HAS PRESIDENT MILLS ALLOWED GHANA TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF POWERFUL CRIMINALS?

If it is true that Mr Henry Martey Newman, the president's Chief of Staff, was actually copied all correspondence to do with the Woyome judgement-debt payment scandal, then there is no question that he would have been fired long ago, had that occurred in any of the established democracies of the West - yet, in Ghana, he is still at post, and incredibly, in Kafkaesque fashion, signing a letter today, supposedly on behalf of the president, firing the very minister who refuses to allow powerful crooks to rip-off our nation, the Attorney General, Mr. Martin Amidu.

If it is also actually true that President Mills is really firing Mr. Martin Amidu himself, as opposed to it being done in his name by others acting on their own, to save their own skins, then obviously the gentleman we all believed was an honest man, has taken the side of those who want to defraud Ghana.

That is simply intolerable - and from today onwards I shall become one of his severest critics. I will do everything possible, through my writing, to ensure that the "real" National Democratic Congress (NDC), represented by the faction led by President Rawlings, acts swiftly to get rid of President Mills - and all those holding him captive in the Osu Castle, using the presidency as cover to hide their crimes against Ghanaians, and ripping Ghana off, behind his back.

Whatever be the case, the firing of Martin Amidu, an honest and principled gentleman, who refused to condone the ripping-off of Ghana by powerful criminals, is proof positive, that Mills is no longer fit to lead our nation - especially if, in view of the grave nature of the crimes against our country that Martin Amidu refused to condone, the president chose not to overlook whatever disrespect purported to have been shown him by Amidu, which this part of the Chief of Staff's press release refers to: “Mr Amidu’s behaviour is incompatible with acceptable standards expected of ministers and appointees of the president,...”.

With respect, what utter rubbish is that? At exceptional moments, when the Republic of Ghana is imperilled, surely, it cannot be business as usual?

At such times, must the usual fawning and fun-full-respect-deference (local parlance phraseology), referred to in the press release as "acceptable standards expected of ministers and appointees of the president", not be put aside if necessary, by those fighting against great odds, to protect the nation's best interests?

And under those special circumstances, is what in normal times would be called showing disrespect to the president, not rather described as showing exemplary leadership in a crisis - which is precisely what is needed to protect the national interest at such moments: not the daily sycophancy expected from ministers and appointees of the president, as a matter of course?

And what is mere disrespect, shown a president, by a minister under siege by wealthy and powerful crooks, in the heat of the moment, and obviously occasioned by a determination on the part of Amidu - staring weak leadership in the face in a crisis, and obviously frustrated by it - not to allow Ghana to be ripped-off under any circumstances, I ask?

This is totally unacceptable, and untenable, and President Mills must be gotten rid of quickly for the sake of our nation, using constitutionally approved means - for in allowing the crooks lurking in the shadows in his administration, to conspire to fire Amidu, in his name: and get away with it, he is effectively allowing our nation to fall into the hands of powerful criminals. It won't happen - and he must step down now.

He and the crooks who surround him, must understand that some of us risked our lives fighting to rid our country of Kufuor & Co., because we did not want the governance of our nation to be based on cynicism and criminality. We did not fight that battle to help bring Mills' NDC regime to power, only for the same misfortune to befall our nation again.

We will risk our lives yet again, to help prevent Ghana from falling into the hands of amoral cynics and powerful master-criminals. Our loyalty, as always, is to Mother Ghana - not to political parties or individual politicians.

Clearly, it is now in the best interest of our nation that President Mills steps down. President Mills must resign now - for in allowing the crooks in his regime to prevail in this matter, he has forfeited his right to our support and loyalty. If this is not yet another of his communication team's many daft online hoaxes, then he has shown that he is no longer fit to lead our nation. He must do the honourable thing - and resign now. A word to the wise...

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