[male
vocals] (
Soft
organ
swells,
distant
Nyabinghi
drums
beat
slow)
Ghana
remembers...
Power
has
changed
hands,
but
the
Constitution
hasn't
changed.
The
Police
are
still
there.
The
courts
are
still
there.
Parliament
is
still
there.
So
when
yesterday's
investigation
becomes
today's
persecution...
Ghana
asks:
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
CROWD:
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[CHORUS] Ghana
remembers!
What
has
changed?
Yesterday—
investigation!
Today—
persecution!
Yesterday— "
Go
and
answer
the
Police!"
Today— "
Political
witch-hunt!"
Same
Ghana!
Same
laws!
Same
institutions!
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[VERSE 1 — GHANA REMEMBERS THE KNOCKS] John
Jinapor
remembers—
security
men
searched
his
home.
Kwabena
Donkor
remembers.
Dominic
Ayine
remembers.
Inusah
Fuseini—
CID
came
calling.
Collins
Dauda—
Police
came
calling.
Ofosu-Ampofo—
arrested,
questioned,
his
home
searched.
Kofi
Adams
remembers—
vehicles
seized,
then
returned
after
investigation.
Those
days
we
heard: "
Let
the
security
agencies
work!"
CROWD:
LET
THE
LAW
WORK!
Now
the
tables
have
turned,
and
suddenly
we
hear: "
Intimidation!" "
Persecution!" "
Witch-hunt!"
CROWD:
INVESTIGATION!
LEAD:
Today?
CROWD:
PERSECUTION!
LEAD:
So—
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[CHORUS] Ghana
remembers!
What
has
changed?
Yesterday— "
Go
and
answer!"
Today— "
They're
hunting
us!"
Same
Ghana!
Same
laws!
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[VERSE 2 — REMEMBER SOSU] Remember
Madina!
Francis-Xavier
Sosu!
Police
wanted
the
MP
to
assist
an
investigation.
Parliament
raised
privilege.
Then
came
the
argument: "
Immunity
must
not
become
impunity!"
An
MP
is
not
above
the
law!
Parliament
must
cooperate!
Ghana
heard
it.
Ghana
remembers.
Today
the
seats
have
changed.
Majority
became
Minority.
Now
we
hear: "
Write
to
the
Speaker!" "
Follow
parliamentary
procedure!" "
Respect
parliamentary
privilege!"
LEAD:
Sosu
yesterday?
CROWD:
IMMUNITY
IS
NOT
IMPUNITY!
LEAD:
Your
MP
today?
CROWD:
RESPECT
IMMUNITY!
LEAD:
Ei,
Ghana
asks—
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[VERSE 3 — QUAYSON AND FORSON] Assin
North
remembers.
Gyakye
Quayson!
He
returned
from
the
by-election,
back
to
Parliament—
but
the
criminal
trial
continued,
with
frequent
court
appearances.
His
lawyers
said:
How
can
he
fully
serve
his
people
when
court
keeps
calling?
The
answer
then? "
Let
the
law
take
its
course!"
Then
came
the
ambulance
case.
Cassiel
Ato
Forson!
Minority
Leader
in
the
dock.
Richard
Jakpa
alleged
the
Attorney-General
had
contacted
him
about
the
case.
The
Attorney-General
denied
asking
him
to
incriminate
Forson.
The
recording
came.
The
arguments
came.
Then
the
Court
of
Appeal
said:
NO
CASE
TO
ANSWER!
Forson
and
Jakpa—
acquitted
and
discharged.
Ghana
watched.
Ghana
remembers.
LEAD:
When
your
opponent
faces
prosecution?
CROWD:
LET
THE
LAW
WORK!
LEAD:
When
your
own
people
face
investigation?
CROWD:
POLITICAL
WITCH-HUNT!
LEAD:
Then—
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[VERSE 4 — THE JOBS] And
Ghana
remembers 2017.
Government
changed.
Election-year
appointments
came
under
review.
Osafo-Maafo
said
some
late
appointees
would
definitely
be
laid
off.
At
National
Service,
more
than
two
hundred
appointments
were
withdrawn.
The
explanation?
Due
process.
CROWD:
SANITISE
THE
SYSTEM!
Today
when
appointments
are
reviewed,
we
again
hear
arguments
about
victimisation
and
fairness.
Maybe
every
case
is
not
the
same—
but
Ghana
asks
for
ONE
STANDARD!
LEAD:
Due
process
yesterday?
CROWD:
DUE
PROCESS!
LEAD:
Due
process
today?
CROWD:
DUE
PROCESS!
LEAD:
For
government
and
opposition?
CROWD:
ONE
STANDARD!
[BRIDGE — NYABINGHI DRUMS] Power
changes
hands...
Principles
shouldn't.
If
investigation
is
lawful,
let
it
be
lawful
for
everyone.
If
parliamentary
privilege
matters,
let
it
matter
for
everyone.
If
due
process
matters—
CROWD:
LET
IT
MATTER
FOR
EVERYONE!
Not
one
principle
in
government
and
another
in
opposition.
One
Ghana.
One
Constitution.
One
standard!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] GHANA
REMEMBERS!
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
Yesterday—
investigation!
Today—
persecution!
Yesterday— "
Go
and
answer
the
Police!"
Today— "
Political
witch-hunt!"
Yesterday— "
Immunity
is
not
impunity!"
Today— "
Respect
our
immunity!"
Same
Ghana!
CROWD:
SAME
GHANA!
Same
laws!
CROWD:
SAME
LAWS!
One
standard!
LEAD:
So
tell
the
people—
CROWD:
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
LEAD:
Louder!
CROWD:
WHAT
HAS
CHANGED?
[OUTRO — SOFT ORGAN] Governments
change...
Seats
change...
Power
changes
hands...
But
principles
should
not
change
with
political
colours.
Ghana
remembers...
What
has
changed?