Buck the trend?

To the sons and daughters of Nkrumah,
as you find huge amounts of the black elixir.

May you find a cure for the Dutch disease,
and share the patent with your neighbours to the east.
We don't mind generics either.

Dokubo Asari shall not discover he has a long-lost half brother,
by way of his long-lost step mother.

Osu Castle shall not be first words of those from non-oil areas,
or the only words from those with uniforms and guns.

Revenue allocation shall remain a benign phrase,
as it hopefully has been till this phase.

Marginalisation must become a dirty word,
lest it become the only campaign slogan for the overawed.

Civil war shall remain a matter of theory,
because the practical is not an issue to take jokingly.
Besides we are too busy retaking oil platforms to organise Ecomog.

May your regions not become debtor elements,
only to emotionally blackmail the central government.

May the GLC's(or whatever your labour union is) strikes not be labeled political,
because the cost of living is probably already diabolical.

Jerry Rawlings and retirement.
May these words forever be spoken in the same sentence,
believe me it is better he be referred to in the past tense.

"Ghana must go" shall retain its new function,
as a fashion accessory for the ladies not the parliamentarians.

Essien shall not become target practice,
only for the Super Eagles if we meet.

I wish you luck, you will need it.