Author: Peter Martey Agbeko || APR
I recently came across a video clip featuring Koku Anyidoho, a former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), delivering a message so absurd that it strayed from political discourse into the realm of amateur prophecy. Ridiculous as it was, the delivery was serious, as though he genuinely believed every word of the nonsensical sermon he was broadcasting.
For the life of me, I would like to know the source of his confidence in such a bizarre claim, especially when it was clearly intended for public consumption.
In the clip, Anyidoho confidently declared:
“Spiritually you can hold the sword for swearing in presidents only twice. Jerry Rawlings held it twice ‘92 & ‘96, President Kufuor held it twice 2000, 2004, President Mills held it once, he died he left, John Mahama, on the night of 24th July 2012, you held a sword of state and you swore an oath, on the 7th of January, 2013, you held the sword of state and swore an oath.
You held it twice, why do you want to hold it three times, and be a curse upon the country. Nana Addo has held it twice, he can’t hold it a third time.
Why does John Mahama think that Ghana was created for him and that he will come and mess the nation up spiritually and physically? It won’t happen. It cannot happen.”
Let us pause for a moment and unpack this verbal diarrhea dressed as divine wisdom. This statement is not only devoid of constitutional or logical foundation, but it is also an egregious example of disinformation meant to mislead the public.
It represents a dangerous intersection of ignorance, populism, and a desperate attempt to score cheap political points by appealing to superstition and fear.
Such rhetoric, though laughable, is also dangerous. It ridicules the intelligence of the Ghanaian electorate and insults the very principles of democratic governance.
By peddling these self-created “spiritual rules,” Anyidoho and others like him—such as Chairman Wontumi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who has similarly indulged in baseless and inflammatory remarks—undermine reasoned debate and degrade our political landscape.
The Carriers of Disinformation
People who engage in this kind of behaviour are not just misguided; they are deliberate architects of chaos.
They thrive on distorting facts, feeding on ignorance, and exploiting the emotional vulnerabilities of their audience. Their actions are not just careless; they are calculated.
These individuals can be aptly described as political charlatans, merchants of mediocrity, and apostles of absurdity. They wield baseless claims like weapons, designed to distract, divide, and deceive.
A Call for Accountability
Ghanaians deserve better than to be subjected to this level of intellectual insult. Leaders who resort to such antics should be called out and held accountable. It is one thing to debate policies and ideas; it is another to traffic in baseless claims disguised as spiritual truths.
The credibility of our political system and the respect we hold for our democracy depend on our ability to separate reasoned discourse from the rantings of self-appointed “prophets” in politics.
2 Timothy 4:3- “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,”
Let us rise above this circus and demand that our leaders engage in meaningful discussions that address the pressing issues facing our nation.
Ridicule and name these charlatans for what they are—peddlers of drivel and enemies of progress.
Let this serve as a clarion call to reject the trivialisation of our democratic institutions by these purveyors of public absurdity.
