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Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. 11 years ago

Nana Akufo-Addo Is A Corrupt Individual! Part One

By Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro

Those of us who are worried about the slippery slope into political violence simply because a certain individual wants to be President " ...
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Nana Akufo-Addo Is A Corrupt Individual! Part One

By Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro

Those of us who are worried about the slippery slope into political violence simply because a certain individual wants to be President "at all costs" must begin to raise our voices before it is too late! These series of articles must be seen as my personal contribution to help make sure that sanity prevails in our country before we descend into civil strife and possibly war. It is a humble call on all peace-loving Ghanaians to stand up and be counted!

I am particularly writing in response to the bullying tactics and campaign of insults that are fast becoming the hallmark of the Akufo-Addo campaign and to call the bluff of Mr. Mustapha Hamid, aide to Mr. Akufo-Addo, over his vituperative and intemperate attack on Dr. Arthur Kennedy's call for "a united party that has dealt with corruption and violence and intimidation". See "Arthur K is on a mission to destroy Akufo-Addo – Mustapha Hamid".

Certainly Dr. Arthur Kennedy must know a thing or two about corruption within the NPP in which Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been involved. The fact that he is not pointing them out directly does not mean there is nothing to worry about! I have every intention to address the issue squarely, even if takes a series of ten parts. This is only the beginning.

Dr. Kennedy still remains a party faithful and is not expected to wash the dirty clothes of the NPP in public. But at this stage, his silence on what he knows might be a disservice to God and country. I shall have the time to deal this this aspect in a later series. For now, suffice it to say that I have read carefully his statement calling for sanity to prevail in the party. The spirit of intolerance currently reigning in the NPP will not only ensure its defeat in the 2016 elections, but might also plunge our country into political chaos.

First of all, I wish to thank in advance, all those party sycophants who are quite predictably going to jump at me and insult and annoy me because they will only help to give me fuel to produce the second part of this article with maximum alacrity. The knee-jerk response to the slightest criticism of Nana Akufo-Addo with insults and unwarranted attacks and intimidation is exactly what I am complaining about. And it must be clear to all that Nana Akyea Mensah will not be intimidated!

The systematic attempts by Akufo-Addo's aides to insult and intimidate his opponents and critics is certainly not the best way to defend our democracy. I find it most unfortunate that in all these, Nana Akufo-Addo himself has remained silent, instead of calling his aides to order. Our democracy must not give way to school-yard bullies! It is absolutely important for our democracy to make sure that political candidates endeavour to win elections by the force of their arguments and not by the argument of force.

Apart from the insults, the only Presidential candidate whose body guards have been known to beat up opponents is none other than Nana Akufo-Addo! We all know his personal body guards were seen beating up those of the late President Atta-Mills' at the Oguaa Fetu Afahye in 2008. They were seen beating up former President Rawlings cameraman in a hotel lobby in Kumasi, with Akufo-Addo looking on approvingly! The unfortunate trend still continues to this day. Is it too much to ask that this must stop?

It is a shame that the only occasion where Nana Addo has been on record to condemn these senseless attacks was when they beat up Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng's supporters at the NPP headquarters. They went ahead to beat up President Mills' body guards again at the Manhyia Palace during the 2008 Odwira Festival, under the pretext that a body guard was carrying a gun. What kind of logic is that? Were they expecting body guards to carry bananas?

There is no doubt in my mind that had Dr. Kennedy said what he was saying in the presence of Akufo-Addo's body guards, he would have been severely beaten, and Nana Akufo-Addo would have most probably approved of it! In the lead-up to the 2012 elections, Mr. Asamoah-Boateng had to run for dear life when he attempted to pay a courtesy call at Nana Addo's "Victroy 2012" headquarters. They charged at him on sight, screaming, "Agenda 2016"! "Agenda 2016"! "Agenda 2016"!

