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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Samson’s Take: Focus on the rot, not the whistleblower! - Myjoyonline

“If you focus on Martin’s retracted comment and not on the real scandal that the President isn’t addressing, you’re part of why Ghana is sinking!” – Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako posted on Facebook. He is right. You are actually a part of the syndicate enabling the looting you pretend to denounce but that only gets worse as recent survey confirm.

But the quality of the sincere applause for what is ethical conduct has been far more than the ill-thought attacks for the demonstration of candor and maturity, and that’s what matters. Martin Kpebu did a noble thing acknowledging he didn’t have to use “part of the criminal syndicate”.

It is difficult to appreciate why anyone will gloat over that and seek to question his courage and integrity because he spoke the truth. If you could muster only a little of that courage, we will easily succeed in stopping the grand corruption that explains why a poor country is not able to account for 3b dollars each year.

We could avoid paying 5b Cedis in bribes. If only we directed our energies, as much, at public office holders who do not have the respect, courage, and humility to recognize their wrongs, this country will be a lot better.

Well, the next time you are framed up for a serious criminal offence like murder, rape, etc, you could get bail only because Martin spent his own resources and skills to fight for that right for you. The next time someone whom you guaranteed bail for betrays your trust and runs away, you will not be arrested and become...



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