We hope that the rampaging National Security Operations teams under the supervision of Richard Jakpa do not plant contraband items in the residences of persons of interest to them.
With the capacity of the operatives to do so not in doubt, we should not be surprised when the rampaging teams turn to this chapter in their dirty operations.
The way they are going about such obnoxious operations, prompts concerns in human rights support circles across the country and beyond.
A few weeks ago, the Government Spokesperson, euphemism for Minister of Propaganda and Information, denied that former President Akufo-Addo’s foreign trips were going to be probed.
With no smoke without fire, we are beginning to think that such weird project was thought out but dropped following the public opprobrium to the nonsense when it hit social media.
The latest in the series of imbecilic raids of residences, a hallmark of the current administration, was the raid on the residence of Supt/Mr. Issahaku Yakubu, Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The Sarpeiman, Accra residence of the senior police officer was, as it were, turned upside down, the telltale signs of a Richard Jakpa operation palpable.
What were they looking for from a senior police officer’s residence, a man who is formally attached to the former Vice President as his ADC?
It stands to reason that the main target is the former Vice President, the National Security Secretariat having locked their sights on him.
Send a message to God through the wind is a popular saying. We can state without an iota of skepticism that it would not be long before we see a Jakpa-style raid on the residence of the former Vice President.
Doesn’t sound possible? It does because we are living in unusual times in our history as a nation.
Just when we thought that the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) days atrocities are far behind us, the traits of those bloody junta days are manifesting and very fast.
Was it necessary to undertake such a crazy Rambo operation when other decent means of engaging with the ADC exist? Of course it was unnecessary but because government has embarked upon a mission of causing fear and panic among the segment of the population which does not believe in them, the lunacy is fair game.
Such a crude approach to governance in the year 2025 is melancholic considering what we have achieved as a people in our democratic journey so far.
Perhaps we should not be surprised because PNDC elements are behind the scenes dosing out ‘revolutionary days’ prescriptions for the application of President John Mahama.
We are tempted to recall his infamous quote, “the NDC was born out of a revolution, and so when it comes to violence, nobody can beat us.”
We are anxiously awaiting for the next port of call of the National Security Operations Team. Will it be the residence of the former Vice President or the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)?
Ghana has found herself in a labyrinth, unable to determine which way to go. Words spewed yesterday are being reversed today.
Why should we take them serious who yesterday said the Russian/Ukrainian war could not have impacted our economy, today reverse same during an international engagement?
Within three months of being at the helm, we are witnessing a lot of moving parts and negatively so.