Even the current chairperson of the NPP, Mr Paul Afoko, has already received this "baptism of fire" from Nana Akufo-Addo's henchmen, as they generously doled out a fair share of their severe beatings for daring to challenge their boss! A party that cannot tolerate any form of criticism is a political dictatorship and not a political party! What was so wrong with the wise counsel of Dr. Kennedy? If indeed the NPP really means to win an election in Ghana, then they need to heed this call: "The truth is that" Dr. Kennedy writes, "the NPP brand has been tarnished by divisions and violence and intemperate talk since 2008. To win, If he becomes the nominee, he needs a united party that has dealt with corruption and violence and intimidation behind him. To get there, he has huge mountains to climb."

We know very well about Mr. Akufo-Addo's reputation for violence and intimidation, so the least said about this "all die be die" individual, the shorter this article would be. I do not intend to labour the point. However, the spin Mr. Hamid is trying to put on Akufo-Addo as being incorruptible cannot pass without comment. He ought to have let sleeping dogs lie! I have decided to focus on this aspect in these series of articles. Hence the title.

Mr. Mustapha Hamid was quoted as saying, “We are all human beings and may have our deficiencies but Nana Addo’s deficiencies do not include corruption, they do not include violence and they do not include exclusion,” Mr. Mustapha Hamid noted in his attack on Dr. Kennedy. He even went further to claim that Nana Akufo Addo is "unblemished when it comes to corruption".

To further buttress his point, he stated:

"As Attorney-General and later minister for Foreign Affairs, Nana Akufo-Addo, never drew one litre of fuel from government coffers, he paid for his own security, never lived in a government bungalow, paid extra from his own pocket in order to sleep in hotels when he went abroad, etcetera; those are public records at the ministries where Nana Addo served as minister".

Really? This is ridiculous! Living in a government bungalow officially designated for ministers does not make a minister corrupt! Sleeping in a hotel on official duties at government expense does not make one corrupt! It seems to me that Mr. Mustapha Hamid does not even know what constitutes corruption! This is a rare piece of nonsense. Is a minister to be considered corrupt simply because he lives in a state bungalow?

For starters, if indeed Mr. Hamid thinks what he is saying is true, then I challenge him to ask his boss to throw more light on what happened at the Hotel Hyatt & Resorts, located on 24M Streets, Nw, Washington, DC 20037, on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. I am putting it to Mr. Akufo-Addo that this is not only a closely guarded secret because it was a criminal fund-raising activity that broke both US and Ghanaian laws, but that he also used the Ghanaian tax payers' money and state resources to finance the entire fund-raising event!

And we are not talking about small money here. The whole event was organized by The Whitaker Group, lobbyists and investment promoters, which later confirmed that indeed the Government of Ghana paid it sums amounting to $1.3 million. The Whitaker Group further explained that "the money was not for lobbying on behalf of the Government only, but includes other works aimed at facilitating trade and investment to create jobs".

This was in reaction to a Ghanaweb publication on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, an article detailing how the Government doled out the sum, explaining that "among other things the money went to service dinners hosted for officials of Government". See: Whitaker Group confirms $1.3 million payment from Government

Incidentally, Dr. Kennedy was present at the luncheon as the Director of Communications of the Akufo-Addo campaign. He laconically admitted that the secret luncheon did indeed take place with a group composed of mainly US multinational corporations:

"The group", Dr. Kennedy said, "was made up of people with substantial investments in Ghana and also of others who have an interest in investing in Ghana. The meeting was therefore to afford Nana Akufo-Addo the opportunity to explain his vision of transforming the Ghanaian economy and creating a modern society. That was just what happened at the meeting". See: Rejoinder to Enquirer Story On Akufo-Addo's Trip | General News 2008-06-08

The dangers associated with big multinational corporations in the USA financing political parties in a poor third-world country like Ghana cannot be under-estimated. This is the most serious form of political corruption available on the planet! The selection of so-called "business-friendly" candidates by these corporations to "help" them win power are translated often in lower labour standards, a blind eye on vital environmental protection measures, and generally sacrificing the common good for special interests, such as the imposition of GM foods on the population without the consent of the people!

