Why Are We So Quick to Pounce? Akosua Manu Asks – And Honestly, I’m Wondering Too
A few days ago, I found myself scrolling through my timeline late at night, cup of lukewarm coffee in hand (I never finish my coffee when it’s hot, don’t judge). That’s when I stumbled on the news: Dr. Bawumia, our NPP flagbearer, was getting dragged left, right, and centre over… wait for it… a football prediction?
I actually laughed out loud. Not because it was funny, but because, come on — we’ve really got nothing better to fuss over?
So when I saw Concerned Akosua Manu jumping to his defence, I thought, “Finally, someone said it.” Look, I get it — politics is messy. Everybody’s waiting to catch the next ‘gotcha moment’. But seriously, dragging a whole presidential hopeful because he said a team would win and they didn’t? Give me a break.
I remember last year, I swore my local team would win a derby match — I even bet a plate of jollof on it with my cousin. Did they win? Nope. Was I crucified for it? Nah. Just got teased at lunch for a week. Predictions flop. It’s life.
What bothers me, though, is this pattern we have — maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed we latch onto the tiniest slip to discredit someone completely. Maybe it’s the frustration. Or maybe we just get a kick out of tearing folks down. Either way, it says more about us than the person we’re dragging, in my opinion.
Akosua Manu’s point, if you ask me, is pretty valid: Bawumia’s got bigger things on his plate — the economy, jobs, the whole country’s future. But here we are, wasting precious energy on whether his football ‘juju’ works or not.
And here’s the kicker (no pun intended) — it’s football! The most unpredictable, heartbreaking, joyous sport on earth. Even the best pundits get it wrong every week. So why hold Bawumia to a higher standard than we do our own sports experts?
I may be wrong, but I think this whole drama says more about our political climate than about Bawumia’s football IQ. We’re so desperate to score cheap points (again, pun intended?) that we forget what really matters.
Anyway, that’s my two pesewas on the matter. Maybe next time we’ll save our energy for bigger issues. Or maybe we won’t. But tell me, when did we start measuring leadership by goals and offside calls? And honestly… if we keep doing this, who are we really fooling — them, or ourselves?