Why The Flagstaff House Should Not Be Occupied By President Mills - For Now

The argument about whether or not President Mills ought to move into the Flagstaff House presidential palace complex, in a sense, illustrates perfectly, the divergence in the world view of members of Ghana's political class.

For Progressives in Nkrumah's Ghana, it is not surprising that today it never strikes some of our nation's politicians that that very sensitive project, should never have been executed by foreigners.

Alas, unfortunately for Mother Ghana, the lackeys of foreign commercial interests, and stooges for neo-colonialism and imperialism in our country, always work hand in glove with the outside forces, which seek to control our nation's destiny in order to exploit its natural wealth - for a percentage of the rewards from selling Ghana short.

It is therefore immaterial to such politicians that the possibility does exist that listening devices might have been planted in the building, whiles it was being put up - at the behest of foreign intelligence agencies.

The question is: why question those in charge of our nation's security, who want to be sure, amongst other security concerns, that discussions at the very highest levels of our government are secure - and that the presidential complex isn't bristling with listening devices?

The argument about President Mills moving into Flagstaff House, also shows how the mindset of the most powerful individuals amongst our ruling elites, can affect our nation's economic well-being.

It is obvious that that project in the end became yet another massive business opportunity for our ruling elites, for some of whom holding power in Ghana, is simply a golden business opportunity - for family and friends to grow super-rich at Mother Ghana's expense.

As a wag once said to me: "Kofi, only heaven knows what a forensic audit will reveal about the corruption and profiteering that went on in the execution of the various contracts generated by that presidential palace complex."

For the moment, President Mills represents that strand of our nation's politics that believes in protecting Ghana's sovereignty at all costs, and promoting the interests of the generality of the Ghanaian populace, at all material times - as opposed to serving the interests of a powerful few with greedy ambitions (to paraphrase Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's dynamic and visionary founding father).

Every Ghanaian nationalist and patriot, ought to be concerned about all aspects of the security of the Flagstaff House. To those criticising the current government for not occupying it, the question is: What's the rush, and why are some trying to stampede the Mills administration into moving the presidency from the secure Osu Castle, to the high-profile sitting duck, which the Flagstaff House is - especially if the possibility also exists that foreigners can listen to discussions amongst those responsible for our nation's affairs?

The government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should take its time and make sure that the Flagstaff House is a secure place in all respects, for the presidency to operate from - in the national interest. They must simply ignore those who criticise them for not rushing to occupy it - many of who do so for purely self-serving reasons. A word to the wise...

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