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Anas Had Worked In Vain

Feature Article Anas Had Worked In Vain
NOV 26, 2015 LISTEN

It seems we live in a country where justice only means a word to the poor. It saddens my heart when I realize that justice in my beloved country Ghana never exist and to see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to the entire institutions we have in the country, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.

This has undermined our institutions and confidence in the functioning of the state. All in the name of incomptency and corruption. What saddens me is the innocent souls who works tirelessly in the sun that beats the skin for a meagre wage, those to whom of no fault of theirs had been left to jackal in the doom prisons, and the loss of soul, which cannot be replaced by money.

Who is to be blamed? Is it the individual selfishness or is it as a result of the weak institutions we have as a country? Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.

It seems Anas worked in vain. We were all in this country when the proudly Ghanaian undercover investigative journalist Anass Aremeyaw Anas and his proud team of expects i.e Tiger Eye, came out with a video on the corrupt judicial services provided in the country. This case seems to be dieing. As Ghanaians we must be proud of him as an apostle rather than the letigate.

A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies, judiciary corrupt practices, the police bribe cases of which has become a tradition in the state, the corrupt legislature etc. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, N.G.O or opposition parties. The fight for justice against corruption is never easy.

Listening to Anas on JSR he lamented " I usually do not get it when I hear the apostles of ethics talks about what they talk about, what do they mean. On one breath what am doing is bad and on another breath CNN comes to me and say lets do work together. What I seek is not to impress but to make change" It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in Anas case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.

The very fact that our judicial setup is being trained at Makola does not mean our laws should be package like a bad breath and sold to the ugly men and women while the ordinary people suffer. If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse.

The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and abuse of power. Part of Anas mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environ.

Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes. Corruption is Africa's greatest problem. Not poverty. Not lack of riches. Not racism. But it's corruption.

I think is a compulsory course in our schools now. What good morals does school teach now. Our judiciary service is the only arm of government the peoples can trust and when such a scandal occurs within this arm, we must all try our possible best to do everything possible to kick off such inhumane act.

Ghana deserves much better and it's very shame to see the extent to which our mode of appointment of judges and other government appointees. It seems this country lives in us but we dont live in it. We all live to see where this case will rest. If Anas had died as a result of the work it would have been in vain. His works is now served as futile.

We have seen cases upon cases which resulted in nothing better to write home about. Wayome case is a classical example. In ethemological sense, to survive this we need the ambition of unwanted hearts. Those who quest to seek him down are an ungrace of cowards and their activities is like trying to shot at the man in the moon. Justice is delayed as we have seen no verdict to that case.

The so-called judges who wants self defence for me needs not to be blamed but we must blame the boiling scenario. Anas is not as wicked and corupt as you politicians so let him be and avoid the whips-play.

The judge said not to be found only proves the incompetency of the B.N.I and the police. The only heed to the arest of opposition leaders. The politician is ungrateful. They can trap the ant, kill it with a machete, burn it and spread the ashes. They should save their just. Ghana is for us all and justice and accountability must take its place.

Akwasi Brobbey (Offinso College of Education, Offinso)

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