Lesson 4: African politics are unpredictable….so stay clear!!
As I am on my exodus out of Cape Coast, the radio is filled with emotion and unrest among the people. As of December 30th the president had not been announced based on the votes from the run off election on December 28th. The people were very upset because the media announced the projected winner based on the information they received from the polling commissions and the government refused to give the actual results. The results were supposed to be officially released on December 30th at 12 noon. The issue: The man who got the most votes is not from the ruling party and it seems the ruling party does not want to relinquish power…since Ghana just found oil and all. The banks were sending their employees home, the military was being called into Accra for reinforcement, and British Airways was delaying flights to Accra until the winner was announced. I was well outside of Accra at 12…but with the come of noon did not come the winner of the election. The government officials were still meeting. Announcing the winner has been pushed back to Friday, January 2, 2009…the government wanted the people to have a peaceful New Year. I see nothing god coming from this. I returned to Togo without delay and am recuperating on the couch. HOME SWEET HOME!!! Hot running water, electricity 80% of the time, and a fan…what more can a girl ask for.
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