Feature Article of Friday, 9 July 2010

Columnist: Sarpong, Justice

Rawlings Is Looking For Accomodation, Will You Rent To Him?

It is a little banal, but I guess they deserve all the charge they can get, enough for them the get the message clear, that they have their heads close to the clouds surrounding the Sugarcandy Mountains. I do not grudge them for having illusions about themselves. My very profound distress about their level of confidence, sense of moral uprightness, providing democracy and the respect for human rights. As they wax rhetoric on their achievements, those of us who know better, are painfully reminded by this impudence, the way the PNDC and their agents covered every square inch of their disgusting arses before handing over.


In fact, in plain everyday language, we were very lucky as a nation that the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, did not bolt away with all our money, gold deposits, or whatever national asset he could lay his hands on, as often happens in other places when dictators are fleeing from their palaces and out of the country. There could have legally been nothing that anyone could do to bring such a thief to justice, because the Rawlings indemnity clauses in the Transitional Provisions of the 1992 4th Republican Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, say so. We were lucky that the ministers did not decide to physically eliminate people they did not want to see alive. They could have legally gotten away with it. Any way, so far, I have been imagining the scenarios. I wish to apologize to all the victims of the bloody PNDC dictatorship for this gross indiscretion and insensitivity. I did so not for the want of examples, but explain how nonsensical and intrinsically evil nature of the Indemnity Clauses are.


If our history is not teaching the appropriate lessons, then it means there is something wrong with us. As a people, we do not like thieves, and the lessons we give to thieves all over the country when they are caught are not of the types that encourage stealing, as they seek to convince future thieves to be ware of the fate awaiting them when caught. With the Rawlingses, it looks as though our history is teaching the wrong lessons. The Nkrumah era was marked by remarkable political tension and violence in the country which led to the passage of the Preventive Detention Act, 1956. Naturally, as one listens to the perceived pains of the victims, it was a very sad and sorry part of our history that we must all come to terms with and move forward.


As if that were not enough, Ghanaians have been treated to all sorts of stupid ideas and experiments that met the fancy of a very well-known dull individual whose academic records demonstrate a consistent pattern of a real dunce. Under gun-point, the people of Ghana had to live under his whims and caprices for almost two decades. Within these two decades, they recorded the most barbaric and insanely brutal repression ever known in our history. To add insults unto injuries, having conducted their military campaign under the slogans of probity and accountability, the only activity they reserved for that was the arrest and torture of those who demand of them the same standards of probity and accountability. And to eternally silence the tax payer on whose sweat they base their arrogance, and so that their victims shall never have a right to seek justice, they introduced the indemnity clauses into the constitution of Ghana.


It is already difficult enough to live with the thought that a gang of people could just take arms, just like regular armed robbers do, except that, this time around, they want to take the entire destiny of the nation exclusively in their hands and no one can say a thing without facing revolutionary consequences. These thieves had a vocabulary that they could conveniently use to kill, main, beat and torture countless number of innocent citizens. They have made sure they would not be punished for any of their crimes. The least one could have expected of them would have been a respectable distance from the seat of power. I am slowly transforming all the sentiments that passed through me when it became apparent that the Rawlings so-called impatience with the Mills Administration and extremely damaging criticism were not only as non-constructive as we thought them to be right from the beginning, but in addition to that, it was also opportunistic. This is the most opportunistic phase of her campaign. It stinks to the high heavens, so much so that even Nana Konadu herself seems embarrassed by her own campaign. She hails the black stars like a front runner in a race, she is making statements traditionally reserved for Rawlings the man of the house. Even on the blog of her husband, she seems to drown him with almost all the latest posts exclusively dedicated to her. Yet, these little political never-do-wells have been careful to hide their real intentions from the public right from the very beginning. She seems even ashamed to admit the fact that, she also wants to become a president.



Ghanaians are peace-loving and a forgiving population. That does not mean they are the kind of fools that the Rawlingses seem to think they can take for a ride at will. There are limits to everything. Nana Konadu has the right to present her candidacy. So do the people also have the right to find out whether or not she was an accomplice to the murder of the three high court judges, and does the role she played in this affair qualify her for the high office of the president?

Finally, I know you would be disappointed if I do not comment upon the remarkable improvement in your writing since I took you to task. This, notwithstanding, you still have a long way to go. I am here to help you out. The first thing you need to learn is the ability to acknowledge your bullets and excuse yourself for it. It makes you human, it does not make you a fool. You make a fool of yourself when you beat about the bush instead of dealing with your real and present bullets.  People see all that, and I am here to underline them. You have a role that is yours to play in this unfolding drama of exposing a charlatan.


BELOW ARE A FEW CORRECTIONS AND EXERCISES TO HELP YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH:


Generally, it is better to do a spell check in order to avoid needless irritants such as "the [intergrity] of our country". Considering the noise you make about typos, seeing this in an article is not just sloppy, but rather annoying. But even more annoying is the growing list of unacknowledged bullets that a charlatan like you would have shoved under the carpet. No. It is too late. You know what you have to do to get your peace. I also know what to do to let you know that you cannot simply fool around with anybody.


