By: Anny OSABUTY
THIS OUR GHANA that some have made it their business to build wealth through fraudulent means, while projecting the spoils of fraud as divine blessings from God. Or, as somebody says, “sika tuo” alias MONEY BULLETS.
These characters are employed on the basis of their expertise, and the system or whoever employs them expects that they use the said EXPERTISE to help improve systems for the good of all.
And while they ACCEPT the job and are PAID hefty salaries with associated allowances beyond the reach of their peers elsehwere, they set in motion schemes with the HOPE of attaining the STATUS of the rich and famous in the society. Short route to wealth.
Lifestyle is changed overnight. They begin to compete with those who through proper sweat have earned the right to possess wealth, and can happily enjoy its spoils. And they do so with moderation.
But then you reconcile that to the conduct of the THOSE (MEN/WOMEN) hired to work for the good of all in the PUBLIC SERVICE, given all the appropriate tools to make their work efficient and comfortable; cars, good salaries, allowances, etc.
But what do they do in return? They wake up from bed, pray and thank God for a new day, bath, eat breakfast, say goodbye to their kids and spouses, their kids are dropped in top dollar-paying schools by drivers, he is driven to work, he enters the building with glee, he checks into his office, calls the secretary to organise meetings.
Shuts the door behind him and begin to cook schemes to PLUNDER from the business he or she is hired to see grow.
After the deals are cooked, they check their time, calls for the driver(s) to prepare the car to take them home.
He then checks into the back of the car, air condition on, the car is on a soft playing music, maybe a cool music for the evening drive. He is caught in trafic, petty traders signal for him to buy from them. He looks at them with scorn, gazes his eyes back on his phone.
They speak to the driver to explore alternative routes, a deplorable road their stolen money could have helped fixed.
They get home, security man opens doors for them, their bags are collected, their kids are excited to see them.. they kiss their spouses.. enter washroom, sit on the TOILET for hours – self-imposed CONSTIPATION has taken the best part of their evening.
After inhaling their own ‘MESS’ from heavy meal in an expensive restaurant their private worklife would dare not enter, step out of the bath, wear their night outfits and head off to the dinner table. Head of the house.
They sit and are served their meal. They eat dinner. Pick a toothpick and scavenge the remaining particles from both the upper and lower ends of their teeth.
They order their ‘HOUSE HELPS’ to clear the table while they make their way to the living room, a privately constructed abode for THEIR personal comfort.
They ask their children to shut off their tablets, and make their way to bed. They shut the TV off and head directly into their bedrooms. They say their prayers and thank God for the day. The main switch goes off. They check their phones to see if COOKED deals are happening…
Power in the area goes off. GENERATOR (plants) kicks in within seconds, majority of the residents in the hood are locked up in darkness, some battling mosquitoes, those pregnant equally struggling to keep awake.. their hubbies who are working their body and soul for low pay, sit up to fan them. Kids become uncomfortable in the heat…pray the light comes.. but those who have STOLEN from the state are happily snoring in their sleep.
They repeat the same pattern…..then one day they are EXPOSED for DEFRAUDING the state; thus, denying everyone the goodies the country offers.. Then you, who is negatively impacted by the fraudulent conduct of the ‘BIG MEN/WOMEN’, take to SOCIAL MEDIA to defend them…… why?
Because you suspect them to be AFFILIATED to the organisation you belong to, or have sympathy for..… You are not WISE!! And no amount of PRAYER or THERAPY will FIX YOU!!
