By Fadi Dabbousi
What differently has Hon Ken Ofori-Atta done that his predecessor Ministers of Finance have
not except to handle his position with better integrity and a whole new level of honesty which
had brought better circumstances to Ghana until the unfortunate exogenous burdens
bedeviling the entire world, AND NOT JUST US!!!!
If you have well-tuned ears, the vibrations will be decoded in honesty and truth, unlike the
skewed and misconstrued, willfully or ignorantly, perceptions that we rather wish to toy with
to the detriment of our cause of progress and development.
Instead of chastising Ken for overly protecting the public purse and having to adopt measures
to save our lot, albeit quite stringent sometimes, we should rather be engaging in a positive
discussion with ideas that would turn around our fortunes and put us ahead of many
countries as President Nana Akufo-Addo’s handling of the pandemic that propelled Ghana
onto the international stage, which caused praise to be heaped on us. What has come over
us in this country?
We are indeed like the receiver of alms. For as long as it is coming we are full of
praises, but the day it stops for a legitimate reason, we crucify the payer and apportion him
hell like an infidel or blasphemer!
Yesterday, at the censure of Ken Ofori-Atta, it was quite obvious that he was being
questioned on allegations of wrongdoing that were thrown at him hoping he would fall, much
like hurling a fishing net into the Jordan sea; what else were they supposed to get? Nothing!
If we were a lot that always saw the glass half full rather than half empty, we would certainly
realize that striving to maintain a steady flow of fuel at the pumps, food in the markets,
constant supply of electricity as John Mahama’s dumsor was done away with, and
manageable general living conditions even though these are not normal times, quite difficult
make no mistake about that though, we would appreciate that the man still lives despite
the covid that had ravaged his body because he is under the favor and cover of the Almighty
GOD! How else then would you explain the energy that he continues to exude as the pressure
of this country takes its toll on him.
“I am truly sorry,” he said. He knows that we are suffering. It is not his fault, yet he takes
responsibility for it. Ken Ofori-Atta is one man whose honesty is misconceived as a conflict of
interest. Fortunately, he has been absolved of that.
You see, my NPP people are gullible to the point that they wait for the propaganda of the
NDC to pick and run along with, making all sorts of inferences to spread panic amongst
themselves. We talk too much in this country! Why do we want to have an opinion about
everything? If you do not know, learn and learn well so you do not exhibit ignorance and
foolishness to disgrace the NPP!
Life is a constant learning platform. One cannot say that they know everything, but from
what I see and read on social media, it seems Ghanaians know it all. How come they do not
know how to conquer space like the less talkative people in other parts of the world? Argh!
Left to me alone, I would say that Hon Ken should continue in office. Well, the idea is that no
one will come and do anything differently from him. Look at the British Ghanaian Finance
Minister of the UK, who was sacked less than one month after getting his appointment. His
must be a case study. He came in with absurdly unconventional ways to curb the British
economic meltdown and in the process melted the bowels of Britons! Look at the former
British PM, Borris Johnson, was pressured to resign due to hardship in the UK. His
predecessor did not survive two months. Her Indian successor is struggling to cope, and I am
not too confident that he can survive the situation either. Had they kept Borris Johnson in
office, although Britain would not be better, it would certainly not be in this extreme crisis
like not having bread that remains a common food item in Ghana.
So please, let us endure these tumultuous days in peace and unity. In my opinion, they are
numbered, and the turnaround would soon be here. The same people shouting “Ken Must
Go” would be laughing and praising his dexterity, forgetting that a few weeks back they were
snarling and howling like bamboozled wolves not knowing why some members of their pack
had broken away. Well, if you have sense, you cannot remain amongst fools!
Have you ever stopped for a minute to ponder about the massive road infrastructure and
how it is being paid for? You may choose not to see, but I am as unable to heal your blindness
as I am unable to heal a bat’s.
Have you stopped for a minute to ponder about the unbreachable electricity purchase
contracts that are putting us some one billion dollars in debt every year, a noose, which John
Mahama wickedly tied to our necks? Let me say that after this is over, John Mahama and his
incompetent crooks must be made to face the music in court, and where found culpable be
made to rot in jail.
I am neither being a sycophant nor a paid propagandist. Everyone knows that I do not engage
in such lowly acts of buffoonery. I speak my mind without fear and favor, and that is precisely
the essence of this article!
Ghanaians, wake up! The wickedness of the NDC does not stop at Ken Ofori-Atta. It took us
all by storm years back and we have struggled to clear the skies since.
#neverNDCagain
