Ntomtom or Nwansna

Dr. Valerie Sawyerr

When will this buzzing sound stop? Aaba! Should I call them ntomtom (twi word
for mosquitoes) or nwansna (twi word for flies)? In the Ga dialect, the mosquito
is referred to as tonton and the fly adidon.

Yet another day dawns in which we are supposed to share love, peace and
laughter ... yet again the buzzing sound is on distracting all from the joy that
the day brings.

They say he booms I say he buzzes like an agitated mosquito looking for
his next victim. Again, he heads for other Heads of State describing their
governance as riddled with corruption. Is he trying to say that his reign was
unblemished or that his twin brothers (President Akuffo Addo) reign is unsullied?
Really?

Who born dog in fact who born monkey?

a. BOST sells 5million litres of contaminated fuel to a non-registered non-

licensed company, Movinpinaa Energy, under shady circumstances and he
has not seen or heard? Indeed, the matter is before the High Court Suit
No. GJ 1010/17.

b. Minister for Finance issues US$2.25billion worth of bonds, 95% of which is

purchased by Franklyn Templeton Investment Limited under opaque
circumstances giving rise to conflict of interest issues, and he has not seen
or heard? There is a suit before the High Court requesting for certain
details of the transaction; a Petition before CHRAJ on conflict of interest
issues; a suit before the Supreme Court requesting clarification on whether
the Attorney-General can defend the Minister for Finance in a conflict of
interest matter; a Petition before the United States Security & Exchange
Commission; and a Whistleblower Complaint lodged with the Regulator in
Luxemburg (Commission de Surveillance de Secteur Financier).

c. Minister for Interior deports someone under questionable circumstances

and the High Court quashes the deportation order, and he has not seen or
heard? Suit No. GJ/1034/2017 (Justice Ackaah Boafo).

d. Members of the Philip Addison Committee investigating AMERI are

financed by the same AMERI on an overseas trip under unethical
circumstances, and he has not seen or heard?

e. Cocaine goes missing at the port under fishy circumstances, and he has not
seen or heard?

f. GHC 5milllion from state coffers is spent on Ghana@60 celebrations under

hazy circumstances, after we have been told that corporate Ghana will
sponsor the celebrations, and he has not seen or heard? Has Government
been able to tell the nation how much they received from corporate Ghana?
I could go on and on

JJ oooo JJ the great Papa JJ the one and only Junior Jesus the great
saint who never does wrong you are still flogging a dead horse the NDC is in
Opposition in case you have not noticed, while a living raging bull is moving
around with reckless abandon destroying everything it finds in its path including
the assets and citizens of this nation.

but I guess you really cant see it or you are waiting for it to raise its tusks in
avenging rage to gore your eyes out. I hope when the tusks are raised, the bond
or pact you have made with the brass band conducting President will be strong
enough to cause the tusks to be lowered before they pierce your eyes, that see
only what you want to see in line with whatever agenda you deem fit. By the way,
did you see the President conducting the brass band? Was that the police band or
army band? Was it in Ghana or overseas? Ei, Mr. President, what was that?

Papa Stone, I hear you said

When I talk they say I dont like NDC, no! I dont like stealing, I dont like
disgrace so if NDC does good I will praise them if they are bad I will say it
as well.

Who has said you dont like the NDC? Are you setting your own questions and
answering them please? Nobody has said you do not like the NDC. Stop putting
words in our mouths. Indeed, some think you crave for the NDC so much that you
are prepared to destroy anyone and anything in the NDC if that will suit your
agenda to always be in control of the NDC.

but I dont blame you Papa J ... I blame the NDC after you taught us probity
accountability and transparency, why cant we rise to demand same of you? After
you taught us to be fearless in upholding the truth, why dont we rise to demand
same of you? When you twist and manipulate us, why dont our leaders ask you
why you are breaching your own so-called rules?

With all due respect, have you named those you KNOW to be involved in
corruption?

Maybe they will explain to you that the Head of State put the money in a
bag and placed it on the plane and that it was used for the good of the
country the same way the US$5m (oops US$2m) was placed in a brief
case and put on the plane and was used for the good of the country.

Maybe they will explain to you that the luxury car you see in their yard was
given to them as a gift by unnamed friends the same way the black
convertible Chevy Coupe sports car was given by unnamed friends as a
birthday gift.

You never know what their explanations would be. It is therefore important that
you name them and allow them to have a hearing in line with the rules of natural
justice.
 NDC, where are our men and women?

NDC where are our leaders?

I challenge you to rise and speak the truth unblemished and fearlessly!!!