As Adam Smith (Scottish philosopher and economist, 1723-1790) once put it, "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public." The question Mr. Hamid must answer is what was Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, who went to the US in search of funding, doing secretly in a room full of multinational corporations, some of whom have been convicted of bribery and corruption in countries as diverse as Germany and Indonesia?

Of course, you and I were not there! And your guess is as good as mine! So if Mustapha Hamid wants to tell us his boss is not corrupt, he must begin by giving us further and better particulars on this event, and stop throwing dust into our eyes on government bungalows!

Stay tuned for the Part Two.

Sincerely,
Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro.
OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
a companion of the black star!
twitter.com/TheOdikro
SARPONG 11 years ago

Akyea, you tried this article on Ghanaweb and it was not published on the FrontPage but left on the archives page because it is full of lies and irrelevant mumblings of an old idiot slaving in Belgium at age 69.

Akyea, you tried this article on Ghanaweb and it was not published on the FrontPage but left on the archives page because it is full of lies and irrelevant mumblings of an old idiot slaving in Belgium at age 69.
DARDOM, LONDON 11 years ago

I thought this Adofo guy is some stupid young man who is irresponsible,and uncultured, not knowing he is a bloody stupid old fool. So, has he got wife and kids who are proud of him? Seriously, I guess they aren't. because he ...
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I thought this Adofo guy is some stupid young man who is irresponsible,and uncultured, not knowing he is a bloody stupid old fool. So, has he got wife and kids who are proud of him? Seriously, I guess they aren't. because he himself did not get good training from his parents and education,judging from the nonsense and rubbish he always throw about.
If this guy is one of the leading members of our GREAT PARTY, then the party need DELIVERANCE. SERIOUSLY!!!
Mr. Figure-Out 11 years ago

Almost at 70, one is expected to behave responsibly and play the role of Grandpas as our traditions and culture demands but that's is not the case of the the shameless duo, Odikro Akyea Mensah and Trokosi C.Y Andy K. These tw ...
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Almost at 70, one is expected to behave responsibly and play the role of Grandpas as our traditions and culture demands but that's is not the case of the the shameless duo, Odikro Akyea Mensah and Trokosi C.Y Andy K. These two grown ups always descend into the gutters with fool soldiers and muddy themselves like stray village pigs.
OBIBA-JUDAS 11 years ago

NO AMOUNT OF LIES THEY TALK ABOUT NANA.GOD HAS CROWN HIM ALREADY.

NO AMOUNT OF LIES THEY TALK ABOUT NANA.GOD HAS CROWN HIM ALREADY.
katakyie chop alan money freeeeee 11 years ago

KATAKYIE IS CRIMINAL,CHOPING ALAN MONEY FOR FREEEEEEEEEE,BECOS ALAN DONT THINK,HE IS USEING ALAN,OH ALAN HAME NDC MAHAMA BRIBE YOU FOR AGENDA 2020,ALAN,HILDA,EVILS AND CO.DONT CARE FOR GHAINAS FOOOOOOLS

KATAKYIE IS CRIMINAL,CHOPING ALAN MONEY FOR FREEEEEEEEEE,BECOS ALAN DONT THINK,HE IS USEING ALAN,OH ALAN HAME NDC MAHAMA BRIBE YOU FOR AGENDA 2020,ALAN,HILDA,EVILS AND CO.DONT CARE FOR GHAINAS FOOOOOOLS
MAHAMA LOOT ND SHARE 11 years ago

ALAN 7% HAHAHAHAHAHAHA,OH OH OH ALA, MUST LEARN,NKWASEAFUO ARE PUSHING MAHAMA BRIBERS ALAN AGENDA 2020,GHANIANS MUST WAKE UP PERIOD

ALAN 7% HAHAHAHAHAHAHA,OH OH OH ALA, MUST LEARN,NKWASEAFUO ARE PUSHING MAHAMA BRIBERS ALAN AGENDA 2020,GHANIANS MUST WAKE UP PERIOD
lagoonboy 11 years ago

