Issa Ouedraogo can help all our governments-of-the-day to transform rural Ghana into a green economy powerhouse

Dear critical-reader, it is such a tragedy that a brilliant and generous-hearted Ghanaian social impact agripreneur, who founded B-BOVID (acronym for business built on values,  integrity and dignity), Issa Ouedraogo, has had to fight single handedly to stop Moringa, from hijacking B-BOVID for the past three or so years.

Yet, elsewhere,  he would be a highly sought after consultant offering advice to governments-of-the-day - instead of engaging in a lengthy legal battle  to stop B-BOVID from being taken away from him, unjustly. Hmmm, 3y3asem oooo, Ghanafuor.

Issa Ouedraogo, the brilliant orphan-made-good founder of B-BOVID, the climate smart  social impact profit-sharing organic agribusiness, bedrocked on agroforestry and permaculture principles, which  empowers its  value chain's smallholder farmer stakeholders to bootstrap their own way to financial independence, through the creation of new green economy  income streams, has the experience and expertise, to help all governments-of-the-day in our country, to transform rural Ghana into a happy and prosperous part of our Republic, in which wealth is generated (and remains locally!),  and green economy jobs galore created, for our teeming  younger generations, oooo, Ghanafuor. 3yensem piiii, oooo...

It is for that reason that one hopes that the powers that be will step in and help Issa  Ouedraogo to stop the washed up old French rogue, Herve Bourguinon's Moringa, from successfully exploiting our justice delivery system, to legitimise the illegality of conspiring to steal B-BOVID from Issa, in broad daylight, using conflicted lawyers and an unconscionable partnership agreement (that loaded all the risks on Issa, to whom Moringa owed a fiduciary duty-of-care from day one, when they first contacted him by email, incidentally).

There is no question that if Issa Ouedraogo  attempted to do same in France, deploying serial falsehoods in his communications with French officialdom, using the name of the Rothschilds to dazzle French officials, he would be in prison by now for fraud. For sure.

If Issa Ouedraogo won't be allowed to get away with  such egregious C-suit criminality in France, then in the same vein,  the duplicitous Herve Bourguinon, must also not be allowed to do so here too, using special purpose offshore vehicles domiciled in Mauritius and Luxembourg, to enable him dodge taxes in France, and engage in money laundering here, by hoovering up zillions of climate funds earmarked for Africa, through illicit financial flows, to achieve the nation-wrecking dark  ends that brought him to our shores.  Issa Ouedraogo can help all our  governments-of-the-day to transform rural Ghana into a green economy powerhouse. Let us do everything possible to help Issa to stop Moringa from stealing B-BOVID from him. Full stop Case closed!

Should all Ghana's opposition parties kick against any EC ban on deploying drones to monitor polling stations?

Dear critical-reader, should all the opposition parties in Ghana kick against any ban by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), on the deployment of drones to monitor polling station activities, on voting day, during this December's presidential and parliamentary elections?

It is odd in the extreme that the  EC, according to its Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe (who apparently says that polling stations are
"security zones", lol), will ban the deployment of drones in polling stations across Ghana, planned by the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), dear critical-reader. Amazing.

Perhaps the question that a wise and aspirational African people, who want peaceful, free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, this  December,  such as Ghanaian voters,  ought to ponder over is:
Won't drones make for polling station transparency, right across the entirerity of the territorial landmass of our beleaguered and bankrupted Republic, anaaa, lol?

In that light, the purported technologically-atavistic  response of Dr. Serebour Quaicoe on plans for the deployment of drones, by the NDC, is ominous in the extreme, oooo, Ghanafuor.

That is why there are independent-minded souls, in the Ghana of today, whose sense of patriotism will force them to interpret Dr. Serebour Quaicoe 's nonsensical response, as indicative of the existence of secret poll rigging plans by the  EC, which the deployment of drones monitoring polling station activities during the pivotal December presidential and parliamentary elections, will somehow thwart, wai, Ghanafuor.

For such independent-minded patriotic Ghanaians, banning the deployment of drones in polling stations nationwide, would  really be intolerable - and in their view, must not be acquiesced to, by any of the opposition parties,  under any circumstances, oooo, Ghanafour. As far as they are concerned, all the opposition parties must kick against any such ban, by the EC. Full stop. Case closed.  Yooooooo. A word to the wise...

Should we not criminalise male patronage of female sex workers - to ensure proper Ghanaian family values?

