The Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, was in the news last week. Some, mostly from the Zu-za stock, have lambasted and lampooned him for what they thought was a diplomatic gaffe.
His only crime was trying to defend his country and cautioning the British High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Harriet Thompson, not to poke her nose into other people’s affairs.
His letter not only exposed the hypocrisy of the High Commissioner, but also sent the message that diplomats interfering in our local affairs would not be tolerated any longer.
The historical antecedent of the likes of Greg Murray and Jon Benjamin tells us Harriet Thompson will follow suit if not made to stop in her tracks.
The tweet “Oliver Barker-Vormawor convener of FixTheCountry Movement arrested again, I’ll be interested to see how this goes” may seem innocuous, but anyone with a thinking cap can perceive subtle interference.
Harriet Thompson’s coded message to the police is clear: ‘Vermawor is a person of interest to us and we are watching with keen eyes so be careful.’
It was therefore very apt that Dampare responded in kind to remind Harriet Thompson and her ilk that Asomdwekrom would also allow its laws to work no matter whose ox was gored.
If sitting Members of Parliament (MP) could be arrested for traffic offenses, who is Vormawor that he should be above our laws?
I’m all for critiquing our institutions of democracy, such as Parliament, Police, Judiciary, Executive etc. We ought to speak out when there is a clear abuse of office and constitutional violations.
But we do not need foreign diplomats to undermine our institutions for wrongs that are very common in their own backyard. How dare they come snarling at us in their condescending craftiness?
As for those calling on IGP Dampare to go for diplomatic lessons, their advice should rather be directed at the UK High commissioner.
She should have known that diplomats do not engage in petty political rhetorics in other people’s affairs.
Diplomacy is the name of the game, and there are laid down diplomatic channels for resolution of issues.
I’m sure Harriet Thompson had an egg on her face after reading that Vormawor and his cohorts wanted to go on a three-day demonstration with arms. If her intentions are genuine, she will realise by now that Vormawor is a political activist parading as a human rights activist.
Indeed, only a mentally deranged individual would write the letter for ‘the fixthecountry’ demonstration to the Police. The fellow needs his head examined!
I was sad that Vormawor and his rogue colleagues failed to actualize their threat to defy the police and embark on their three days armed demonstrations.
It seemed they just wanted to be in the news, and they would have received a wide coverage and attracted another tweet from Harriet Thompson after they had been beaten mercilessly by the police.
So let Vormawor and his buddies continue their buffoonery and tomfoolery. The police is definitely equal to the task. For sure, we will not stop eating cocoyam because of wild worms; we will either calm them down with hot palm oil or eat them with the cocoyam.
See you next week for another interesting konkonsa, Deo volente!