Media proliferation in Ghana has done a wealth of good to the smooth dissemination of news and information and allowed political and social discourse to reach every home in the country.
While we enjoy the beautiful spread of the media, we also have to contend with the miseducation of our audience by so-called social and political commentators many of whom spew forth nothing but chaff on a regularly basis.
In the past two weeks we have been witnesses to two high profile murder cases with the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale of Tiger Eye PI eliciting condemnation locally and internationally.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings who regularly comments on international issues did not hesitate to condemn the killing and blame the recklessness of the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyepong, for unmasking Hussein-Suale and inciting violence against him.
These sentiments have been reiterated by many well-meaning Ghanaians and international personalities and institutions.
Then comes one Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey, a one-time Presidential wannabe whose political ambitions drowned as quickly as they surfaced. Nkrabeah proceeds to question why former President Rawlings should criticize Agyepong for exposing Hussein-Suale and refers to the former President as an attention-seeking person who wants to play to the gallery.
It is terribly unfortunate that someone who claims to be a lawyer will come up with such ignorant speak. First and foremost, no one is accusing Agyepong of killing the young journalist. We are accusing the Member of Parliament of senselessly exposing Hussein-Suale, making it easy for aggrieved persons to target him. This is basic commonsense and logic.
If Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey does not recognize the seriousness of the actions of Agyepong, one has to seriously question his sense of judgement. The former presidential candidate then goes on to insinuate that Hussein-Suale caused his own death by not protecting himself well. Really, Mr. Effah-Dartey? Are you blinded by your political association to Kennedy Agyepong or it’s just plain tomfoolery?
What was the motivation for unmasking Hussein-Suale? What were the statements made by the man who chose to do the unmasking? Were they not threatening? Were it not for political association wouldn’t the police have arrested Agyepong when he called for violence against Hussein-Suale? And how come that someone who managed to pass through law school cannot determine that such incitement of violence is criminal? Are we as a society breeding ignoramuses as lawyers? Are we to see such people who jump to the media at will as opinion leaders to respect? We certainly cannot allow such shallow commentators to abuse our media freedom.
More laughable is the fact that Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey refers to the former President’s condemnation as attention-seeking and a political gimmick. What utter gibberish. What attention does Jerry John Rawlings need? He makes news even when he does not talk and needs no reason to seek attention. He perhaps has too much attention anyway. It is you Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey who is attention-seeking, shallow, petty and full of empty political rhetoric. Being lost, ignored and forgotten in the political marketplace is quite tough, huh?
Your latest effusions are part of a long list of embarrassing behaviour you have exhibited since you chose to enter political life. The condemnation of Agyepong by well-meaning Ghanaians and the international community has been widespread. Choosing to take on the former President was a sure way to get attention to yourself. Unfortunately, many are wondering if they should take you serious at all after this last commentary.
Kobina Andoh
Accra
Source: Daily Graphic
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I wonder how some lawyers acquire their certificate. Such unmeasured s1lly comments only come from people who naturally have low IQ. I suspect Effah-Dartey is not a qualified lawyer, if he is, then He might have bought his cert. ***barred word*** talk all over
U$eleSS newspaper not worth reading. After years of government subsidies, what can the daily graphic show Ghanaians? You write such myopic piece and want the world to take you serious Mr Kobina Andoh? Effah Darteh is a qualified Lawyer of good standing with proven track record. So is he a discerning person who will not blindly follow the crowd. Suale's death is unfortunate and should not have happened even though He and his Tiger Eye team employ unethical means in the journalism which the likes of you and many Ghanaians like ostriches, bury your heads in the sand to avoid that reality. It beggars belief that with our short memories, we now look up to Jerry Rawllings ( The number one mass mu-rd-e-rer) in our history for moral lectures. Rawllings has no business calling Ken Agyepong reckless when, till date he hasn't got either the b-all$ and decency to even admit his culpability in the gruesome murder of the high court judges and the major as well as numerous murders under his watch. Some of us are not as myopic as you Kobina Andoh. We view and analyse issues from both sides before making a decision. Ask Anas his ulterior motive for releasing the Ken Agyepong video mere hours after Suale's murder? Effah Darteh is a qualified lawyer and not a "so called lawyer" Please give me a break wai!
This is coming from Anas' or someone whose balls are in Anas' palm.
Where did the international community came in, you people fabricated your own story to make it real, which international community has time for you? bring the statement signed by those international community, you wrote your own stories and mentioned people who even don't know Tiger eye Pl. Why do you evils want to shift the blame to Kennedy Agyepong but wouldn't allow the police to do so! is Tiger eye Pl not an undercover agents? so what investigation did Anas do before coming out in a rush? he should bring out the video and stop showing something 8 months ago, if he is re as l in his business this is the time to show it,one if his colleagues has been murdered mysteriously so we need his help and stop pointing fingers at Kennedy Agyepong of what use is Ahmed's Death TO him, Did He investigate Kennedy Agyepong for him to suffer death why not Anas himself? you people must stop worshipping others and hating other ! if you fear someone it doesn't mean hate him! After all Kennedy Agyepong can pay you Kobina Andoh like Kwasi Twum is doing stop behaving like you working for a state media and concentrate on your own business since you people want to set free the real culprit who is Anas himself! Anas can't ***barred word*** Kennedy Agyepong by killing Ahmed and making Ken a scape goat! Kennedy Agyepong is not my favourite because of who he us but the truth must be told. He has no hand in the death of Ahmed but Anas himself, that video was a cover up! why that white mask at Ahmed's funeral? is that not a sign of victory? the evil that men do lives after them, what goes around comes around whatever a man does in secret there us an unseen hand above who has seen it as nd will expose the kriminal one day! A 16 year old guy who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the U.S.A for killing his mother who was a nurse in a hospital in N/Y in 1989 has been set free because he was not the one but was framed up and the killer himself who was in possession of the lady's car wasn't charged of anything. In this day of 2019 this H igh School student who came home from school and found his mother murdered was deprived of his life and sent to jail and the real killer is already dead in a love triangle before this guy came out of jail! You can't deprive somebody of his life and blame somebody else for your sin. God is watching all of us!