Hmmm, Ghana - ayeasem oo! Well, I am afraid there are many who will disagree with you, Opanin. Such people will argue that it is either keeping that law on our statute books, or lining those who have been participating in the gang-rape of mother Ghana up, and shooting them at the Teshie shooting range.
Let us agree, for the sake of argument, that it is a bad law. However, you will also find those who will argue passionately that although technically it may be a bad law, it must be retained - as it ensures that the crooks amongst those now ruling our country, do not get away with the harm their unfathomable greed has caused our nation.
A young friend in the officer corps of our military, with whom I share a common love of dogs, laughed when I told him you were appealing to our current leader (referred to amongst some in the military, apparently, as Ghana's "Hypocrite-in-Chief"!), to repeal that law.
It might interest you to know what many of my dog-loving military officer friends, said in jest, in commenting on your suggestion.
(Our fraternity of dog-lovers meets outside their barracks and when they are out of uniform, I hasten to add!)
They agreed, to a man, that if President Kufuor followed your advice, they can assure you that the ink will not even dry on the paper he signs any such outrage on, before he is arrested and frogmarched to Nsawam prison, by concerned and loyal junior ranks - for "preventive custody": to stop enraged Ghanaians from lynching him.
Opanin, that law is all that is preventing those who care about Ghana, from overthrowing this regime forcefully. Well, perhaps in reality you are one of those tiresome "My-party-my-tribe-right-or-wrong" myrmidons, who see nothing wrong with what the greedy and dishonest few who now dominate the ruling party are doing to our nation?
Clearly, as a consequence of wearing those partisan blinkers, you probably don't understand the anger of those ordinary people who are discerning enough not to be fooled by those who use nepotism and ethnicity as precious political capital: to be invested appropriately to enable their party to hang on to power at all costs.
Opanin, with respect, there are those who might even accuse you of sophistry - and say that your clever little piece is merely a sly attempt to start a debate to enable our rulers use it as an excuse to do away with that superb and brilliant law: and that it will never succeed.
Alas, I am rather inclined to agree with them, Opanin. We may never know the real intentions of those who dreamt up that law - but it has sure provided principled men and women with the right weapon to eventually enable them punish those who steal the people's money whiles holding elected office, with impunity. Period.
It is definitely staying on our statute books - and that, Opanin, is a non-negotiable fact on the ground: as far as ordinary people are concerned, Hmmm, Ghana - asem ebaba debi ankasa!
May God bless and protect our homeland Ghana, always. Long live freedom! Long live Ghana!
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