Akufo Addo, what portion of inheritance do you have in the nomination of the new Special Prosecutor?

 Left: The Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo Addo, and right: the nominee for the appointment of the Special Prosecutor

I don’t know if President Akufo-Addo has a personal assistant or an advisor. Even if he has one, I don’t want to know, since that person could be the worst advisor in the political history of Ghana to a president.

 

I need to ask this question because since Nana Akufo-Addo became president of Ghana over five years ago, his decisions and actions have been total failures, culminating in the suffering of common Ghanaians, yet the president hasn’t learned any lesson.

 

Following the resignation of the former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, on November 16, 2020, in accordance with the country’s constitution, the president has to fill the position of the former Special Prosecutor; therefore, a lawyer by the name of Kissy Agyebeng appears.

His nomination as the new Special Prosecutor has already sparked a lot of controversies, with Kennedy Agyapong, a Member of Parliament for the Assin Central, calling him evil and criminal.

What appears to be serious about this matter is that Kennedy Agyapong is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

In another development, the former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, also said that the “Special Prosecutor nominee Kissi Agyebeng is a ‘surrogate’ of Agyapa deal advocates” (reference: ModernGhana); in other words, Kissi Agyebeng is not qualified for that post.

In such a situation, any good president of a country would have to delay that nomination, but Akufo-Addo has ignored those opposing the nomination and has expressed hope in the Parliament to speed up the vetting process for Kissy Agyebeng’s appointment.

I was among other writers that constantly attacked Martin Amidu as a corrupt Special Prosecutor who has failed to protect Nana Akufo-Addo.

It was when the former Special Prosecutor resigned that it became clear to me that Amidu was under the domination and oppression of Nana Akufo-Addo to avoid the prosecution of any corrupt politician in the country.

My question is why did it take so long for Amidu to resign? Then I found the answer: all the time the man has been waiting to see if Nana Akufo-Addo could ever change his corruptible ways, but that never happened; therefore, Amidu decides to leave because he has had enough of a disgrace he doesn’t deserve.

One doesn’t need to be a political analyst to observe the kind of politics in Ghana under the administration of Akufo-Addo.

His entire ministry and the judges at the Supreme Court are unproductive elements that have destroyed Ghana beyond remedy.

There is no truth in Ghana, and if you try to stay on the path of the truth in that country, this can cost you your life.

Indeed, the dawn of the Culture of Silence has fallen on Ghana, yet many Ghanaians don’t want to accept it. Those that rebelled against Mahama over 'dumsor' and corruption are nowhere to be found today, even though Akufo Addo's time is the worst for Ghanaians.

Even before Sam Jonah made the statement about the culture of silence in Ghana, it will be recalled that on March 12, 2021, Ghanaweb published one of my articles captioned “Why it is more obvious that Ghanaians fear Akufo-Addo than John Mahama.”

Nana Akufo-Addo is the kind of president who likes to work with corrupt people because he is corrupt. In any good country, following the biggest corruption scandal that hit the Director of Communications to the President of Ghana, Eugene Arhin, that man should have tendered his resignation, but Akufo-Addo has still kept him in his office.

Nana Akufo-Addo sacked Domelevo because the former auditor-general wasn’t ready to accommodate the president’s massive corruptible schemes.

That is why today, he is dying to appoint Kissy Agyebeng because he knows he is the right man who will protect him and follow his corruptible deals without exposure.

Sometimes it seems to me that African leaders only remember a foreign country's name when ready to visit because if they know that whatever is taking place in Ghana is secretly filed by various foreign governments, including the United States of America, they will think like human beings in whatever they do.

These are some of the reasons there are so many Europeans and Americans that know exactly what is taking place in Ghana better than even a Ghanaian. Before a Ghanaian starts talking to them about politics, they will tell you the Ghanaian president is related to the finance minister and the former Supreme Court judge.

Nana Akufo-Addo is the kind of president who is very stubborn, difficult, and not willing to listen to anyone; therefore, he will always follow his desire for his failure and injury.

He never cares about his errors because he knows he has people that are ready to support him.

However, I will remind him that the appointment of Kissy Agyebeng will be another catastrophic failure and setback to his government.

If Akufo-Addo is wise, he should listen to the voices of Kennedy Agyapong and Martin Amidu, unless he wants to live the same life of deception, lies, and corruption.