FOR AS LONG AS YOU TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO CORRECT OTHER PEOPLE'S ENGLISH IN THIS FORUM WITH YOUR STRUGGLING GRAMMAR, YOU MUST BE READY FOR THIS!


The following from your article contain bullets:


"I was shocked to read the [below newsreel]"
AS IN: "I was shocked to read the [below newsreel] at Peacefm.com. The Rawlingses are looking for a place to rent." HOMEWORK: Write "I was shocked to read the [NEWSREEL BELOW]" 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS

"they... [owns] more than half of La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra"
AS IN: "they have houses at Sogakope, Akosombo, East Legon and Tema, those are the ones we know and [owns] more than half of La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra so they might have a good history of mortgage payment."  HOMEWORK: Write "they... [OWN] more than half of La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra" 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS

"so [let find] a nice mansion and rent it to them."
AS IN: "nobody would like to see the 'lovey-dovey' Nana Konadu Agyeman and Dr. Flt. Lt. Rawlings making the overhead bridge underpass their home, so [let find] a nice mansion and rent it to them." HOMEWORK: Write "so [LET US FIND] a nice mansion and rent it to them." 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS

May I also remind you that the bullets from your previous article,  "Opposition Should Boycott Parliament, Massive Demonstration To follow." Feature Article of Wednesday, 7 July 2010, Columnist: Sarpong, Justice:

"the two parties [is] assumed to benefit"

AS IN: "In any contract negotiations, the two parties [is] assumed to benefit by bringing something to the table, what is Korea STX bringing to the table"
HOMEWORK: Writ: "the two parties [ARE] assumed to benefit" 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS

"purchases that [is] coming from"
AS IN: "We are giving STX free land, tax free material purchases that [is] coming from Korea and 100% repatriation of its profit."
HOMEWORK: Write "purchases that [ARE] coming from" 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS

"before Parliament even [debate] on it."
AS IN: We've seen the Vice President of Korea... officials from Korea [trouping] in and out of Ghana meeting NDC officials to 'consumate' this contract before Parliament even [debate] on it.
HOMEWORK: Write: "before Parliament even [DEBATES] on it." 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS.

"NDC is bent on selling ... and it [had] closed its mind"
AS IN: "NDC is bent on selling ... and it [had] closed its mind to listen to anybody in Ghana"
HOMEWORK: Write: "NDC is bent on selling ... and it [HAS] closed its mind" 100 TIMES, REPEAT AFTER MEALS.

FULL TEXT CORRECTION:

Sarpong, Justice

I was shocked to read the [below newsreel] at Peacefm.com. The Rawlingses are looking for a place to rent. Not for office space but a place to lay down their heads. Fellow Ghanaians, our former President is a pauper now and for the [intergrity] of our country, nobody would like to see the 'lovey-dovey' Nana Konadu Agyeman and Dr. Flt. Lt. Rawlings making the overhead bridge underpass their home, so [let find] a nice mansion and rent it to them.

Below is how NANA Macbeth Konadu advertised her rental request.

"Mr. & Mrs Rawlings: We Are Looking For A Place To Rent

Date: 07-Jul-2010

Any landlord or lady with a decent accommodation in Accra may have to contact Ghana’s former first family; the Rawlingses, who are in desperate need for a new residential facility. Former First lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings on Wednesday July 7, made the shocking revelation that she and her husband are looking for a decent home to rent and live in. "

Sarps, did you say rent it to them? What is their rental history? Ok, let me think. Since the age of twenty two, the two lovebirds have been perching and mooching on Ghanaian taxpayers. They have a long history of living rent free and not paying anything since Dr Flt. Lt Rawlings embarked on his armed robbery he called a revolution in 1979.NO RENTAL HISTORY. MOOCHERS.

Sarps, do they have any credit history? Yes they do. They have educated four beautiful children by taking a bank loan and paying for it. Hold on a second, I think the computer is giving me the wrong information, that is the history of ex-President Kuffour. Those Rawlings four children education were rather paid for by Rawlings phantom friend. What about the 5 million dollar loan from former Nigeria President Abacha? He didn't pay it back either.  NO CREDIT HISTORY HERE. MOOCHER

What about mortgage payment? Hmmmmmmmm, they have houses at Sogakope, Akosombo, East Legon and Tema, those are the ones we know and [owns] more than half of La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra so they might have a good history of mortgage payment. Oh noooooo, those houses were built on cash basis so no credit history here. What about the La Palm Beach hotel? I bet they financed their part of ownership of that hotel? NOPE, the records show they and their partner took this hotel which used to be a state hotel free without paying for it. BAD CREDIT HISTORY ON MORTGAGE PAYMENT.

What about car payment? Bad credit history here too. They took fifteen cars in 2001 without paying a dime for them. The last government house they lived in burnt down under mysterious circumstances. The two have a history with fire. Rawlings admitted killing Yeyeboy and some fetish Priests in Volta region and burning the bodies to hide evidence.

Three Judges and an Army officer were kidnapped [in] Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings car and they were murdered and their bodies set on fire. Sarps, are you saying they are arsonists? LET THE HISTORY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. Fellow Ghanaians, who is courageous enough to rent to this man and his lady Macbeth wife?

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE RESPONSES FROM PROSPECTIVE HOUSE OWNERS