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Opinions of Friday, 2 June 2017

Columnist: Jeff Ray

Mahama lynching: The inaction of Akufo-Addo has sowed seeds of mistrust

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Ghana is mourning , yes Ghana has fallen into the hands of a leadership powered by evil consciences. A conscience that is revengefully plugged into the All Die Be Die mantra of a leadership that feels its right for some people to brutalise others by sheer merit of difference in opinion/views, which is exactly what some western nations want to see happen under this leadership. Because it would give some western nations an upper hand in taking over our national resources which corrupt leaders already willing to hand over.

Ghana is mourning, yes Ghana fell the day a presidential appointee was brutally forced out of office by a group of thugs/vigilantes/TERRORISTs who are in bed with some sections of the leadership of the country. And our nation's Commander in Chief sat back smiling while trying to Pinnochio his way into assuring the Ghanaian populace that these Terrorists would be brought to justice.. only for these Terrorists to proof to the leadership of Ghana's new government that the real people in charge of governance are they the Terrorist and not President Nana Akuffo Addo.

Ghana is mourning, because the dawn of lawlessness has arrived and courtrooms are no longer safe because anyone can walk in to free whoever they choose to free and the Government leadership would rather applaud because that seems pretty normal to them . Ghanaian have witnessed tens of people being laid off by the leadership because it deems it right to create jobs for members of its political party who seem to me more Ghanaian than any other Ghanaian in the country.

Ghana is mourning and the only saviour Ghanaian could look up to is themselves because President Nana Akuffo Addo could not cancel his foreign trip in solidarity to the family of Capt Maxwell Adam Mahama and the Armed Forces of Ghana for the heinous crime on one of their own.

As Commander In Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, the President's lack of concern /solidarity and compassion to the family of deceased and the country as a whole is totally unacceptable . Many of us are truly disappointed in the president's disconnect towards what happened and what is happening in light of this heinous crime, to show Ghanaians that indeed he is father for all and not just NPP followers . People in the international community have expressed their shock that our President could NOT cut short his his newly found globe trotting hobby to relate with the family of Capt Maxwell Mahama and the Ghana Armed Forces.

The inaction of the country's leadership on this issue has sowed the seeds of mistrust in the current government , started breeding the desire for a social revolution to right many of these wrongs , and even a cry for the Military to take back the reins of government . Ghana is mourning and the soul of Capt Maxwell A. Mahama shall rest only when the leadership of our nation steps up to the plate with a good conscience which embraces all Ghanaians and not just NPP Ghanaians in its quest for patriotism .

Our hearts go out the family of the late Capt Maxwell A. Mahama, Ghana should truly reflect on the change it's currently undergoing , and President Nana Akuffo Addo and his vice should have put up a united front on this , by putting Ghana and Ghanaians first at all times meaning every life matters #ALLGHANAIANLIVESMATTER
And not just members of NPP.

God help us all under this administration.