"POWER TO THE PEOPLE"
Let me begin with a confession. I almost dropped this title for a less "controversial" one. I use the word "controversial" because as a citizen of a country(i.e. Ghana) where almost everything (including football) is politicised,
I was aware (and concerned) of the possibility of this piece, being subjected to the same "political scrutiny". In the end I chose to keep it, simply because I couldn't find an alternative that captured the soul of this piece quite like "Power to the people".
The concept, 'Power to the people" was made popular by ex-President J.J Rawlings in the early 80"s when
the then PNDC Govt came into power. The idea behind "Power to the people" was to develop and implement a decentralisation programme, designed to mobilise citizens to actively participate in the decision-making process.
Some 20 years on, a rapidly growing phenomenon across our airwaves can best be described as
a contemporary expression of this 'Power to the......
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