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Akufo-Addo was crippling the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Martin Amidu who resigned yesterday as the Special Prosecutor of Ghana has accused President Akufo-Addo and his government of seeking to cripple his office since its inception in 2018.
In a 4-page resignation letter to the…
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A private conversation with H. E. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings
I had both hands firmly gripping the wheel and my foot on the accelerator pedal when I received a phone call, around 9:00 am, on October 3rd 2019.
It came from Group Captain Richard Forjoe. He was brief and instructive. “President…
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Amidu Is No Coward; John Mahama Forgot
Four-letter words are unprintable, and it is for a reason: they are offensive to decent people in society. In Parliaments all over the world, certain words are un-utterable. No matter how foolish an MP sounds or looks, you don’t call…
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My Counsel To Akufo-Addo On Agyapa Fallout
I kneel before I speak candidly, Mr President; you must for the sake of freedom and justice demonstrate moral leadership and “fire” your Finance and Senior Ministers for cooking up the “Agyapa” poisonous mess with cabinet approval”.
The…
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Farmer’s Day: A celebration of shame and neglect [Article]
Every first Friday in December each year is marked in Ghana as Farmer’s Day. However, the celebration is moved to the first Friday in November in election years. The day is set aside to honour and to celebrate farmers and fishers for…
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France and Islam do not have to be enemies [Article]
On Thursday 29th October, marked the birthday of the Muslim prophet Mohammed. It is celebrated all over the Muslim world, with many countries attaching enough significance to it as declaring it a national Public Holiday. Among these are…
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#ENDSars: Far from over [Article]
“Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. They claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.” -Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
On October 20, 2020, members of the Nigerian Armed Forces opened fire at…
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Opinion: Is Gov’t buying AirtelTigo to re-sell ?
It is without argument that our telecommunications industry has been one of the most important sectors of the economy, which has seen a tremendous transformation over the last two (2) decades.
Many years into the past, if one could…
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Election 2020: ‘Arise Ghana youth for your country’ – Part I
Fellow youngsters of the Republic of Ghana, one of my favourite idioms in the English language goes like this: “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”.
In his Gettysburg Address in 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth…
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Eulogizing Pius Amihere Eduku; Do I say happy birthday or rest in peace?
On that fateful Saturday morning in 2012, our paths crossed for the first time at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon. I was at the department to participate in the clean-up exercise as part of the annual…
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