The truth can be told by all - no man or woman is the sole repository of
truth!

and what is Comrade Martin Amidu also babbling about? Martin, did I not tell
you that your pompousity, over-bloated ego and sense of self-importance
constitute your achilles heel? Remember, when I told you (years ago) after a
presidential press conference, that a directive had been issued that no appointee
should grant a press interview in order to avoid any contradictory statements on air
and you screeched who are you small girl like you where were you
when I was Attorney General etc etc. Remember I told you that it is your achilles
heel that would destroy you?

Barely a week or so after that, you were relieved of your post as Attorney-General
after attempting to assault a sitting Head of State? Since then you have become a
so-called crusader, sinking lower and lower in the NDC as you seem to rise higher
and higher in the NPP. I am not a soothsayer, neither am I a harbinger of gloom
and doom but once again I say to you this time with a nation full of witnesses
that your achilles heel will destroy you!

Respectfully Martin, cut the crap! You have achieved your aim the NDC is in
Opposition. I challenge you to resign from the NDC since you no longer promote
the cause of the NDC. Or do you also subscribe to the agenda to destroy to take
over? The agenda that is based on the premise that it is easier to take over the
NDC when it is in Opposition!

Hahahahaha!!!

I am waiting for the surrogate groups that will spring up suddenly like jacks
in the box (I understand the plural is either jack in the boxes or jacks in the
box) to lambast me and everyone or everything that is connected with me
the modus operandus is always the same

I am waiting for the NDC men and women who will suddenly find their
voices and go on air and call me unprintable names the modus
operandus is always the same

I am waiting for the NDC leadership who will summon me because all of a
sudden they have found their disciplinary tongues having been whipped in
line by bullies who seek to terrorise those around them the modus
operandus is always the same

Buzz buzzzzz buzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

Papa J, what happened to the anti-malaria crusade you were supposed to have
embarked on after you left office? We have not heard much about it. Did you not
find enough minions to work on it for you to ensure that you could take the glory?
Is it true that you fell out with a majority of those who worked diligently for you at
different stages of your journey the Ahwois, the Tsikatas, the Peprahs, the
Abodakpis, the PV Obengs (blessed memory), the Sherry Ayiteys, the Kwesi
Botchweys, the Martha Tamakloes, the Sipa Yankeys, the Ibrahim Adams, the
Mould Iddrisus, the Herbert Mensahs and a whole host of others.

I guess the anti-malaria crusade was too calm a crusade for you. Then with all due
respect, please look for something more exciting

The galamsey problem is still in existence despite the fact that the
Government is trying to pretend that it has gone away. I am sure you are
needed in places like Denkyira Obuasi to help clamp down on the menace.
This will help your twin brother President Akuffo Addo fulfill his anti-
galamsey promise. Even though he did promise the galamseyers before
the 2016 elections that he would leave them to ply their trade. Hmmm
confusion here, there and everywhere!

The army worms have destroyed a lot of our crops, signaling some level of
food shortage in the country in the not too distant future. Under better
regimes, the Ministry of Defence and the army were brought in quickly to
deal with the problem anytime the worms reared their heads. This
Government was busy doing paperwork to request millions of Cedis to
enable them bring the situation under control. Then, finally, the amazingly
incompetent Minister for Agriculture lied to the people of Ghana, telling us
that the worms had been eradicated when it was not true. He should keep
on lying till he wakes up one day to find the worms crawling in his hair
but I guess the dye is strong enough to kill them oops! I promised Kwesi
Botchway that I would behave myself hehehe after 50 years, most of
us women are dying our hair anyway, so why not the men?

President Akuffo Addo where are your men and women? Do not be deceived
by JJs recent rantings that seem to favour your cause. Your Government in
seven months is reeking of corruption. Rise up and do something about it instead
of waving that baton with that uninspiring look on your face to the left, up and
down to the right, up and down! A man is only as good as his word!

and for your information, the primary responsibilities of a conductor is to unify

performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, listen critically
and shape the sound of the ensemble, and to control the interpretation and pacing
of the music (Wikipedia). With all due respect, is that what you were doing in the
conducting video I saw? Is that what you are doing in governance today?

Years ago, we used to have some kind of insect spraying equipment that looked
like a pump ... it had a can which contained the insecticide and a long arm for
pumping the insecticide towards the target. Nowadays, we have a simple tall can
with a spray nozzle at the top. Maybe it is time to stop the gentle puffs with the
modern cans and find one of the old bazookas!

The buzzing sound still continues I am going back into hibernation what I
choose to call Peaceful Opposition!
 but before I leave Mr. President, is it true that Peter Mac Manu (former NPP
Chairman) was deported from Kenya where he was going to consult for the
National Super Alliance (Nasa), Kenyas Opposition Coalition, on control of
electoral data? hmmm!

I am for peace Shalom!!!

August 7, 2017