*Will you contract a Carpenter to fly an airplane that carries your sick sibling and mother to go seek medical treatment?*
*Or you will contract the services of a Pilot to fix furniture in your home?*
It would indeed be illogical and a wrong application of wisdom should your answer be a YES!
Unarguably, I don’t think we deserve leaders that are clueless, uninformed, manipulative, power hungry, drunk with partisan politics who lack confidence and continuity of purpose!
Yet, we are unfortunately drowned in the divisive sinking sands or bloody pool of partisan politics.
We have become selfish and unguarded agents of the political divide.
We blindly defend, unduly protect and deliberately cover the corrupt practices of individuals we share political party colours with.
Arguably, it’s obvious that affiliation to these political parties did not come by ascribing to constructive ideologies aimed at bringing us holistic development but rather stemmed from tribal affiliation and by virtue of birth or family connection.
For this reason, the corrupt or diabolic masses have always determined who leads us. But let not AUCC-SRC leadership be like the typical bi-partisan Ghanaian politics.
Don’t come and vote because you were paid to vote.
Don’t come and vote because the aspiring candidate is your friend or a member from your tribe.
Don’t come and vote based on Partisan Political affiliation.
Don’t come and vote based on beauty or handsomeness.
Don’t come and vote because of selfish gains or some vague promises made to you by anyone.
Vote based on competence to save yourself the trouble of murmuring your discomfort to yourself.
Be mindful, that after the elections there is absolutely nothing you can do to change the hands of time if that friend begins to disappoint you with cluelessness and incompetence.
Carefully test all candidates by their deeds so far in the school and vote them into office if they deserve the nod!
Besides, *You won’t lose anything if you voted for a competent stranger or enemy who is a progressive leader rather than voting for a shallow and clueless friend who will bring you disgrace and dent the image of AUCC*.
More letters to come. I rest my case!
By Listowell Acquaye (Chosen YesuBa)
The writer is a student of AUCC]]>
