A Tribute to Courage in Ghana’s Political Theatre
When the nation trembled under the weight of pink sheets and political paranoia, one man stood. He did not shout. He reasoned. He did not threaten. He proved. And Kennedy Agyapong’s camp called him timid? The Political Calculus from witness box to campaign trail, he turned cross-examination into campaign ammunition, transforming courtroom scrutiny into political capital. And they dared to whisper cowardice?
This was the man who faced Power with Truth, who dominated the nonsense of power with calm precision. He poured pressure on judicial absurdity and neutralized Tsatsu Tsikata’s theatrical excesses with the subtle force of intellect. Where others roared, he reasoned. Where others bragged, he built. You call that timidity? You call that cowardice? Please call it what it is: courage under fire.
While others played politics with emotions, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia played chess with intellect proving that democracy is not a contest of noise, but of wisdom and knowledge, godliness and godly fear, sanctified speech in counsel and might. Dr Bawumia’s journey is not just political, it is philosophical. He proved that truth, when spoken with clarity, is louder than anger.
And that courage need not scream; it only needs to stand.
Bawumia remains the NPP’s intellectual hero, a man who fought with facts, not fists; with reason, not rage. And as for Kennedy Agyapong, the self-proclaimed crusader of candor, he may shout from every rooftop, but he can never match the quiet thunder of Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Indeed, bravery sometimes speaks in silence.
Osɔfo Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey
