General News of Wednesday, 21 February 2018<\/p>\n
Source: <\/strong>peacefmonline.com<\/p>\n 2018-02-21<\/p>\n Dr Valerie Sawyerr, former Deputy Chief of Staff in the past National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, has stated that the NDC is not waiting for the demise of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n \u201cYour Excellency Mr Vice President, please do not let anybody convince you that the NDC is waiting for your demise,\u201d Dr Sawyerr said in a recent article.<\/p>\n Dr Bawumia reported for work unwell on Thursday, 19 January 2018 and was later flown to London to recuperate.<\/p>\n For Dr Sawyerr, Dr Bawumia should be more concerned about members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who are against him.<\/p>\n \u201cYou must look within your own camp to find the bomb-throwers. They are watching you with the eyes of hawks, waiting to swoop. But I think you know that already. I suspect your little jig on the streets of London was to ensure that certain Birds of the Night did not fill your position before you could complete your treatment,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n She further advised Dr Bawumia to prioritise his health in order to maintain his fitness to discharge his duties.<\/p>\n Below is the full article titled \u2018Bird of the Night, Part 2\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n BIRD OF THE NIGHT ( PART 2) No rest for the weary, as the hooting sounds of the Bird of the Night fill the dark skies!<\/p>\n The Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) does not hoot like other owls. It lets out a long harsh screech that lasts about two seconds.<\/p>\n The Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops Flammeolus) has a relatively deep woop with ventriloquial effect repeated at regular intervals of about two to three seconds.<\/p>\n Did you hear the cacophony of sounds over the recent illness of Mr. Arrest the Cedi that sent him doing the hopscotch (tuumatu) on the streets of London without his bodyguards?<\/p>\n The rabid spread of those horrible rumours definitely did not come from the NDC. They are watching you with the eyes of hawks, waiting to swoop. But I think you know that already. I suspect your little jig on the streets of London was to ensure that certain Birds of the Night did not fill your position before you could complete your treatment.<\/p>\n Sir, I hope you will now take seriously the need for regular medical check ups. Follow the footsteps of your boss. It is important. And please do not tell me that the President is not your boss and that he is simply the primus inter pares.<\/p>\n By the way, is it true that replacement troops scheduled to go to the Gambia yesterday, for peacekeeping duties, had to stand down because you needed to use the plane? Just a question please!<\/p>\n Anyway, we will continue praying for you Mr. \u2018Teachers are Suffering, Nurses are Suffering, Traders are Suffering, Farmers are Suffering\u2019.<\/p>\n Our thunderbolt, John Jinapor, has gone a step further. He says \u2018MPs are suffering, and the Speaker is suffering\u2019.<\/p>\n Mr. Vice President, I think you are suffering too \u2026 or?<\/p>\n I love the cadence and the lyrics. Assemble the orchestra please! We need some music! \u2026 the environment is suffering (borla here, borla there, borla everywhere)<\/p>\n \u2026 the Cedi is suffering (playing hopscotch aka tuumatu)<\/p>\n \u2026 the Finance Minister is suffering (assets declaration \u2018distin\u2019)<\/p>\n \u2026 the Eastern Corridor road is suffering (work stoppage for over a year)<\/p>\n \u2026 free SHS is suffering (insufficient funds for schools)<\/p>\n \u2026 \u2018one village one dam\u2019 is suffering (which season \u2013 wet or dry)<\/p>\n \u2026 \u2018one million dollars per constituency\u2019 is suffering (release the money)<\/p>\n \u2026 \u2018one district one factory\u2019 is suffering (under Trade or the Presidency)<\/p>\n \u2026 expatriates are suffering (cash for seats)<\/p>\n \u2026 unemployed are suffering (745,000 worms mistaken for jobs)<\/p>\n \u2026 army is suffering (no show on Barracks Regeneration Programme)<\/p>\n \u2026 peacekeeping forces are suffering (troops in Gambia not paid)<\/p>\n \u2026 creative artists are suffering (ghc1 millon fund set up in 2015 now stagnant)<\/p>\n \u2026 NHIS is suffering (service providers not providing)<\/p>\n \u2026 nurses are suffering (allowances still pending)<\/p>\n Suffering here, suffering there, suffering everywhere! Why Nana why?