Power and Politics

i was marvelling at the way light has been steady since i came here. i've been here for eleven days and no power outage. i was talking with a ghanaian the other day and i was told that there was an 'energy crisis' which started from january till september. there was load shedding and the likes. according to person, whoever was incharge had categorically stated that by september the crisis will be over. and it was. in the home country, we've had a power crisis for as long as i can recall. we've had about an equivalent number of promises. the power authority had changed name twice still no end in sight. i'm wondering if we shouldn't seek out that ghanaian to come see what he can do for us.

my ghanaian companions were complaining how their president moves in a very long convoy of cars. they thought it wierd and wanted to know if it was so in nigeria. i quickly disabused them of that idea. i told them it was the prerogative of the governors to travel in long convoys. the president usually had the road closed an hour before he passed. i couldn't really confirm to them if our president moved in a long convoy. and besides with the state of the roads its always better to use a helicopter.

ghanaian politcal life is interesting. they seem to have the usual things general in politics. corruput official etc. i overhead on radio a discussion about a minister who apparently had a love child with some woman and they were trying to determine if he used state funds for the upkeep of the child. i will add that the minister resigned his post to clear his name. part of discussion was on whether the president should reinstate him when his name is cleared. isn't that a bit extreme, i mean in home country we can point out who is who's girlfriend and no eyebrows are raised.

lest i forget i went jogging this morning and came to some conclusions. either ghanaians dont believe in fitness or they prefer gyms to self help excercises. i was the lone jogger my only companion where dogs barking when i passed their street. i decided to leave the estate and go jogging on the untared parts. everyone i passed looked at me like i was some novelty.

i'm sorry i have end today's discourse here. my eyelids are heavy....