Dumsor; the favourite Ghanaian chorus

   

                      Dumsor! Dumsor!
In Ghana today, Dumsor has become one's worst enemy and there  are  alot of reasons to justify why on earth people would choose to make a harmless situation  like this, one that inspires much hatred. Dumsor was coined from the language  twice from the two words 'dum' which means 'off'  and 'sor' which means 'on'. What was once a nonexistent  has come to stay. Everyone in the most obscure corner of the country  knows  about Dumsor. I won't be shocked if the Queen starts to use it by referring  to our country  as that 'Dumsor Country'. The Oxford dictionary would revise it's newest edition to include this word, no doubt. what a way for us to become popular.

I'm not one to talk about the woes of my country because  I think that if it were left to me alone, I could hardly  help salvage the situation,  unless I'm given enough resources to do so. So why criticise  if you are just a small mouse in some small corner as Ghana?. Too much talk, less action. That's what we as Ghanaians engage in. We make light of every single situation  as though we won't be affected  in the end. It seems like Dumsor has come to stay because no matter how hard we struggle  with effects of no electricity, we have no choice than to live in darkness.
 Sometimes I am on the verge of combustion  with anger at how inconsiderate  the authorities can be when it comes to the hours they have decided  to put out the lights. Sometimes they exceed the period they have apportioned  to our utmost disappointment. No electricity,  No life! Everyone believes this now.
Quite recently,  my best friend  told me about his ordeal and according to him, his vicinity  had suffered two gruelling days of no electricity. When I remember  his submission  to me about the whole situation,  I can't help but laugh. He tells me, 'B, I suffered from withdrawal symptoms'.
Ghana! God bless our homeland Ghana! And make our nation rich with ELECTRICITY. I don't want my best friend  to tell me he had to flew to Iraq because Ghana was unbearable. Hahahaha.... I pray it doesn't have to come to that. Dumsor, you have remote-controlled our lives. Your term of office will end soon,  I promise  you (I hope that sounded like a threat).
Let all Ghanaians  chant their  favourite  chorus: Dumsor! Dumsor!