By J.A. Sarbah
Last Friday, July 11, 2025, Ablekuma North became the site of something far more sinister than a constituency rerun. It became the graveyard of civility — buried beneath NDC-sponsored thuggery, intimidation, and raw political violence.
Leading members of the NPP were physically assaulted, polling grounds were turned into battlegrounds, and democracy was brutalized in broad daylight. The international media covered it. Social platforms exploded with images of chaos and bloodied victims. The nation watched in horror.
And yet — John Mahama, President of the Republic, remained dead silent.
Four days on, not a single word from the man who swore an oath to protect life and property, uphold the Constitution, and ensure justice without fear or favour. Not a word of condemnation. Not a call for arrests. Not even the courtesy of concern.
But we remember the old Mahama — the opposition leader who, after losing in 2016, turned every public incident into a political crusade. He would rush to the media over the smallest scuffle. He had opinions on everything — from by-elections to brawls — claiming moral high ground and demanding accountability.
So what changed? Power. That’s what changed. Now in the seat, Mahama’s selective outrage has mutated into dangerous complicity. His silence is not just cowardice — it is an endorsement. It signals to his loyalists that violence in pursuit of power is tolerable. That impunity is now policy.
This is not leadership. It is the conduct of a vindictive hypocrite, unworthy of the office he holds.
Ghanaians must ask: Where is the president when citizens bleed? Where is his voice when democracy is battered by his own party’s fists?
We cannot build a nation on such betrayal. Not when the highest office in the land watches in silence as lawlessness festers.
Mr. Mahama, the silence you offer now will not be forgotten. In the face of violence, neutrality is complicity. And history will record this moment — not as a rerun gone wrong, but as the day the President of Ghana abandoned his duty.
This shame is yours to carry.