Dear disciple of infallible nana!
You were not being honest when you said the supreme court rigged the last election in favour
Of president
Mahama! Get this straight into your head
Elections are won @ the polling statio ...
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Dear disciple of infallible nana!
You were not being honest when you said the supreme court rigged the last election in favour
Of president
Mahama! Get this straight into your head
Elections are won @ the polling stations and not by men and women weating robes n gowns!
Nana Yaw 11 years ago

He must explain to Ghanaians why Nana Richmond Bosompem was paid almost 7 billion old cedis and how much he collected. He must also tell us why Ken Agyapong's drug baron friend, David Anim was set free during his reign as the ...
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He must explain to Ghanaians why Nana Richmond Bosompem was paid almost 7 billion old cedis and how much he collected. He must also tell us why Ken Agyapong's drug baron friend, David Anim was set free during his reign as the attorney general. He is just as corrupt as the rest of them if not worse!!!!
Ametor 11 years ago

Nonsense. Is that how you prove corruption? Why don't you accuse him of murder and raping for those accused of murder and raping who won their cases in court, nonsense from a bush brain.

Nonsense. Is that how you prove corruption? Why don't you accuse him of murder and raping for those accused of murder and raping who won their cases in court, nonsense from a bush brain.

VINCEY,NJ 11 years ago

These downright stupid npp hypocrites talk of corruptions as if every day President Mahama and ndc are just filling their pockets with money from the national coffers. Why is it that your so called unblemished Akufo Addo has ...
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These downright stupid npp hypocrites talk of corruptions as if every day President Mahama and ndc are just filling their pockets with money from the national coffers. Why is it that your so called unblemished Akufo Addo has never been able to answer his many charges of corruption examples in the diplomatic passports sharing gallour, disappearing of the npp drug baron women when he was attorney gen. So many we are waiting to fire at his corrupt activities at peak of campaign.
Ametor 11 years ago

You are an illiterate idiot.

You are an illiterate idiot.
Ugly Akufo Addo 11 years ago

He died yesternight

He died yesternight
Karbo Nang Lawra 11 years ago

73 old short and confused oldman cannot be Ghana president. with what ideas?

73 old short and confused oldman cannot be Ghana president. with what ideas?
Ghana 11 years ago

Even a Nandom toilet carrier like your smelly self have an idea.

Even a Nandom toilet carrier like your smelly self have an idea.
Yaw 11 years ago

This man called adofo amazes me a lot. he speaks of somebody tarnishing the image of akufo addo. Does akufo addo have any image than the Asantehene? Adofo is on a devilish crusade of destroying the reputation of the Asantehen ...
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This man called adofo amazes me a lot. he speaks of somebody tarnishing the image of akufo addo. Does akufo addo have any image than the Asantehene? Adofo is on a devilish crusade of destroying the reputation of the Asantehene and yet he is worried when same pills are dished out to akufo addo. he who demands equity must come with clean hands and in the case of adofo, both hands must be clean
Issahaku Musharraf 11 years ago

My friend ibrahim Hardi always believe,with nana Addo as flagbearer,ndc will always beat npp.

My friend ibrahim Hardi always believe,with nana Addo as flagbearer,ndc will always beat npp.
omanhehe 11 years ago

this kayakyie guy is useless in npp politics .he keep proving why he is stupid human bein all his analogy dosnt support the facts on the ground.

this kayakyie guy is useless in npp politics .he keep proving why he is stupid human bein all his analogy dosnt support the facts on the ground.
OBINIMA OBI KY3R3 11 years ago

Suddenly this no name katakyie is now synonyms with Alan Kyeremateng who himself is a later day saint in the NPP Thanks to President Kuffour.Any male born in Akan tradition is either referred to as Katakyie or Kantinka so no ...
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Suddenly this no name katakyie is now synonyms with Alan Kyeremateng who himself is a later day saint in the NPP Thanks to President Kuffour.Any male born in Akan tradition is either referred to as Katakyie or Kantinka so no one should be amused by the name katakyie because is not a title,it was only symbolically elevated and conferred on Gen Afrifa by Nana Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh, and thereafter it became revered.But, could someone tell me who this recalcicrant,no respector and riffraff so damn called katakyie is and where was he hiding all this time and what is his valor and stature in life?
FMK 11 years ago

THIS GUY IS SERIOUSLY ILL IN THE MIND. WE NEED A VERY ACTIVE PRESIDENT OK. NOT NANA THAT YOU CLAIMED WILL BE DELEGATING. JM IS THE BEST AS HE IS WORKING TO RE-STRUCTURE THE ECONOMY.

