UNITY WITHOUT FAIRNESS IS HYPOCRISY – KEN TELLS PARTY MEMBERS IN THE U.S.
By Kwaku Amoh-Darteh, Esq.
The hall was full long before the program began. Supporters had traveled from across states, some journeying for hours, to be present. Conversations carried a mix of urgency and anticipation, eyes drawn to the entrance. This was no ordinary meeting it was convened with a singular purpose: to meet Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong.
When he finally entered, the atmosphere broke open. The room erupted with applause and song, a sudden euphoria that signaled both admiration and expectation. For the diaspora gathered, it was not just the arrival of a politician; it was the return of a figure they saw as a voice for courage and fairness.
A CALL FOR FAIRNESS
When Ken stood to speak, the hall grew quiet. His tone was measured but firm, carrying the cadence of a man more concerned with conviction than with applause.
“Whilst we are asking for unity,” he began, “we are asking for fairness. Unity cannot be built on silence or fear. Every voice must be heard. We shall not be cowards anymore.”
The words, simple yet charged with gravity, drew immediate response. The crowd rose to its feet applause thundered, chants echoed, and the atmosphere shifted from expectation to affirmation.
A REBUKE AND A CHALLENGE
Turning to his audience, Ken addressed the diaspora with both gratitude and candor.
“You work tirelessly to provide for your families,” he said. “No one in Ghana sends you money, yet some feel entitled to call from home to intimidate you? To threaten you? No. Be bold.”
The remark carried the force of a rebuke, but it was also a challenge to resist fear and reclaim dignity in political engagement.
MEMORY AS FOUNDATION
Ken anchored his message in history, reminding his audience of their role in the party’s beginnings abroad.
“The NPP in America was not born of fear or convenience,” he said. “It was nurtured here, sustained by patriots who gave freely of themselves. No individual whether in Ghana or here in the United States will ever be allowed to claim it as personal property.”
The reminder was pointed but dignified, drawing applause from members who saw themselves not as spectators but as custodians of a tradition of sacrifice.
THE WEIGHT OF SACRIFICE
His voice then took on a more solemn register.
“People have died for this party. People have lost their property, their livelihoods, everything they had, in service of our cause. Where were the so-called owners then? Never again. The threats must stop. What we seek is simple: free and fair elections.”
The room, already charged, broke into another eruption of applause. It was less the sound of celebration than of release.
EUPHORIA AND RENEWAL
By the close of the speech, the hall had transformed. What began in anxious waiting ended in jubilation. Supporters embraced, songs filled the air, and the mood was one of renewal. For many, the night was not merely political theater; it was a moment of restoration, a reassurance that courage and fairness could still guide the party’s path.
THE STATESMAN’s SEAL
As the applause subsided, one truth had settled: Ken had not merely addressed the diaspora he had claimed their confidence. His presence carried the weight of vision, strategy, and a tested roadmap for leadership.
To him, unity was not rhetoric but covenant; free and fair elections were not demands but the very soul of the party.
For those who came from distant places to hear him, Ken was more than a politician. He was the choice of Ghana: a bold leader, steady enough to inspire trust, strategic enough to chart direction, and visionary enough to open the future.
And as they filed out into the night, voices still echoing with chants of hope, a single conviction remained: unity without fairness is hypocrisy.
