Ghana Ny3 Ohia Maen
By Anny OSABUTEY
‘Ghana Ny3 Ohia Maen’ is a phrase popularised by now former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Then the opposition chief of the New Patriotic Celebration, he accused the then John Mahama-led administration of subjecting most Ghanaians to excruciating financial ache, insisting this nation is blessed with wealth however hungry.
“Yeti sika so, nso ekom de yen” turned a well-liked anthem for the marketing campaign and drove many, together with myself, to name for change within the path the nation was heading.
He stated unhealthy governance had contributed to the financial malaise within the nation. The reality is, circumstances had been unhealthy and one thing needed to change. He was the one single most political determine to guide that change.
He stated the correct issues that resonanted with virtually everybody, together with those that had zero curiosity within the politics of the nation. He wore the anti corruption belt with delight.
He received the change and served eight years in workplace. He has since retired. Hopefully, he’s engaged on a memoir. His administration was embroiled in infinite corruption allegations, most of which had been labelled as ‘propaganda’ supplies orchestrated by the then opposition.
Typical of the conceited posturing of sitting governments since 1993 and a foul tradition that has to finish sooner or later, corruption allegations are sometimes handled with disdain, and sadly swept beneath the carpet.
It’s not possible to have a regime of angels; however that’s typically the image painted for the general public to simply accept. It’s like as soon as a authorities accepts there’s corruption inside, it means bother.
However they neglect as soon as they take care of the canker, it offers them leverage within the eyes of the general public. Perhaps they assume everyone seems to be an fool, together with sympathisers. So, alleged corruption circumstances come up solely when they’re out of workplace and a brand new administration takes off.
It’s then that some quantity of accountability is extracted from those that have illegally eaten.
One of many electoral mantra of the now ruling NDC, then in opposition, was Operation Recuperate All Loot (ORAL). All of us adore it, don’t we?
President Mahama says he’ll make corruption a excessive danger enterprise, and appointees from his authorities wouldn’t be excluded.
The ORAL committee is claimed to have gathered corruption-related complaints from the general public, together with alleged ghost names which discovered their approach onto the Nationwide Service Secretariat books. On that one, based on Lawyer-Normal, Dr. Dominic Ayine, some have already began “singing”.
He has promised to supply full briefing to the general public in April. In the mean time, the title Kwabena Adu Boahene (I hear he has zero relation with the late educational, essayist, rights activist and politician, Prof. Albert Adu Boahen) is trending within the public house.
He’s alleged to have acquired greater than 20 homes for himself and the household, together with two in London. He’s presently in custody and pending launch and re-arrest. In keeping with the Lawyer-Normal, Mr. Boahene, 43, and his younger spouse, arrange an organization by way of which they used to diverted funds into its account.
A number of properties in prime areas in Accra are stated to be of their names. The disclosure on Monday shocked most individuals, and social media turned the melting level of utter shock and disgust. How on earth was he capable of purchase that a lot property?
And at that age? The allegation has exhumed previous considerations about how corruption allegations had been handled by the previous authorities, and the social media bashing of people that referred to as for accountability.
“Unhappy, but it surely took change of presidency for these allegations to be investigated,” a civil society activist posted on X. Younger parts of the previous authorities, typical of how these occasion supporters function, are desperately attempting to piss on the report. They’ve invented all method of theories and epistles to try to label the disclosure as a witch-hunt
In the meantime, on that very same night after the press convention, Mr. Boahene’s legal professionals issued an announcement and referred to as out Dr. Ayine for publicly lynching their consumer.
‘The Lawyer-Normal has turn into the media persecutor of our Shoppers, a choose in his personal courtroom whereas concurrently asserting that he’s nonetheless investigating the case. That is counter-intuitive,” their assertion stated partly.
That stated, the person can have his day in courtroom. It’s humorous, however the politicians are sometimes those within the highlight for corruption-related offenses.
But when the online is to be opened, folks will come to understand that the SOEs sector is a beehive of fraudulent dealings; and most frequently than not, those that soil their arms stroll free and the politicians are those who get skinned alive.
And for many who defend the actions of individuals accused of corruption and are fast to label actions to carry them to justice as “witch-hunt”, my idea is that when somebody is listed for allegations of coruption and these self-appointed and political occasion lens-looking parts, not legal professionals, mount Kilimanjaro-like defence on behalf of the particular person(s), know that they dream of aspiring to eat from the state purse.
It’s a part of the bundle and long-term plan as a result of they see an “alternative” and as soon as they get in there, the motive is to cream, or as Michaela Mistaken wrote in her guide: ‘It’s our flip to eat”. They provide epistles with the hope that when the possibility comes and their arms are dripping with the harvest, one other set of individuals will come to their help.
Prior to now, people had assembled occasion supporters to struggle for them whereas their household relations, particularly youngsters, beneficiaries of the loot, sit and chill, although with some apprehension.
One other fashion is to cut back it to political dialog, however they fail to ask why “Ashimashi” and never one other particular person(s) is/are being questioned. And like any individual says, earlier than you hit on the defence backside, verify your account stability.
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