POLITICS NOT A DANCE (PAGE 42)

By George Folley Quaye, Wa

The "kangaroo dance" which has been adopted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at it’s rallies has led some supporters of the National Democratic Congress in Wa, the Upper West regional capital, to predict a defeat for the NPP.
According to the NDC supporters, it was the same dance which the senior national team, the Black Stars, adopted and failed to win the CAN 2008 which was held in Ghana.
"Our players used the dance anytime there was victory and placed third so the same calamity will befall NPP, come December 7, 2008," a serious-looking Musah Abu, an NDC activist told The Mirror.
This argument had added a lot of excitement to political discussion in the Wa municipality.
As to how a common dance used by footballers to celebrate victory became associated with politics, nobody could tell.
Musah Abu believes that the dance brought bad omen to the Black Stars and once the NPP is using it, the same calamity would befall them as they would place third come the election day.
However, a staunch supporter of the NPP in Wa, Mr Mustapha Goveir, has debunked Mr Abu's assertion.
He asked, "on what scientific basis can a common dance be associated with the political fortunes of the NPP'.
He pointed out that the kangaroo was a friendly animal to man, and therefore the adoption of the dance by the NPP showed that the party was friendly and committed to the improvement of the lives of Ghanaians through its pro-poor policies.
Mr Goveir urged the NDC to prepare for a shocker as the NPP was poised to win the December elections in the first round.