THE NDC'S OPPOSITION TO THE CREATION OF THE
OFFICE OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND THE ISSUES
By Iddi Muhayu-Deen
You say you were not corrupt when you were in
government. You say you didn't steal our money for Woyome/Waterville/Isofoton.
You say Ibrahim Mahama did absolutely no wrong in all his dealings. You say the
infamous bus rebranding thing was not a corruption scandal. You say the cost of
the so called VEEP's official residence was not criminally inflated. You say
you have no questions to answer in the SADA and GYEEDA scandals.
Another political party disagrees with you and says you
were very corrupt. They say you were stealing our money when you were in
government, a claim which was confirmed by the nation's Supreme Court when a sitting
judge described your action as one of create-loot-and-share. Based on this and
more, they say you should be voted out of power and promise to bring JUSTICE to
the Ghanaian taxpayer, whose hard-earned money you were stealing. To this end,
they promised to establish the OFFICE OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.
Fortunately, Ghanaians listened to them and kicked you
out of government. They thus, voted overwhelmingly for this political party hoping
that all wrongdoers would indeed be brought to JUSTICE. Ghanaians voted for
them hoping that all corrupt public officials would be made to face the full rigours
of the law and ensure that the culture of impunity paves way for the culture of
deterrence in our public space.
Truly truly, this political party upon winning the
elections and forming government, is making do with their campaign promise
under the circumstances. They have laid before parliament, the "SPECIAL PROSECUTOR'S BILL". This
bill, when passed, will lead to the establishment of the Office of Special
Prosecutor which shall have the mandate to PROSECUTE all cases of corruption in
all governments [past and present governments].
Guess what is happening now? The very people who said
they were not corrupt when they were in government are now up in arms against
the establishment of this Special Prosecutor's Office. They are even against
the laying of the bill in Parliament in the first place citing some so called
procedural anathema to cover their stiff opposition to the bill. Not only that,
they have also vowed to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of
the Special Prosecutor's Bill, which would soon become Law.
I now understand why only old women feel unease with the
mention of old bones. But, be that as it may, I won't draw any conclusions from
this factual narrative. I know my fellow countrymen and women are NOT
unintelligent and so, I will leave you to draw your own conclusions bearing in
mind the national interest. Long live our Motherland.
Assalamu alaikum
Iddi Muhayu-Deen
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