Ghana - A Country of Liars (sebi ooh)

Is it just me? Does anybody believe what they hear people say in Ghana anymore? I understand they have a new word for lying these days in Ghana. It’s called propaganda. Just say anything you feel like and hope some of the mud sticks.


I’ve realised the more vociferous a person is, the bigger the lies. A politician who argues passionately and repeatedly says he has got all the evidence is telling lies. Don’t be fooled. Ask him to produce the evidence immediately or stop speaking and come another time with the evidence to speak.


“I’ll expose them all unless….” is another famous expression that is again, a big lie. What would you expose? Why don’t you just go along, as a good citizen of your country and not merely a spectator to expose crime or give any such evidence to the police? Why would you make that exposure conditional on somebody else cooperating with you or not?


One of the biggest exponents of the latter is the Honourable Ken Agyapong. I heard him say live on TV that he felt threatened by some NPP bigwigs because of his criticisms of the party and that if they were not careful, he would expose their naked videos. Of course, being so clever, he deliberately failed to mention names or give any hint what those videos were about. But really, as a country, why should we tolerate such a culture where anything goes.


We threaten to sue just as a face-saving measure. How many people have actually carried through their threat to sue to its end? Next time you hear a politician threaten to sue without actually doing so, you must know immediately they are guilty.


“I used my own money…..” Sorry, you are NOT supposed to use your own money. Believe me, anyone who says I have used my own money to help a party or government venture, is either justifying theft or looking for an opportunity to steal. If you genuinely wanted to contribute out of charity, you would not even care to mention it publicly.


So Julius Debrah was receiving 3.9 million gh monthly from BOST. Really? So why is he a free man in Ghana? And who said so? Abronye DC! And who is he? A Brong Ahafo regional youth organiser of the NPP. So what business has he charging people with Economic crimes? And is that what journalism in Ghana has descended to? Quoting Abronye DC on matters pertaining to Economic crimes?

We allow such lies to fester on our radios because of our largely do-nothing radio hosts. Just listen to Ekosii sen on Asempa FM. They have a format where the host KABA, nice guy as he is, is merely a timekeeper. He allots fifteen minutes to each of his panellists to spew whatever rubbish that tickles their fancy.


And woe unto you if you tried to interrupt them. There would be the usual… “wait for your turn; I was here when you were talking; I can also treat you the same way when it’s your turn…” and the latest one .. na the one de make me laugh… “Take a paper and pen and make notes.” Hahahahahaha……..!!

Papa Appiah