{"id":256197,"date":"2024-11-27T04:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/valerie-sawyer-the-big-tree-is-falling\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T04:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:49:29","slug":"valerie-sawyer-the-big-tree-is-falling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/valerie-sawyer-the-big-tree-is-falling\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Sawyer: The Big Tree Is Falling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1f9d4a4a6ccdfd09531efaf79b626db\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2018If you are the biiiiiig treeeeee<\/p>\n<p>We are the smaaaaall aaaaaxe, Sharpened to cut you down (well sharp)<\/p>\n<p>Ready to cut you down, oh, yeah\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Those who were in the political struggle in Ghana in 2008 cannot forget this song. First-round elections moved into second-round elections, then moved into the decisive Tain Constituency election with our Flagbearer, Professor Atta Mills and his able Running Mate, John Mahama.<\/p>\n<p><button><span>See More<!-- --> <\/span><span>\u276f<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018If you are the biiiiiig treeeeee We are the smaaaaall aaaaaxe, Sharpened to cut you down (well sharp) Ready to cut you down, oh, yeah\u2019. Those who were in the political struggle in Ghana in 2008 cannot forget this song. 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