Samuel Ofosu Ampofo
The patches of kidnapping being
observed in the country in the past few months are prompting a number of
interesting questions.
Are they a fulfillment of what
cropped up during the secret meeting between some party persons and their
National Chairman? Is kidnapping going to be used to have Ghanaians vote under
duress? Does it feed into the remarks by Ofosu-Ampofo that this approach would
be part of the game plan towards the 2020 election?
Answers to these would provide
us with important insight into what exactly is informing the use of kidnapping
for the political end of a group of politicians in the country.
We remember the incidence of
dead women found in some parts of the country some years ago when the country
was inching towards a general election. It was a political enterprise and so
intriguing at the time that it held sway in the body politic of the country.
Today, though it is history, it is periodically remembered in political
conversations.
The idea it would seem is to
perpetuate the criminality using their many thugs to advance the subject as a
political issue so that government would look bad in the eyes of right-thinking
Ghanaians. We have noticed their
quickness to refer to a certain so-called state of insecurity.
They are ready to do anything
including tarnishing the image of their country if so would inure to their
electoral advantage.
A certain coincidence has also
been noted about the latest kidnapping. President Akufo-Addo was in Canada on
an official assignment. Upon his arrival, two Canadians were kidnapped leaving
Ghanaians bemused about just what is happening.
They must be smiling who are
behind the smelly political game. Unfortunately, such tricks can hardly change the
minds of Ghanaians of today who do not suffer amnesia.
Efforts at wiping off the
goodies brought about by the many good policies such as free SHS and others
would yield nothing but humiliation and embarrassment for those intent on
retarding the country’s progress.
Desperation can lead to many
things including throwing spanners into the works of state. Painting a picture
of insecurity through these dots of kidnappings was prominent in the leaked
audio recording. That is why the interpretations do not favour the largest
opposition party.
If they can boast about the
title ‘largest opposition party’, it behoves the NDC to conduct itself as such.
Those who can embark on the path of disturbing the peace of the country and not
also wish it well do not deserve to come to power.
We implore all Ghanaians to
support the security agents with vital information that would lead to unmasking
those behind the spate of kidnappings.
We have noted the warning
issued by the Canadian authorities to their nationals about the situation in
Ghana. While we share in the grief of the abducted girls’ families and the
Canadian government, we nonetheless think the expression in the correspondence
is rather exaggerated. We are pained by the isolated incidence of kidnappings
and urge the security agencies to do their utmost best to stem them.
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