By Isaac Asare (Psyche)
We as a country seem to not be looking at an
especially important angle to this feud between the highly praised
investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas
and the most outspoken and self "sufficient" politician in
Ghana , Honorable Kennedy Agyapong.
Both of this people are extremely rich, and this is
why they can afford to go back and forth in court. This is why Kennedy Agyapong
can get away with talking anyhow with the host of a show he was invited to ;
and this why Anas can afford to infiltrate the places he does , and even more
so give such a huge some of money to the fallen GFA boss, Kwasi Nyantakyi. How
far did that case go anyway ?
The recent death of Anas' work colleague has stared
up some notable activity in the police force , and that's good but what if the
unfortunately diseased person was not a work colleague of Anas ?
This article isn't to speculate who committed or
instigated that crime because Tiger Eye PI has being in their line of business
for long so surely have a considerable number of people who still bare a grudge
for their toes being stepped on; and this is not to say what Honourable Kennedy
Agyapong said was "safe" either. Furthermore we were taught to not
believe everything we see on TV.
Reality shows are sometimes not reality shows and a
seemingly happy and smiley news caster may have being fiercely fighting a
colleague before they got on set. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes?
We really just know as much as we are told.
All that is police business then!!
What about the everyday citizens of Ghana though? What
about us?
Will the Police put in much effort for a murdered
average citizen who is not associated to any wealthy person? Will they do the
same for you and I?
When our cases go to court like Anas and Kennedy
Agyapong, will our laywers be as Knowledgeable in the law? Will our lawyers be
as smart as Kwasi Nyantakyi's?
What about this whole Nam 1 issue? Eventually will
his Lawyer be a PhD Holder from Harvard or Yale, or something?
This is the country we live in.
Cops , Lawyers , and almost everyone who is
entrusted with the job to protect us, care so little about protecting the
average and even poor Ghanaian. Our lives and rights mean nothing to them: we
are just numbers they feel like they can toss around and toss away. We don't
really even have a freedom of speech. If you pay attention, you'll realise that
only rich people do.
That lady who was beaten at a bank : she was lucky
someone was around to record it . An online friend was once slapped about by cops
for absolutely no reason but she wasn't lucky enough to have it recorded. She
said you are told to shut up whiles they abuse you- the ones that are supposed
to protect you.
They'll protect you if you are rich.
Heck , they'll even throw in a free lesson on your
rights .
Cops don't slap Anas or Kennedy Agyapong. Lawyers
and judges treat them like people the law was made for. Our cases are swift,
but "special" people like these; theirs are long.
We have no rights , we the ones that aren't rich. We
complain about slavery of old , and even current mental slavery from the west ,
but we forget that we also already are enslaved by our fellow black people.
Slaves to the law enforcers ; and slaves to the rich
people who can influence the law enforcers.
May the media never become slaves though : may we
work for the best of every Ghanaian and not just a "special few" .
Why can't every Ghanaian's life be as precious as
Anas Aremeyaw Anas' and Honorable Kennedy Gyapong's?
Why can't the law give regards to our humanity? we
the ordinary people ,when we go to court ; even for stealing mere farm produce
worth at most 10 Ghana cedis?
The words of Jesus will echo ; " Why do you see
the speck in your brothers eyes, but do not notice the log in yours ? "
Our situation as a country is like W.W.E wrestlers
in a ring, fighting whiles spectators in the stands are screaming to the one
they support " knock him out . knock him out ". Their words have no
effect on the match because as popularly believed, wrestling is staged .
The wealthy people will most at times do what they
wanna do. We will talk and scream and contribute and point fingers but, it
mostly has no effect on what they will do .
We are spectators, sadly.
But at least ; at least the rest of the country should
be treated as people the law was made to protect too.
All of us are equally important as Anas Aremeyaw
Anas and Honorable Kennedy Agyapong. We
are as important as the son, the daughter, the wife , the husband, the brother,
the sister ,the mother ,or the father of any police or lawywer or judge in the
country. Everybody's relative loves them the same.
May the Judiciary understand this; may the
legislature understand this; may the executive understand this. May we all
understand this : it's not a cliché.
Godbless our homeland, Ghana.
By Isaac Asare (Psyche)
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