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The nonsense and hypocrisy of looking on unconcerned as an act of illegality was going on in Accra is not only despicable, but also a blight on the President�s sincerity in carrying out the Constitutional mandate reposed in him. Maintaining law and order to safeguard the lives and property of the people are crucial functions of governments the world over, and this sets us apart from the animal kingdom and failed states. Ours does not fall under the latter and so we do not welcome such formal waywardness from a government which virtually begged to be given the opportunity to rule. What a disappointment therefore when such a shameful conduct is displayed by those at the helm of affairs. When a president depends on the counsel of immature individuals in his kitchen cabinet, such woeful developments certainly feature in a country�s scheme of things. We have been on this subject for a while now, even before the latest bout of contravention of civility when a group of persons descended on the Ga Mantse�s palace and, as described by some cynics, to carry out a coup d��tat. In view of the seriousness of the degradation of governance and the consequent nauseating developments, we will remain in this notch, as fresh scenarios unfold. The irresponsibility on the part of government when lawbreakers were on the loose in the nation�s capital, speaks poorly about the man heading the country as president. President Mills�s continued pretensions in the face of flagrant disregard for law and order by his minders, fall flat in the face of his much-touted goodness. All hell would have broken loose had supporters of King Tackie Tawiah III decided to call the bluff of those who usurped the Ga Mantse Palace at Kaneshie. Would the police have continued to stay aloof as opposing factions engage each other with firearms, even when the order is that they remain so? We find it puerile and untenable hearing state players claiming that government had to stay indifferent as the claimants to the Ga Mantse stool effected their dastardly machination. There is no truth in claiming that chieftaincy is an area the government has advisedly stayed away from. Ample evidence exists to prove that this is a shameful mendacity by such persons whose obsession for holding on to power has seen them engaging in all manner of uncouthness regarding the chieftaincy institution. It is worrisome and regrettable that our President is presiding over this nonsense and pretends to respect the rule of law when it is glaring that what happened was an infraction of the spirit of the law, especially when the issue is a matter before a court. Succession troubles in chieftaincy have been with us for some time but successive governments, including the previous one, have not managed these successfully. It is an area whose flammability should not be underestimated even when it appears to offer a shade of expediency to incumbent governments. We are lucky to have escaped the conflagration that could have engulfed the nation�s capital, with perhaps the police sitting on the fence and watching in compliance with an order to do so.