Dear critical-reader, should we not  criminalise male patronage of female sex workers - to ensure proper Ghanaian family values? In that light, perhaps the question that a wise and aspirational African people like Ghanaians ought to ponder over is: Why does Hon. Sam George Nartey, not vociferously advocate for the  criminalisation of the act of males in Ghana  paying for sex with female sex workers? Odd, that.

What could be more debasing of proper Ghanaian family values, than men paying for sex with vulnerable female sex workers, I ask?

Will criminalising it, to halt it,  not contribute to ensuring proper Ghanaian human sexual relationships and proper Ghanaian  family values,  anaaa, Ghanafuor - and finally free vulnerable women  enslaved by criminal syndicates (made up mostly of  brutish and ruthless violence-prone pimps),  across the entirerity of the sovereign landmass of our Republic, from the metaphorical-plague that prostitution (which is the apparently the world's oldest profession), represents? Haaba.

Above all, why does Hon. Sam George Nartey not pitch that idea, too, to his super wealthy far-right  Global North funders, and obtain generous funding for it too - since he cares so much about proper Ghanaian human sexual relationships and proper Ghanaian family values, I ask, dear critical-reader? Sarjewah. Let us criminalise male patronage of female sex workers - to ensure proper Ghanaian family values. Full stop.  Case closed.  A word to the wise.  Yoooooooo...

On Elon Musk's Makenzie Scot quip

With the greatest respect, Musk & Co need to stop being obtuse, lol: Western civilisation, in the AI-bedrocked era, will not die because of the generosity of wealthy individuals like Makenzie Scot - whose compassion, on the contrary, enable America to benefit from the gifts and talents of all its demographics: a prerequisite for the continuation of American greatness and exceptionalism in the 4th, 5th, and 6th industrial revolutions.

That's commonsensical  -  virtuous-leveraged-grounding that is sadly fast becoming extinct in a world dominated by ruthless short-sighted masters of the Universe types, blind to the bald fact that the interdependency of all the members of the one human race, is pivotal to the survival of homo sapiens, in the era of extreme weather events, which invariably impact all humans, rich and poor alike, lol.

Broad-mindedness  matters - and Musk (my favourite 'fascist' and 'racist', lol), more than most, above all, needs to have a  latitudinarian attitude in all this, and  ignore the hardnosed billionaires who dream of a new age of American imperialism: preferably outsourced to U. S. private sector military contrators. Yet, a peaceful world, we all know, is a sine qua non for the prosperity of all nations in our beleaguered biosphere, lol. Talk about being obtuse!

A quick note to Pastor Philip - on why Facebook's content moderation tyranny sucks

Dear critical-reader, today, I am sharing my response to a revealatory tagged Facebook post sent to my Facebook page earlier today, about the dreadful hidden-pornographic-plague on Facebook that Meta has failed miserably to prevent.

To say that that horrific Meta negligence is shameful and outrageous in the extreme, dear critical-reader, is an understatement. Please read on:

"Thank you so much for sharing this post, Pastor. You are absolutely right, I experience it on this page of mine too, but ignore them and make sure I never click on them. It's so disheartening when you don't like stuff like that.

My other Facebook Lite pages, Akyem Juaso Nature Resource Reserve page, and The Big Issue Ghana Facebook page have been hijacked for that purpose by persons unknown. I no longer even look at them for that reason. Such is life, lol.

The question to ponder over is: When will Meta, Facebook's parent company, understand that that should never happen - and also make its review process (for the non-offensive posts that it rather delights in frequently arbitrarily removing for the most inane reasons, instead of focusing on the dreadful hidden-pornographic-plague), much, much more user friendly, and, above all, make it possible for one to speak to a sensible AI-chatbot? Haaba.

Speaking of which, that's why I personally prefer Elon Musk's free speech absolutist approach to content moderation - at least you know that your posts won't be censored and content moderation tyranny won't annoy you on X/Twitter, lol.

Facebook sucks in that sense. I am on it basically to just spread my writing, and help spread the work of deserving vulnerable base-of-the-pyramid-demographics, and deserving individuals who appreciate that gesture.

I really loathe Facebook's tyrannical content moderation ways, no end, lol.

Thanks once again for sharing this post, Pastor Philip. I trust that all is well with you? Peace and blessings to you and to your better half. Message me on WhatsApp whenever convenient. A beautiful Essipong property is up for sale. Cool."

For compassionate reasons I will continue to fight to protect the basic human rights of all in Ghana - including our gay demographics

Dear critical-reader, regardless of what our laws say, l will continue to fight for the basic human rights of all who live in our homeland  Ghana,  including persecuted individuals amongst Ghana's gay demographics.  Full stop.

