The corridors of power are often lined with the echoes of old promises, but rarely do those echoes return to haunt their makers with such clinical precision. In a week where the political atmosphere in Ghana has reached a fever pitch, a digital showdown between two of the country’s most vocal young titans has stripped away the veneer of modern campaigning to reveal a much darker reality.
On one side stands the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology & Innovations, Hon. Sam George. A man who, by his own admission, was the “Tuff Seed” that watered the NDC’s desert during their long eight year stroll in the political wilderness. On the other side is the sharp witted Dennis Miracles Aboagye, who has effectively turned the Minister’s “victory lap” into a masterclass on political accountability.
The “Dues” of Deception?
The spark that lit this fire was a social media post by Sam George that carried a surprising amount of venom, not just for his critics, but arguably for his own party colleagues. In a tone dripping with a certain individualistic pride, the Minister reminded Ghanaians of how he “filled the gap” in 2017 when others were apparently too afraid to speak. He spoke of being on TV three times a day, of fighting with a “paltry 106” MPs against an NPP behemoth, and of finally “paying his dues” to bring John Mahama back to the Jubilee House.
To the discerning reader, the post was as much a jab at his NDC peers as it was a defense of his record. By claiming he stood up when “former Ministers refused to speak,” Sam George essentially painted himself as the lone ranger who dragged a cowardly party back to power. It is a narrative of self-glorification that ignores the collective effort of thousands, yet to Dennis Miracles Aboagye, this bravado is merely a “shameless admission of deception.”
The crux of the matter is simple yet profound: If the Minister claims he “did whatever he had to do” to win power, does that include the manufacturing of the very crises he now struggles to solve? Miracles Aboagye’s response was a stinging indictment that resonated across the length and breadth of the country. He argued that the Minister isn’t being targeted by “agenda setters” but is simply being confronted by his own “receipts.”
A Tale of Two Realities
There is a certain irony that Ghanaians find hard to swallow. We remember clearly the Sam George of 2018 to 2024. This was the man who once famously swore he would never register his SIM card under the then NPP regime. He was the champion of the “Anti State Capture” movement, a vocal critic of sole sourcing, and a man who promised that a return of JM would mean prices of fuel and food would crash in a “matter of weeks.”
Fast forward to 2026. The lion is no longer roaring from the fringes; he is sitting on the throne of the Communication Ministry. And yet, the very things he called “evil” and “demonic” under the NPP have suddenly become “standard administrative procedures.”
The biometric SIM re-registration, which he once treated like a plague, is now being pushed with an aggression that would make his predecessors blush. The “Galamsey” he blamed solely on the NPP is now ravaging our water bodies with even more intensity, while his party’s leadership remains suspiciously silent. As Miracles Aboagye rightly pointed out, the “Reset Agenda” is looking more like a “Return to the Status Quo,” but with different faces in the V8s.
The Credibility Gap
This is where the distinction between the NPP and the NDC becomes crystal clear to the discerning voter. While the NPP, during its tenure, focused on building systems like the Ghana Card and Digital Address systems—often under heavy fire from the then opposition—they did so with a sense of long term vision. They built the foundation that Sam George is now comfortably standing on to claim his “Digital Innovation” titles.
The NPP’s approach was one of transformation, even when it was unpopular. The NDC’s approach, as revealed by the Minister’s own “memoir,” appears to have been one of “say anything to win.”
When you shout on every radio station that a policy is bad, and then implement that same policy the moment you get the keys to the office, you aren’t “paying your dues.” You are betraying the trust of the ordinary Ghanaian who stood in the sun to vote for change.
The Fire of Broken Promises
The street slang “do make we see” used by the Minister was perhaps his biggest slip. Ghanaians are indeed “seeing.” They are seeing that the “Tuff Seed” is perhaps just a seed of discord that has grown into a tree of broken promises. The arrogance of claiming to be the only one who “toiled” while others hid only highlights a deeper rot of pride that precedes a fall.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s rebuttal wasn’t just a political jab; it was a reflection of the national mood. People are tired of the “I shouted more than you” brand of politics. They want to know why the “complicated” issues of 2024 were so “simple” to solve in the NDC’s 2024 manifesto, yet remain unsolved in 2026.
As we look toward the future, the “Lion” may hold his head high, but the “Hunter”—in the form of the Ghanaian voter armed with old YouTube videos and digital receipts—is closing in. The political memoir Sam George thinks he is writing may end up being a cautionary tale of how a party lied its way to the top, only to realize that governing requires more than just a loud voice and a few emojis.
Ghana deserves better than “hustle” disguised as leadership. We deserve the consistency and credibility that one party has consistently tried to offer, even in the face of the very propaganda the Communications Minister now admits was his “toil.”
