LEAD: Jah! Rastafari! Jah know!
CROWD: Eastern Region, we are here!
LEAD: Who gave them the mandate?
CROWD: WE GAVE THEM THE MANDATE!
LEAD: Who deserves accountability?
CROWD: THE DELEGATES AND THE GRASSROOTS!
ALL:
WE SENT YOU, BUT YOU FORGOT US!
THE MANDATE IS OURS TO GIVE!
At Koforidua Technical University,
You came with promises of better leadership.
You said you would answer every call,
Visit constituencies and listen to all.
“You won't be armchair officers anymore!
We'll serve the grassroots from shore to shore!”
Eastern Region delegates believed your story,
Hoping for service, not personal glory.
WE SENT YOU—DID YOU REMEMBER US?
YOU PROMISED—WHAT DID YOU DELIVER?
WHEN WE CALLED—WHO ANSWERED?
WHEN WE NEEDED YOU—WHERE WERE YOU?
WE SENT YOU, BUT YOU FORGOT US!
WE SENT YOU, BUT YOU FORGOT US!
EASTERN REGION, THE MANDATE IS OURS!
WE GAVE YOU POWER; WE HAVE QUESTIONS NOW!
The mandate came, and the phones went silent,
The once-friendly voices became so distant.
Messages were sent, but no reply,
We kept on calling, asking why.
Constituencies waited to see your faces,
Branches waited in their various places.
Now you are back, asking once more,
Knocking on the same familiar door.
You say experience will carry our plea
To the big men up there—what did you achieve?
Did you carry our message, or your own?
Did you remember the people who sent you?
LEAD: When you said “Zu”—
CROWD: WE SAID “Za”!
LEAD: When you said “Za”—
CROWD: WE SAID “Zu”!
LEAD: We thought we were comrades—
CROWD: ONE FAMILY! ONE STRUGGLE!
ALL:
UNTIL WE GAVE YOU THE MANDATE!
LEAD: The phones went silent—
CROWD: WHERE WERE YOU?
LEAD: The constituencies needed you—
CROWD: WHERE WERE YOU?
ALL:
WE SENT YOU TO SPEAK FOR US!
BUT DID YOU REMEMBER US?
If money was given for electoral work,
Open the books; let accountability work!
If allocations were reduced along the way,
Explain what happened—what can you say?
School-feeding contracts and grassroots opportunities:
Were party women treated fairly?
Let the facts come out for all to see;
The people deserve transparency!
No constituency left behind!
No branch left unheard!
The mandate is not private property;
Let service speak louder than words!
If we renew your mandate,
Will you forget us again?
Will your phone go silent?
Will you ignore our messages again?
Will your arrogance return?
Will accountability disappear?
Will you stop visiting constituencies
Until another election draws near?
You are learning to be humble,
Learning to answer calls again.
But why did you wait until now,
When you need our mandate again?
LEAD: Delegates have learnt their lessons!
CROWD: WE HAVE LEARNT OUR LESSONS!
LEAD: The first time, we gave you a chance!
CROWD: WE GAVE YOU A CHANCE!
LEAD: The second time, we hoped for better!
CROWD: WE HOPED FOR BETTER!
LEAD: Will we ignore the lessons a third time?
CROWD: WE MUST THINK BEFORE WE DECIDE!
ALL:
FOOLED ONCE—WE REMEMBER!
FOOLED TWICE—WE TAKE NOTE!
BEFORE A THIRD TIME, WE MUST THINK!
THE MANDATE IS OURS TO GIVE!
WE SENT YOU—DID YOU REMEMBER US?
YOU PROMISED—WHAT DID YOU DELIVER?
EASTERN REGION DELEGATES!
ACCOUNTABILITY MUST LIVE!
WE SENT YOU, BUT YOU FORGOT US!
THE GRASSROOTS MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
LEAD: Eastern Region, remember!
CROWD: WE REMEMBER!
ALL:
ONE REGION! ONE PARTY!
SERVICE, HUMILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY!
Jah know! One love!