Luckily, like me, there are many compassionate individuals across our country, who don't personally  approve of, or engage in same sex marriage and same sex relationships, but who nonetheless care about Ghana remaining a free and liberal society, in which the state  doesn't poke its busy-body-nose in personal relationships. Hallelujah.

We all need to make the point boldly, that the vociferous and generously foreign funded anti LGBTQI+ lobbyists in Ghana, should simply let God Almighty, who is pure, blameless and without sin, deal directly with gay people, full stop.

The question wise and aspirational individuals in Ghana ought to ponder over is: Why should anti-LGBTQI+ lobbyists in Ghana,  mere mortals full of sin like all of us, and who, like many of us, might even have many skeletons hidden in their their metaphorical personal  wardrobes, too, lol, pass judgment on others and crucify them,  in the name of God Almighty? Haaba.

How many of those sodden hypocrites are pure and without sin - for them to have the audacity to arrogate to themselves, the right and power, to judge and persecute others? Kwaseasem, araaaa, kwa, lol. Their dangerous  self-righteousness, is laughable as far as someone like me is concerned. Are they not profiting mightily from using God's name in their slick better Ghanaian family values branding to attract super-wealthy far-right foreign  backers, I ask? Shameful. Abominable. Unpardonable.

Being someone who fears no human being, and refuses to allow anyone to bully him, despite Ghana's new anti-LGBTQI+ laws, I intend to continue fighting  to protect the basic  human rights of all the people who approach me for such support, including gay people  -  and dare anyone in this country that describes itself as deeply-religious, but is full of philandering-hypocrites and misogynistic males,  to have me arrested for showing compassion to a stigmatised and vulnerable demographic, most of whom are decent human beings, when one actually gets to know them quite well, after all. Sarjewah.

For all the aforementioned reasons, therefore,  regardless of what our laws say, dear critical-reader, I, Kofi Thompson, will continue to fight for the basic human rights of all who live  in Ghana,  including persecuted individuals amongst Ghana's gay demographics.  Full stop. Case closed. No fears. Anansekrom pure nonsense on bamboo stilts, lol. Tweaaaaaa...

How can Gomoa Buduburam's traditional authorities possibly salvage their ruined image?

Dear critical- reader, in light of the disastrous emergency humanitarian situation, in which thousands have been made homeless by the demolition of structures in what hitherto used to be known as the Gomoa Buduburam Camp Liberia refugee settlement area, how possibly can Gomoa Buduburam's traditional authorities salvage their ruined image, resulting from the demolition of structures to enable them build a long-planned modern community market and stores complex, on their ancestral allodial lands?

To salvage their dented image resulting from this egregious insensitivity, Nana Kwame Bediako, and his Council of Elders, must revise their plans to build the new market complex, by adding a new green climate resilient community to rehouse all the displaced micro-businesses, families and individuals, who have been made homeless, and also create an adventure park to surround the St. Gregory Catholic Hospital, by partnering Ghana's foremost green entrepreneur, Kofi Boakye-Yiadom, the CEO of Legon Botanical Gardens. Simple.

If they start off by asking all those affected by the demolition exercise, to form associations that will compile lists of those affected by the demolition, who will be given homes and shops, as part of the redevelopment of the erstwhile Gomoa Buduburam Camp Liberia refugee settlement area, into a modern planned climate resilient green community, the affected persons will all back the project, for self-preservation and out of good old self-interest. Simple.

That selfsame compiled list, could also be given to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), to enable it provide emergency humanitarian assistance to all the affected families and individuals. Simple.

Surely, that's far, far better than allowing the Gomoa East District Assembly's NADMO's stocks of food, clothing, bedding, etc., etc., to be hoarded and distributed at political campaign rallies, by the ruling party, and for its sodden party foot-soldiers, is it not, Ghanafuor? Haaba.

And, best of all, some of us are willing, and able, to help Nana Kwame Bediako and his Council of Elders, to invite helicopter money organisations to use the erstwhile Gomoa Buduburam Camp Liberia refugee settlement area, to pilot a 2-year monthly stipend of USD 250 dollars per family, with no strings attached.

Will that metaphorical icing on the cake, not enable Gomoa Buduburam's traditional authorities to salvage their ruined image from the current all-time low it has plunged (because of the insensitivity they showed in embarking on their oft-postponed demolition exercise that they are now lucky to be carrying out at long last, to secure the future of Gomoa Buduburam as a prosperous melting pot community), I ask, dear critical-reader? A word to the wise. Yoooooooo...

