20 lessons and pieces of advice from the December 7, 2024 elections - H. Kwasi Prempeh writes
Enoch Darfah Frimpong Opinion 2 minutes read
20 lessons and pieces of advice from the December 7, 2024 elections - H. Kwasi Prempeh writes
Money can't buy love. Or, you got played!
Pride comes before a fall.
There is a little Kwaku Ananse in every Ghanaian voter; don't underestimate our capacity to repay trickery with trickery.
Mind your language and attitude; we don't like being insulted or disrespected.
Power is not knowledge--or wisdom.
An attractive product can be rendered unmarketable by association with a damaged brand and an untrusted and unlikeable sales team.
Don't believe your own hype; echo chambers are bad for your political survival.
The diehard partisan voter is now a minority of the GH voting population. (Ref. Afrobarometer R9).
Some victories in the court of law would cost you victories in the court of public opinion; there is such a thing as a Phyrric victory.
"It's the economy, stupid". (But it's more than the economy; good governance matters!)
"Free SHS is like the blood of Jesus that wipes away all sins" (HKP, August 11, 2019). Not!
You dismiss data from Afrobarometer or Mussa Dankwah at your own peril.
All politics is personal; hwɛ w'a setena mu . . .
The alternative is always scary for some, merry for others, and the same for the rest of us. Scare tactics don't work!
Don't seek power in humility and govern in arrogance.
The country yearns for a reset; there isn't much to upgrade!
Eight years is enough; breaking the 8 is reserved for the first party or government that would lead and govern this country exceptionally well, not for average or subpar performance.
The opinions of "neutrals" are more credible than the opinions of paid party communicators or partisans.
If you're going to rebrand your party, rebrand up, don't downgrade!
"Accra" is not Ghana but it is more like Ghana than any other place outside Accra.
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