THIS GUY IS SERIOUSLY ILL IN THE MIND. WE NEED A VERY ACTIVE PRESIDENT OK. NOT NANA THAT YOU CLAIMED WILL BE DELEGATING. JM IS THE BEST AS HE IS WORKING TO RE-STRUCTURE THE ECONOMY.

Timbuktu 11 years ago

Why all this silly obsession with age? The president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, is over 70 years old but, by all accounts, he has done a much better job at running his country than the 'youthful' John Mahama has d ...
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Why all this silly obsession with age? The president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, is over 70 years old but, by all accounts, he has done a much better job at running his country than the 'youthful' John Mahama has done running Ghana.
K.T.M., Australia 11 years ago

Why is that in Ghana, especially among many folks of NPP like this Rockson, anything that does not go in their favour is wrong or stupid? Listen to yourself:"...William Atuguba and his panel of Supreme Court Judges have prono ...
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Why is that in Ghana, especially among many folks of NPP like this Rockson, anything that does not go in their favour is wrong or stupid? Listen to yourself:"...William Atuguba and his panel of Supreme Court Judges have pronounced the most stupid court judgment ever in the annals of Ghana legal system? ......., by pronouncing the most ridiculous verdict that contrasts facts and evidence adduced?"What evidence? "That you and I were not there?" Rockson, you may be somebody if you consider someone to be somebody. But you may be very useless and stupid person if you hold high opinion of yourself and by thinking you are the only you. Wise up.
GENERAL 11 years ago

@KTM, you will live long and respect and dignity will overflow out of you. If you decide not to join the idol worshipping of their preferred candidate in Ghana, then you are an enemy.

@KTM, you will live long and respect and dignity will overflow out of you. If you decide not to join the idol worshipping of their preferred candidate in Ghana, then you are an enemy.
Kuoro 11 years ago

Nana Addo has the support of the grassroot. He will win massively and Alan will be disgraced. Ohene Ntow has already destroyed Alans chances by calling for support from the NDC. I will advice Katakyie to better join NDC and c ...
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Nana Addo has the support of the grassroot. He will win massively and Alan will be disgraced. Ohene Ntow has already destroyed Alans chances by calling for support from the NDC. I will advice Katakyie to better join NDC and campaign for them and not act as a a mole in NPP
GENERAL 11 years ago

@Adofo Rockson, you're a hypocrite and if not bias. It's good you are sounding a clear advice but you should have included the PHD Ahoofe Okoampa to your article.

He is much childish than Okatakyie if you care to know. If ...
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@Adofo Rockson, you're a hypocrite and if not bias. It's good you are sounding a clear advice but you should have included the PHD Ahoofe Okoampa to your article.

He is much childish than Okatakyie if you care to know. If you choose to brandish a sword to do justice, then make sure your sword is a double edged sword to cut left and right. Come again @Adofo.
Joe Kumasi 11 years ago

ADOFO, YOU ARE WRONG! NANA IS CORRUPTDRILLING SHIP SALES, SALES OF GHANA PASSPORT AND DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS UNSAVOURY CHARACTERS AND TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. INVOLVEMENT IN HIS DECISIONS TO FREE COCAINE DEALERS AND CAINE TURNING ...
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ADOFO, YOU ARE WRONG! NANA IS CORRUPTDRILLING SHIP SALES, SALES OF GHANA PASSPORT AND DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS UNSAVOURY CHARACTERS AND TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. INVOLVEMENT IN HIS DECISIONS TO FREE COCAINE DEALERS AND CAINE TURNING INTO 'kokonte' POWDER. IDIOT ADOFO THINKS GHANAIANS ARE STUPID AND FOOLS.

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