If Central Regional law enforcement heads fear a landguard because he has powerful backers are we not a failed state?

Dear critical-reader, yesterday,  I witnessed human misery (of the man's inhumanity to fellow humans category, of crimes against humanity), on a scale comparable only to the suffering of innocents caused by wars, which I never thought I'd see in a civilised African country, such as my native Ghana, in parts of what used to be the Gomoa Buduburam refugee settlement area, in our beautiful and bountiful Central Region.

The harrowing scenes I saw, as  a long-boomed excavator went about relentlessly  demolishing structures inhabited by poor people who can't afford to live anywhere else, because they are dirt-poor, will live with me till the day I finally pass away. Tragic. Perfidious. Unacceptable. Unpardonable.

The demolishing is enveloped in a miasma of carcinogenic dust-laden air, which is probably full of a combination of toxic particles, including asbestos. Nothing can justify what has occurred - and no one should do so.  Yes,  there are criminals there. And, yes, they have been given several notices to leave, but have failed to do so.

However,  what matters now, is that a humanitarian disaster has occurred - and the Central Regional National Disaster Management Organisation  (NADMO), ought to step in and assist those whose homes have been demolished, and need their help, on a purely humanitarian basis. Nothing more, nothing less. That is the issue of most concern, in all this unfolding almighty  kerfuffle, dear critical-reader. Full stop.

That said, according to bush telegraph sources,  the individual allegedly behind what (judged by the havoc it has wrought on the lives of those whose homes have been demolished and now live and sleep in the open), is a heinous  crime against humanity inflicted so mercilessly, on a marginalised  and vulnerable demographic, in what is a high-energy melting pot community that includes both foreign nationals and Ghanaians, is allegedly a notorious landguard,  who, according to the ruling  New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarian, who stood in the primaries to select that party's presidential candidate for this year's presidential  election and came second to the winner Vice President Bawumia,  Hon. Kennedy Adjapong, no less,  is apparently feared by even the heads of the Central Region's law enforcement agencies. Amazing.

If that is true, then by inference, is that vile character not a  politically well-connected super-ruthless violent criminal-type (who allegedly masquerades as a landguard), feared concomitantly by both the Gomoa East District Security Council, and the apex Central Regional  Security Council, and thus is an untouchable person who can get away with all manner of crimes, in what is supposed to be a democracy bedrocked on the rule of law, I ask,  dear critical-reader?

If that is case, then whenever he is alleged to have committed crimes, shouldn't the military be ordered to arrest him, investigate him, hold him in their custody until judgement is delivered in the matter - regardless of how long that takes? Haaba. Simple.

And,  in light of all the above,  does it not also follow, a priori, therefore, that Ghana is a failed state akin to a banana Republic,  in which the law of- the jungle rules OK, and is thus a nation in which no one is really safe?

We did not elect  the NPP to power to create such a situation in which criminal-types are untouchable jackbooted-menaces, who can kill in order to  dispossess law abiding folk of their lands,  and, can also get away scot free, with the ongoing Camp Liberia demolition's heinous crime against humanity, ooooo, Ghanafuor. Yooooooooo...

Furthermore, dear critical-reader, as the December presidential and parliamentary elections approach, the question that a wise and aspirational African people  ought to ask themselves is: If Central Regional law enforcement heads fear a landguard because he has powerful backers are we not a failed state, anaaaa?

Finally, dear critical-reader, if our Republic is a failed state, in all but name, then is the ruling party's candidate, Vice President Bawumia, who allegedly protects such a potential future warlord (busy committing crimes against humanity),  not really unfit to lead our beloved homeland Ghana - especially when he is part of that selfsame self-seeking leadership of ours that has bankrupted our benighted country, Nkrumah's Ghana, because they recklessly  piled up a high interest foreign currency based debt mountain, to enrich themselves (and their nepotistic state-capture rent seeking family and friends allies), with arms-length earned commissions and  professional fees, at the expense of hapless taxpayers, to send their individual net worth to stratospheric heights, at society's expense?

Clearly, if even the Central Regional law enforcement heads fear an alleged super-ruthless  landguard, because he has powerful backers in the ruling party, then we are definitely failed African state in all but name: and, for that reason,  must vote the ruling party that got us into this mess in the first place, out of power in December. Simple. Full stop.  Case closed. A word to the wise. Yoooooooo...