[ 2016-10-27 ]

'Traders dance to the politics of choice'
Traders around the Makola Shopping Mall, in Accra,
treated shoppers and commuters to a drama in
Politics on Tuesday afternoon, as they danced to
show their preference for who should govern the
nation after the December 7 Elections.

It was all a spiritual political affair when a
vehicle embossed with the joint portraits of the
National Democratic Party’s Parliamentary
Candidate for the Ablekuma South Constituency,
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije and the Presidential
Candidate, John Dramani Mahama, filled the
atmosphere with songs hailing the Messianic John
of Ghana, as portrayed in John 3:16.

The NDC supporters cheered rather gently from the
sidelines, with occasional shouts of “idey bee
keke” “eye zu, eye za” or the Kangaroo dance
of moving forward.

However, the atmosphere took a dramatic turn when
a vehicle with the portrait of the New Patriotic
Party’s Parliamentary Candidate of the Yilo
Krobo Constituency, Francis Djetse Appertey,
arrived at the Unibank for some business, stopping
a few vehicles behind the NDC pick up.

The traders supporting the NPP, suddenly trooped
to the vehicle, some with their paraphernalia and
danced and cheered their support with the music
provided by the NDC.

“Yeresesamu!” they shouted and motioned the
“change over sign.”

This motivated their counterparts from the NDC to
rally around their vehicle to dance to their own
music.

The atmosphere charged excitedly, attracting
people from their offices and shops to take in the
spectacle.

Citizen journalists and shadow paparazzi drew
their phones to capture the unfolding drama,
ostensibly to share it later on their social media
platforms.

A shopper, who was obviously thrilled by the
showdown, commented: “This is indeed, political
theatrics, a preview of greater things to come in
the coming days.”

Source - GNA

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