Just take a look at Monday 4th October edition of the Daily Graphic and all you see is a certain Asomdwee Hene(Harbinger of Peace) splashed on the front page. The president is pictured waving at a crowd at Kotoka International Airport carrying numerous welcoming placards reading; ‘Welcome Oman Bapa’, which translates as welcome good son; ‘this is not salon money’, referring to the previous administration’s deal with an institution whose address led to a salon. (http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/page.php?news=9556&title=Rousing%20Welcome%20For%20Prez) All these coming at the back of recent unpopular remarks about the administration’s slow paced strategy and over elaboration of good effects of curbing a certain inflation, when i was finding it difficult like my colleague graduates, in securing a job and even an interview.

All said, the trip did bring good news for our strive towards bridging the north-south gap. There is the prospect of a a new highway along the Eastern corridor to link Hohoe in the Volta Region and Kulungungu in the Upper East of the country. There is also the $3billion investment in the up and coming oil sector. Then again we might mention the other commitments in Health and Water infrastructure. To say the least, the trip to the Asian countries did bring alot of things to be happy about, after Japan closed the door on all loan opportunities after we went HIPC, but also wiped out a whopping  $1billion in debt.

But it remains to be seen if these commitments will bring with them the needed jobs and incomes we all expect, and whether the group at the airport were just organised by a certain NDC PROPAGANDA Secretary. I hope it is not just a move to gain popularity from the fold.

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