So Akufo Addo, Where Is The Fight Against Corruption If The Country Is 3rd In The World?

  

The Ghanaian leader, Nana Akufo Addo

Ghana is a corrupt country in everything, including the judiciary system and politics; therefore, politicians are restless because they know what happens during elections since there are never free and fair elections in Africa, including Ghana.  

A US News report has identified Ghana as the third most corrupt country in the world. Reference: https://bit.ly/38cZ4QO

According to its 2020 ranking, a characterization of 73 countries based on a survey of more than 20,000 citizens of the world and apart from Ghana which occupies the 3rd place, the classification also implies Kenya which comes in 8th position of the most corrupt countries in the world. 

Others are Columbia and Mexico, known for its deadly drug cartels. Myanmar, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Bolivia are also in the top 10. Russia, which has been accused of electoral interference and Olympic doping, joined the top 10 this year after ranking number 12 in 2019.

In the report, respondents indicated how closely they relate each country to the term corrupt, the exact meaning of which was left to their own interpretation. 

Transparency International, the German-based non-governmental organization defines corruption as the abuse of public power for private gain. The organization's most recent version of its corruption perception index also indicates that the failure to significantly control corruption is escalating a global democracy crisis.

Corruption in Ghana is at its highest peak because it takes place daily, however, it increases significantly when getting close to elections. This one of the reasons there is always political instability in Ghana, since the suffering masses, including the unemployed outraged over the impact of corruption in the country.

The fight against corruption in Ghana’s administration was one of President Nana Addo-Akufo's major priorities but what has he done today? “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”- Abraham Lincoln.

I write without inventing my own words but based on the references of what Akufo Addo himself said. On corruption, during a ceremony at the Flagstaff House (That’s what I know it is called), Nana Akufo Addo said: “While corruption is a thorny issue that permeates every fabric of Ghanaian society, especially the public sector, he believes that it is one of the worst scourges that oppose the development of Ghana.”

Then when the president failed the fight against corruption, including his failure to solving chronic corruption among the members of the NPP, frustrated and embarrassed Akufo Addo, shamefully said, "it is not his job to accuse the innocent or convict officials who engage in corruption."

According to President Akufo Addo, "all cases of corruption in his government will follow due process to determine whether the officials involved are guilty or not." Oh yes, Nana Akufo Addo, this is one of the reasons you appointed the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to do that job.

Yet, you were so scared that he will bring out corrupt NPP officials, which will affect the party’s future in elections, therefore, you sat on the neck of the man to prevent him to do his job. If the common Ghanaians you starved at home can’t see, the honest Ghanaians living outside the country know about your ‘Politricks.’

In fact, Akufo Addo, all those attacking me for speaking the truth or any time I write an article about you are wasting their time, since the articles are based on what you say but never did or about your failures. Once provoked, I get the message to repeat similar articles because the truth is bitter than the bile. 

It's also necessary to add to this article that, in reality, you often see many deleted comments under my articles, only one or two are genuine, the rest of the names are from one person. 

Akufo Addo appoints Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, to coverup his corruptible deals

Yes, I mean a frustrated angry, tribalistic enemy full of hate, who wants everyone to believe that the article I wrote has generated 10 negative comments but the fact is the different names are from only one person. I believe intelligent Ghanaians know that too.

There is a time for everything, Mr. President, my only fear is before Ghanaians will realize how bad you are as a leader or how corrupt both NDC and NPP political parties are, then it’s too late. 

Nothing can bring a change to the doomed economy of Ghana because of the impact of continuous abuse of power and corruption which has destroyed the economy beyond remedy.

ECHOES OF CORRUPTION FROM THE OFFICE OF AKUFO ADDO

Akufo-Addo, one of Ghana's most corrupt leaders

If any Ghanaian thinks Akufo-Addo is not corrupt, then the person has the brain of a child. In corruption, Akufo-Addo thinks he can play smart to deceive Ghanaians, but the fact is, he is not clever. I will prove to you that Akufo-Addo is a smooth-cunning corrupt politician Ghana has ever known. 

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In fact, there is no difference between him and John Mahama; they are birds of the same feathers. I am standing on my feet upright, looking into the eyes of Akufo-Addo, asking you today to tell Ghanaians the reason he appointed Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, to investigate corruption in the country.

