THE ROT AT THE TOP

"The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service have commenced serious investigations into the operations of the Ghana International Airlines (GIA)"

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=102799

Gbetormenyo wonders;

1) Within 6 months of an airline starting business, the Castle had started "forensic" investigations into its affairs. In the midst of the Mpianim fiasco, Sam "Kotor" Crabbe opened his mouth to inform us that the Capo de Capo should have waited for the outcome of a previously unreported forensic audit already in place, before taking action. Now who is this unknown forensic auditor?

2) Now we are told the BNI and the CID ( our equivalent of the CIA and the FBI) has started "serious" investigations. Asem be ba dabi- what is this new thing called a "serious investigation". As opposed to "light" or "minor" investigation! I gues the CID and BNI leave "light" investigations in the hands of the toothless CHRAG and that is why they are ignoring the felony money-laundering and tax-evation confessions being made by Dr Anane, his wife Mrs Anane (senior) and his friends at the commission.

3) Interesting that the runcus and rumpus at GIA happened within a few hours of an unexpected flight delay from Gatwick which was said to be due to Ryanair seizing the plane or technical problems with the plane or just normal flight delay. Some small thing kekeh, and everything begins to came out. Just like with the defunct Ghana Airways. If some lostman/woman had not forgotten to renew the carrier's US transportation license, they would still be hopping back and forth from New York today making a loss for the nation and a profit for the workers. A warning to all the smiling tax-collectors at CEPS and Tema harbour! It will not last for ever. One of these days you will come down from trees like Zaccheus and declare "if I have ever taken money from someone, I give it back to the people of Agona- Brofeyedur and Sokode-Gbogame four-fold"

4) What does it take to launch a "serious" investigation into manslaughter/ murder charges against the Minister for Forestry, the head of the Forestry department, and the Boat owners for the recent Volta Lake disaster.

5) What does it take to launch a "serious" investigation into incompetence and sleeping at the wheel charges against President Kufuor for spending 10 days in the USA for a 90 minute meeting with GW Bush while internal deportations are being carried out under his watch, armed robbers are terrorizing his citizens with inpunity, and carnage is being wrought on the nations' single lane major roads?

gbetor@kpetoe

ZADOK the high priest of Israel- precursor of the myth of zadokeli?

I have always suspected that the Ewes of Ghana were part of the lost tribes of Israel (similar to the Falashas of Ethiopia). Yesterday after reading about "zadokeli" the god who reportedly appeared in 1947 in Aflao during the last eclipse, I did some research on Google and Wikipedia ( where else). After a lot of research last night and this morning before breakfast I have a theory that we are the direct descendants of Zadok, the high priest of Israel.

Indeed Zadok may be the precursor of the myth of zadokeli ( which translates as nightlight or Zadok's light)

Zadok was a son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazar (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam. 20:25) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:4). He is first mentioned as coming to take part with David at Hebron (1 Chr. 12:27, 28). During the rebellion of Absalom, Zadok gained still greater prominence. He and the Levites wished to accompany the fleeing David with the Ark of the Covenant, but the king begged them to remain at Jerusalem, where they could do him better service

Zadok and Abiathar acted as high priests on several important occasions but when Adonijah endeavoured to secure the throne, Abiathar went with him, and therefore Solomon "thrust him out from being high priest," and Zadok, remaining faithful to David, became high priest alone. He was succeeded in his sacred office by his son Azariah Source- WIKIPEDIA

Le ådô ma la, zadokeli do ðe anyigba la katã dzi gañoño etŸ sôå, tso ådô ga. wuieve va se ðe êetrô ga etŸ me. Le êetrô ga etŸ me la, Yesu do êli ses ( from the Ewe Bible)

Gbetor@home. taking a break from politics and will return to normal after breakfast

PENDING ECLIPSE STIRS THE NATIVES

Who said the eclipse is just a physical phenomenon?

if it is not JJ "the boom" Rawlings going to Libya and forgetting his medications at home and claiming to make crazy comments to Gadaffi ( the great father of democracy in Africa - yeah right) then it is good old clueless gentle gaint, Prez Kufuor claiming that eight years is not enough to appoint 200 ministers including a recycled "senior minister!"

Then the beasts of Animal Farm follow suit with their two legs good, four legs bad polarizing debate. Ato Kwamena ( whose face calls for a custard pie and a punch in the nose) writes his usual drivel
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=101674
and elicits the usual response from JJ Rawlings supporters who think their idol is "zadokeli", the god who allegedly appeared near Aflao in 1947 during the last eclipse.

Zadokeli? that is what my southern Ewe cousins plan to celebrate when the eclipse occurs tomorrow. I wish they were studying how to predict the weather and for that matter, the next eclipse using scientific methods.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=101697

Kpetoe Kingkong at home and back from Agortime

The BRAIN DRAIN thing again

The Deputy Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment, Dr Charles Brimpong-Yeboah has, therefore, called for a second look to be taken of the US Visa Lottery.Dr Brimpong-Yeboah made the call on Wednesday in a paper on "Addressing the Brain Drain Phenomenon - Harnessing the Potential for National Development" at a symposium at the 57th Annual New Year School, underway at the University of Ghana, Legon.

See full article at
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=97100


COMMENT.
For a lot of politicians crying alligator tears about people leaving the country, there is a subliminal class issue they often don't realize. A lot of them have first degree relatives (wives and chicks, husbands, children, brothers and sisters) living outside the country and they see nothing wrong with that. They actually take pride in it.

Richard Anane claimed that the money he used to support his pickin na bodo et Alexandra came from friends and relatives in the USA. Nana Konadu and JJR claim that friends are paying for the education of their children abroad.

When they publish obituaries in the newspapers, they take pains to include (in brackets) the location of relatives and "chief mourners" in London, USA, Holland, etc.

What these politicians resent is a guy from Agona Brofoyedur, Agotime Kpetoe or Bodomase who struggles through the system and after hitting wall after wall with his BA or BSc makes a break for it and becomes successful in the USA.

In their opinion, such graduates should have returned to their villages to teach JSS and promote the health and education of "stakeholders" if they couldn't find good jobs with PWC after graduation, rather than run to the USA or UK. As for living and working abroad, it should be reserved for the children and relatives of the Kuffuors, Rawlingses, Abodapis, Ananes, and Dr Charles Brimpong-Yeboah.