LEAD:
Ghana!
CROWD:
We
remember!
LEAD:
Do
you
remember
the
promises?
CROWD:
We
remember!
LEAD:
Nana
Addo!
CROWD:
Promises!
LEAD:
Bawumia!
CROWD:
Promises!
ALL:
Promise
upon
promise!
One
this!
One
that!
Promise
left!
Promise
right!
Ghana,
listen! ---
LEAD:
One
District!
CROWD:
One
Factory!
LEAD:
One
Village!
CROWD:
One
Dam!
LEAD:
One
District!
CROWD:
One
Warehouse!
LEAD:
One
Region!
CROWD:
One
Theatre!
LEAD:
One
Constituency!
CROWD:
One
Million
Dollars!
LEAD:
One
Student!
CROWD:
One
Tablet!
LEAD:
One
Student!
CROWD:
One
Chocolate!
LEAD:
Three
hundred
and
fifty!
CROWD:
New
SHS!
LEAD:
And
one
Cathedral—
CROWD:
For
God!
ALL:
Ei!
Promises
plenty!
Promises
plenty!
Ghana
heard
plenty!
LEAD:
But
after
eight
long
years—
CROWD:
HOW
MUCH
DID
WE
SEE? ---
Promises,
promises!
Sweet
promises!
They
promised
the
moon,
They
promised
the
stars!
One
here!
One
there!
One
everywhere!
But
Ghana
is
asking,
Ghana
is
asking:
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
DELIVERY?
LEAD:
Where
is
the
factory?
CROWD:
SHOW
US!
LEAD:
Where
is
the
dam?
CROWD:
SHOW
US!
LEAD:
Where
is
the
theatre?
CROWD:
SHOW
US!
LEAD:
The
one
million
dollars?
CROWD:
SHOW
US! ---
Cape
Coast,
they
said—
CROWD:
HARBOUR!
LEAD:
Cape
Coast
again—
CROWD:
AIRPORT!
LEAD:
Keta,
they
said—
CROWD:
PORT!
LEAD:
Pwalugu!
CROWD:
THE
BIG
DAM!
LEAD:
Agenda 111!
CROWD:
HOSPITALS!
LEAD:
National
Cathedral!
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
IT?
LEAD:
Sometimes
the
announcement
was
loud,
Sometimes
the
signboard
stood
proud,
Big
promises
on
the
billboard—
CROWD:
BUT
WHERE
IS
THE
PROJECT? ---
LEAD:
Then
they
said—
SKY
TRAIN!
CROWD:
SKY
TRAIN?
LEAD:
Everybody
look
up!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
LOOKING!
LEAD:
Look
left!
CROWD:
NO
TRAIN!
LEAD:
Look
right!
CROWD:
NO
TRAIN!
LEAD:
Look
into
the
sky!
CROWD:
STILL
NO
TRAIN!
ALL:
Two
million
dollars
entered
the
Sky
Train
investment,
But
Ghana
never
saw
the
train!
Sky
Train!
Sky
Train!
Where
did
the
train
arrive? ---
LEAD:
Then
the
economist
spoke: “
If
the
fundamentals
are
weak…”
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
WILL
EXPOSE
YOU!
LEAD:
Again!
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
WILL
EXPOSE
YOU!
LEAD:
You
promised
stability,
You
promised
a
stronger
economy,
You
told
Ghana
you
knew
the
answer.
But
the
cedi
kept
falling,
Prices
kept
rising,
The
hardship
entered
every
home.
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
EXPOSED
WHO?
LEAD:
Ghana
wants
an
answer!
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
EXPOSED
WHO? ---
LEAD:
You
said—
CROWD:
FROM
TAXATION
TO
PRODUCTION!
LEAD:
You
said—
CROWD:
REDUCE
BORROWING!
LEAD:
You
said—
CROWD:
REDUCE
THE
COST
OF
BUSINESS!
LEAD:
Ghana
listened.
Ghana
waited.
Ghana
endured.
Eight
years
later,
The
people
went
to
the
ballot
box—
CROWD:
AND
GHANA
SPOKE! ---
LEAD:
Then
John
Mahama
returned!
CROWD:
WELCOME
BACK!
LEAD:
No
noise!
CROWD:
WORK!
LEAD:
No
empty
slogans!
CROWD:
WORK!
LEAD:
Inflation
coming
down!
CROWD:
WORK!
LEAD:
Economic
indicators
improving!
CROWD:
WORK!
LEAD:
The
cedi
fighting
back!
CROWD:
WORK!
ALL:
John
Mahama!
Keep
working!
Ghana
wants
results,
Not
sweet
promises! ---
LEAD:
Now
they
are
looking
left!
CROWD:
What
are
they
looking
for?
LEAD:
Looking
right!
CROWD:
What
are
they
looking
for?
LEAD:
Looking
morning!
CROWD:
What
are
they
looking
for?
LEAD:
Looking
evening!
CROWD:
What
are
they
looking
for?
LEAD:
Searching
everywhere
for
something
to
attack!
CROWD:
FIND
A
SCANDAL!
FIND
A
SCANDAL!
LEAD:
But
Ghana
says—
CROWD:
BRING
THE
EVIDENCE!
LEAD:
Criticise
the
government—
CROWD:
BRING
THE
FACTS!
LEAD:
Hold
Mahama
accountable—
CROWD:
BUT
BRING
THE
FACTS!
ALL:
Because
democracy
needs
opposition,
But
Ghana
deserves
the
truth! ---
LEAD:
One
District!
CROWD:
One
Factory!
LEAD:
One
Village!
CROWD:
One
Dam!
LEAD:
One
Region!
CROWD:
One
Theatre!
LEAD:
One
Constituency!
CROWD:
One
Million
Dollars!
LEAD:
Sky
Train!
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
TRAIN?
LEAD:
Pwalugu!
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
DAM?
LEAD:
Cape
Coast
Harbour!
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
IT?
LEAD:
Three
hundred
and
fifty
SHS!
CROWD:
WHERE
ARE
THEY?
ALL:
Promises,
promises!
Ghana
remembers!
Promises,
promises!
Ghana
remembers!
No
more
sweet
talk!
Show
us
the
work!
No
more
empty
slogans!
Show
us
the
results!
LEAD:
John
Mahama!
CROWD:
KEEP
WORKING!
LEAD:
NDC!
ALL:
Ghana
remembers!
Ghana
remembers!
Ghana
remembers!