Ghanaians should respect rule of law

INDISCIPLINE is certainly not one of President Akufo-Addo’s hallmarks. Discipline and respect for the rule of law are. He has sacrificed much to uphold the latter when it was threatened by politicians at various times in the country’s contemporary political history.

It is for this reason we are at our wits’ end when some overzealous political activists go overboard in expressing themselves when faced with perceived challenges.

We have, for example, witnessed a growing instance of activists in the fold of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) getting close to NDC rating indiscipline since the pendulum of power changed position.

So much has happened since the Delta Force episode and we do not intend to dwell on it. It took the party leadership aback when it happened.

The shock we endured when it happened is almost over and all we can wish is that it never happens again in our body politic. As for over-flogging it, the NDC would do so for want of something negative to hold on to and abundance of blemishes they have suffered.

Indiscipline continues to be the bane of our development and its replacement with orderliness in the fields of finance, good governance and social life should be the preoccupation of all Ghanaians.

Policy changes such as the ones the new administration has come up with would take about a year to manifest in the manner that would catch the eyes of the ordinary man in the street.

It is preposterous therefore to expect dividends from these changes overnight.

For those who claim to support the president, their love for him should manifest in their strict respect for the rule of law and all that he stands for.