<\/p>\n Water being rationed! Dumsor returning! Why Nana why?<\/p>\n Kayayei crying! Zongos regretting! Why Nana why?<\/p>\n Abossey Okai traders say with deep voice! WHY NANA WHY?<\/p>\n The music must be interspersed with rap – \u2018Hardship yoh! Torture yoh! Distress yoh! Adversity, Affliction, Misery yoh yoh yoh!\u2019 Please do not read this part sitting quietly. At each \u2018yoh\u2019 you must punch the air with your fist and, if possible, do a little swing move of your body.<\/p>\n Hahaha! I never claimed to be a competent rap or dancehall artiste. I will leave it to Samini, Stone Bwoy, Shatta and others. <\/p>\n Gazmilla, thumbs up to your song \u2018Afi n?? wor k?n sormorshi\u2019. I love the \u2018sormorshi\u2019 dances that go with the tune.<\/p>\n For those who do not know, \u2018sorshi\u2019 is the Ga word for squat \u2013 so you go down, bend your knees, toes on the floor, heels up and move in leapfrog fashion in any manner that suits your fancy but in accordance with the beat of the song. We have great artistes in Ghana!<\/p>\n Ebony on my mind! Diamond in the rough! It is true that I do not support nudity, but I watched this girl with interest because I knew that with time and direction she would be a strong advocate for women and youth issues. <\/p>\n After all, most men salivate at her sight, so they are likely to listen to her lyrics.<\/p>\n I was vindicated when she came out with Maame Hw? – a song against domestic violence. She made her point crisp and clear against brutality in the domestic setting.<\/p>\n I love the mid-tempo rhythm of her song \u2018Sponsor\u2019. I thought she brilliantly exposed both sides of the coin \u2013 a young lady may need a financial liaison to survive even if he is \u2018over-age\u2019 but the downside of this is loneliness at night because he is probably married, and his \u2018sisi will y?? him ya\u2019 (lower back pains) because he lacks sufficient virility.<\/p>\n In my mind the scenario was clear – it is for the woman to choose what she wants – a man she will work together with to succeed financially, have his company at night and enjoy his sexual prowess, or a man who would lavish her with financial goodies, leave her lonely at night and be a burden in bed.<\/p>\n And when she released the song \u2018B? di mi dwa\u2019, most minds turned only to the sexual pun on \u2018b? di mi \u2026 dwa\u2019, and failed to pick up the social commentary on how hard times had become and how the wares of market women were not being patronised. I heard recently some market women were holding prayer sessions during work hours at the market praying for God to send them customers \u2026 Nana Addo eeeeeee!!!!<\/p>\n A step at a time, I used to say, as we prayed for God\u2019s guidance for her. Then we woke up to the shocking news of her death. Then started all kinds of noises in the media about hell fire and brimstone. <\/p>\n I shook my head in sadness. Some casting aspersions on the dead \u2026 others using her death to attract fame for themselves. My goodness! I can only say \u2013 he\/she who does not have sin, please cast the first stone. Silence? I know we will wait till eternity for any legitimate stone to be cast, as we continue to sing her song:<\/p>\n \u201cSee I\u2019m nothing \u2026 nothing \u2026 without you Lord Rest in peace Ebony \u2026<\/p>\n … while the Bird of the Night continues to circle around looking for prey to devour. Hooting, shrieking and screeching sounds fill the night air, as angels stand guard over God\u2019s anointed \u2026 dispelling the darkness that looms \u2026 Nana Dum Bawu Sor; Bawu Dum Nana Sor; Kri kri Dum Kri kri Sor\u201d!<\/p>\n Shalom!<\/p>\n I am for peace!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Sawrie1\"](\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/78326140.295.jpg\" "\\"Sawrie1\\"")
Dr Valerie Sawyerr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nBIRD OF THE NIGHT (Part II)<\/p>\n
\nYour Excellency Mr. Vice President, please do not let anybody convince you that the NDC is waiting for your demise. You must look within your own camp to find the bomb-throwers. <\/p>\n
\n\u2026 small-scale miners are suffering (when will the ban be lifted)<\/p>\n
\nExploiting with one hand as they vilified with the other?<\/p>\n
\nFrom the bottomless pit you raised me up
\nSee all the bad things I dey do \u2026 you still dey bless me
\nMeda wuase oooooo \u2026 Nana Onyame eeeee\u201d.<\/p>\n