I am standing upright on my feet, asking Akufo-Addo to tell Ghanaians the reason he printed the 100 and 200 Ghana Cedis notes. Again, Akufo-Addo, can you please tell Ghanaians why, despite many Ghanaians aren't happy about the new notes, the Bank of Ghana quickly released the money into circulation?

You see, Akufo Addo, everything tastes delicious in their mouths

those who don't know how to cook, the same thing applies to Ghanaians at home who have never experienced quality leadership. They cherish and admire your poor and inefficient leadership because John Mahama, the former Ghanaian leader, had disappointed them. 

I know what quality and efficient leadership in Belgium is, which reason why I called you a failure. In Belgium, even cleaners earn between 1,300 - 1,500 Euros per month. Many have their own houses, paying monthly, while some have already finished the payment between 20 to 25 years.

Again, cleaners drive good cars together with high earned salary officials because the intelligent Belgian government has created an economy in which everyone, including the low-earning workers, can fit in. You don't need to be rich before you live a normal life, and you don't need to get money before going to the hospital.

And please, Mr. President, don't tell Ghanaians that since Ghana is an African country, circumstances in the country are normal because Belgium hasn't even one-tenth of the resources Ghana has. With 15 politicians, including the prime minister, Belgium's economy is one of the best in the world.

In the year 2011, all the branches of the Dexia Bank, one of the popular banks in Belgium, went bankrupt. The government didn’t watch them collapse. 

As part of the operation to unwind the Dexia Group, Dexia Bank was bought by the Belgian Government for 4 billion EUR through its investment company SFPI. Today, Belfius Bank ranks as one of the best customer service and insurance banks in Belgium.

Akufo-Addo, how many banks collapsed under your administration, and how many of them did you save? You see, in life, love conquers all hate, and the truth is always bitterer than the bile, which reason I am not afraid to speak the truth.

Your government has set a world record with over 120 ministers, who continue draining the economy of Ghana. Things are extremely tough in Ghana because your ministers lack intelligence and efficiency. They don't even know their left, let alone their right. 

Your government hasn't found an answer and explanation for over 500 missing excavators seized from illegal mining sites in the country, yet, as quickly as possible, you have appointed Martin Amidu to investigate the Airbus corruption scandal implicating the former Ghanaian leader, John Mahama. 

Does that make you a good leader? This is one of the reasons, Akufo Addo, I say, you can only convince those you have put under perpetual fear or scared of you, that you are not corrupt, but not me. I can smell the odour of your corruption right here in Belgium. 

In January 2018, Akufo-Addo appointed Mr. Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General, as Special Prosecutor to handle and investigate corruption cases that have overflowed its banks in Ghana.

Ever since Mr. Amidu was appointed, the president himself and several NPP officials have been involved in corruption scandals, yet this man always pretends everything is normal. He has never prosecuted anyone, which Akufo-Addo is enjoying. 

Amidu's inefficiency in dealing with corrupt politicians in the country has given thousands of Ghanaians the evidence they need to understand that Akufo-Addo only deceived and made the public believe that he was to fight corruption.

Ghana is losing billions through corruption, and this has direct consequences for economic growth, and the price has its repercussions on consumers and ordinary people, yet you claim to fight against corruption.

Where is the fight against corruption in the country if Ghana ranks as the third corrupt country in the world, according to a US News report? Reference: https://bit.ly/38cZ4QO. I will leave this question for sincere and honest Ghanaians to answer themselves.

There is no 'Oyadieyee' on the streets of Belgium, desperate traders don't carry tubers of yams on their heads to run after vehicles looking for buyers in Belgium, and no shoe shiners are roaming on the streets of Belgium.

Because of the efficient government's VDAB, the public employment service, and one of the largest job sites of Belgium, provides modular education and supporting training on the job for such kinds of people suffering like those in Ghana.

In fact, those who love reading my articles have already seen that someone full of hate and having sleepless nights always leaves a filthy comment of insult whenever I post an article. 

I will continue to delete them even if you are not somebody; nobody will hate you. Yes, people don't hate someone for nothing. It's only a fool who will repeat deleted comments daily.

Both NDC and NPP are twin brothers baptized with the holy ghost of corruption; therefore, intelligent Ghanaians must concentrate on the newly formed minor political parties in the country. 

One day, you'll remember that "I told you so" because Akufo-Addo is equally corrupt as John Mahama, the man that Ghanaians hate so much. Time will tell, just be patient.

