I was lured into politics – Dr. Abu Sakara

Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster, the leader of the National Interest Movement (NIM) Ghana and a former presidential candidate for the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has described how he entered politics.

He claims that he has always been primarily interested in the agricultural industry and that politics was never one of his childhood aspirations.

He was interested in changing people’s lives in the agriculture industry as a global public servant. But he was drawn into politics by a coworker who shared his enthusiasm.

“One day I was in my office, and one of my colleagues who I had worked with in Zambia said to me that he was going to a meeting. So, I asked what the meeting was about, and he said they were going to see how they could revamp the CPP.

“So, I wished him well, but he asked what I meant by that and asked me to come along, saying that our fathers enjoyed under Dr. Nkrumah. Finally, I decided to go with him as an observer. So, that’s how the whole thing began…” Dr. Abu Sakara said, speaking in an interview on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning on Wednesday.

Due to his professional experience, he admitted he was apprehensive to join, but his colleague was able to persuade him to take part.

He had to quit his work after his detour in order to start his own farm consultancy business and enter politics.

“So that’s how I got into it. It was not a deliberate decision.”

“So you were wooed into it? Roselyn Felli, host of the show asked.

“Well, I was lured,” Dr. Abu Sakara answered.

The team was certain that the CPP would rejoin government and restore its prominence when he joined since they had faith in their talents. Sadly, they were unable to succeed in doing so.

The executive director of Rural and Agricultural Development Associates said he doesn’t regret ever straying into politics, despite being cajoled into it.

He claims that his political experience inspired him to found the National Interest Movement lobbying organization. He claims that the goal of this campaign is to maintain political sanity in Ghana.

This is so that you may understand why Dr. Abu Sakara thinks “partisan politics has divided and polarised society.” According to him, political violence should not be accepted in the nation.