Samuel Ofosu Ampofo
We are in unusual times. It is not because Ghana is under a
security threat but because opposition elements are busy seeking to make the
country look insecure – that is good for their political project.
That, of course, is not good for Ghana yet they do not
consider that outrageous and unbecoming of persons who pretend to love their
country.
We wonder what kind of Ghana they want to rule after
destroying it through diabolic projects like presenting it as insecure through
spates of arson and kidnappings. Ghana, of course, is safer and securer than it
was at the hands of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Security issues are being politicized for electoral gains.
Unfortunately, this subject when it is treated as such can trigger unsavoury
fallouts for our dear country.
During WWII journalists who were privy to some major military
operations to save Europe from the pangs of the Nazis such as the Normandy
landings which changed the face of the war did not disclose these on the pages
of their newspapers.
They joined the war effort by disclosing those details which
inured to the benefits of Europe.
The lesson to be drawn from this is that partisan politics
when introduced into security matters, such as we are witnessing today, would
not inure to the national interest and security.
It is a strategy of the opposition to trumpet security
challenges such as the seeming slowness in apprehending some criminals and the
pockets of kidnappings as failings of government. Indeed, they have gone ahead
to even speak about these issues in a manner intended to incite the citizens
against not only security managers but also the government.
Empirical records attest to the fact that there were more
cold cases under the previous administration than there are today. These are
verifiable facts.
It is a fact that the security agencies are working hard to
unravel the seeming intractable cases some of which are traceable to killjoy
opposition strategies. Breakthroughs have indeed been made in some of the cases,
of course, even under rather difficult times of dearth of logistics created by
the previous government. These happily are being addressed as evidenced from
the gradual retooling of the internal security system.
It is only wise when all bona fide citizens join hands to
secure the country this task not the preserve of the relevant agents only.
Those who want to rule this country one day must exhibit
sincere commitment to its cause by being patriotic in the manner they undertake
their political agenda. Nobody is saying that the government should not be
criticized when they take wrong steps but such reproaches must be steeped in
sincerity, veracity and above all love for country.
Nobody caused the appearance of Islamic extremists in the
Sahel. It is a development which has overwhelmed the developed world, let alone
developing countries such as ours. Therefore, it behoves us to join forces to
fight this common enemy next-door so that the bad guys do not develop the
appetite to lock their sights on our resource-rich country. Will the opposition
encourage the bad guys to disrupt our lives? Will they clap for them when they
make skirmishes? It appears the foregone will attract affirmative responses and
that shows how bad opposition elements are in this country.
The security agents are doing their best under the
constraints to track down criminals involved in the patches of kidnappings
which reared their heads recently.
With limited resources, a situation generated by the previous
administration, the security agencies have been able to keep criminals at bay.
No matter the moral challenges noticeable among some cops, the majority who are
doing their work manage to keep us safe. Ghana is surely safe and far from the
picture the NDC would like to present to their compatriots and the world at
large.
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