Opinions of Saturday, 25 December 2004

Columnist: J. A. Fukuor/Daily Dispatch

Letter From The President: Sweet Smell of victory II

Countrymen and women, loyalists and opponents the euphoria of winning a second term in office has not settled down for me. I am still basking in my electoral victory and I can?t help but write again about the just-ended elections. This, in essence, is the sequel to what I wrote last week.

There are a few issues I want to raise in this letter. First, I am glad that the victory celebrations are still going on. In fact, I expect them to continue for just a little while longer. However, I think some of you are taking the celebrations to the extreme. Some of you, my supporters, have taken to poking fun and cracking crude jokes about Tata Mills and his losing bunch. I know Tata Mills deserves to be teased and mocked, but please, don?t take it to the extreme. Have mercy on the poor loser. Do you know how traumatic it is to lose an election?