THE POWER OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN GHANA

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu – how sincere and honest is this man? Photo credit: Ghana media

Organized crime and corruption constitute a criminal environment that can actively influence political and economic relations in the state. Ghana is plagued by organized crime and corruption, and the existence of the danger of corruption penetrating into the system of organized crime leads to the fact that the population ceases to trust the anti-corruption policy pursued by the Ghanaian authorities.

Corruption is a form of crime that has various manifestations and, in most cases, remains latent. Corruption is commonly defined as the use by an official of his powers and the rights granted to him for personal gain.

Organized crime is a form of crime carried out by criminal organizations, organized groups, gangs, criminal communities, and other similar illegal formations that have a hierarchical structure, material and financial base, and links with government structures based on corruption mechanisms.

In my opinion, corruption is one of the main reasons for the constant strengthening of organized crime, making it invincible. Corruption firmly saddled some employees of the bureaucratic authority ... and could quite easily facilitate the adoption of profitable decisions by the state leadership”.

Corruption in Ghana today is the most dangerous social problem affecting all major institutions of the state and society. From the point of view of criminal legislation, corruption is a system of corruption offenses related to the implementation of organizational and executive functions and expressed in the abuse of authority by officials against the legitimate interests of society or the state.

It is through bribery that organized crime attracts officials to obtain patronage from them or provoke them into illegal actions in favor of representatives of organized crime. These criminal acts determine the formation of a favorable environment for the development of various forms of crime, including organized crime, and an increase in the number of corruption crimes.

The likelihood that any illegal activity, no matter how disguised it may be, can be detected and suppressed at any time, encourages organized crime to seek ways and means to protect itself in government structures with the help of corrupt officials.

In addition to public administration, organized crime, through corruption, actively intervenes in commercial relations through commercial bribery. This type of bribery is widespread in the banking environment; with its help, organized criminal groups legalize illegally mined property and transfer significant amounts to foreign banks.

The existence of a criminal community or organization is caused by several reasons, such as criminal unity, structuredness, and the severity of the crimes committed, aimed at obtaining financial or material benefits. For organized criminal groups, it is extremely beneficial to have corrupt connections with officials. This is the optimal scheme in terms of achieving a criminal result and security.

Subjects of organized crime are interested in creating relevant positions in government bodies in order to ensure favorable conditions for their illegal activities and to avoid criminal liability; corruption, for its part, thanks to this, it is possible to use the financial, organizational, and other resources of organized criminal groups.

Criminal unity presupposes the existence of complex organizational and technical activities for the existence of a criminal community, ranging from planning criminal activities, building a hierarchical system, maintaining strict discipline, ensuring community safety, and ending with establishing links with corrupt officials. 

The structure of the criminal community contains a hierarchical structure through which interaction and protection from law enforcement agencies are created. Corruption has become a reliable means of penetration not only in the law enforcement system but also in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. 

From this, it follows that corruption in the system of Ghanaian organized crime is the necessary security mechanism that provides organized crime with protection from state and public control. A way to legalize criminal proceeds; the means of penetration into political and public life, with the help of which organized criminal formations merge with power and criminalize it, as a way to achieve the goals of the criminal activity.

The fight against organized crime and corruption prevention 

The fight against organized crime and corruption should be carried out comprehensively, but measures to counter these crimes should be developed, taking into account the characteristics of each of them. It should not be forgotten that these phenomena cannot be covered only by legislation. Legal action must be supported by the civic stance of members of society, which allows for the support of an effective fight against these crimes.

Unless the judiciary system is not corrupt, the fight against corruption and organized crime can't be achieved or successful. The effect and influence of the corrupt judiciary system in Ghana is so severe that the formulation of a general concept of the activity of law enforcement agencies aimed at suppressing organized crime and corruption doesn't work.

Like the abundance of resources in the soil, Ghana has many educational proverbs with moral lessons. One of such is: No one drinks medicine on behalf of a sick person. Activities for the implementation of legal economic activities, to form a system of principles for combating corruption and organized crime, based on transparency, can't be done by any country other than ourselves.

Everyone, including the Ghanaian authorities, the media, and the citizens, must create a structure of social and spiritual values aimed at condemning manifestations of corruption in the country. Please, think of the comfort and the benefits of the next generation, including the children, and build a better Ghana.