The Akufo-Addo and Bawumia government spent eight long years desperately trying to jail selected individuals from the previous Mahama administration over supposed wrongdoing. Despite controlling the levers of power and having their own loyalists embedded in the judiciary, they failed spectacularly to produce a shred of convincing evidence against these individuals.
If crimes had truly been committed, would a government as vindictive and ruthless as Akufo-Addo’s have struggled for nearly a decade to secure a single conviction in courts presided over by their own handpicked judges? Of course not.
The so-called charges were nothing more than politically motivated fabrications designed to tarnish reputations, not to serve justice. They alleged wrongdoing but failed miserably to prove it. They sought equity without doing equity!
The entire charade was a blatant case of political persecution, not the pursuit of accountability. The truth is simple: there was no evidence, and that is precisely why Akufo-Addo’s government could not imprison them, despite all their power and influence.
This prolonged and baseless legal witch-hunt has drained public funds and wasted precious time. Yet now, when the new Mahama government rightfully moves to end this fruitless persecution, propagandists like Manasseh shamelessly try to equate it with the disgraceful clearing of corrupt government appointees as witnessed under Akufo-Addo.
The difference is night and day. Discontinuing cases that have proven to be meritless is not “clearing” wrongdoing. It is upholding justice. Meanwhile, Akufo-Addo spent eight years shielding corrupt officials within his own government, allowing them to loot the state unchecked.
For Manasseh Azure and his ilk to attempt to twist these facts and deceive Ghanaians is disgraceful. He should be ashamed of himself. No one is stopping Manasseh from criticising the Mahama government. However, if he truly claims to be a professional journalist, his criticisms must be grounded in facts, not baseless speculation.