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