry on the basis that, the timing for the call is wrong. They argue -The Akufo Addo government has just started its second term of office after he had received a convincing renewal of his mandate, the call for him to fix things now is therefore premature.
For them, they believe that, since Ghanaians have invested their confidence in Akufo Addo by renewing his term of office just five months ago, it is not right for the same citizens to demand he fixes the country now.
They make comments such as;
“Well, I think the #FixTheCountry advocacy is a legitimate exercise but the timing is so wrong”. Dela Coffie said on Facebook.
“You cannot vote to renew his mandate on the back of ‘good performance’ and then turn around to demand accountability 4-months into his 4-year mandate”. Dela added.
However, it is my utmost belief that, the above assertion and comment from Dela and any other person thinking like him is flawed. The issue of timing does not arise at all.
First, government as we know is a continuum. Even a government that changed from one party to another is technically the same. In this instance, the Akufo Addo administration took over in 2016 from John Dramani Mahama. Granted it is a different party, the timing argument would have been reasonable at that time-2016.
However, this is the government of Akufo Addo that has taken over power from the same person. Akufo Addo handed over to himself. For the past four years, it has been the same crop of leadership, so why will the timing be an excuse when the same people are merely moving into their fifth term?
Moreover, we were just being given free water and free Electricity a few months ago. The government was able to dash out so many freebies and sponsored an expensive election in times of a pandemic. The usual spending spree associated with election campaigns went on like normal times.
So, why will just four months after this election, the demand for good roads, hospitals, reduction in taxes, and other things which the government had promised anyway, be a call at the wrong time?
Except the proponents of this timing excuse are doing political defense, the point to timing is not justified. This is the time. The time the government itself needs as a wake-up call to sit up and fix the country.
