By: Charles Biney When the wind began whispering through the grapevine, as has been with most political appointments, I was like, ” Wow, my man She-She – The President has done it again! If I owned a gold mine, I would definitely employ Nana.” I said to myself. The president is the kind of collier … Read more
Folks, folks, folks! I’m going bonkers. What am I reading? “Appointment Committee ‘approves ‘ 8 nominees; freezes Osafo-Marfo and Agyarko’s approval,” or my eyes are playing tricks on me? Really? Someone must be kidding me. Firstly, let’s take a look at Osafo-Marfo’s issue: It is alleged he said something to the effect that those who … Read more
I first met Mr Boakye Agarko, the de facto energy minister about two decades ago at his residence in New Jersey, where some of the leaders of the pro democracy movement in the US, namely, Prof George Ayittey, Maxwell Kofi Juma , Kofi Baidoo and others gathered for a strategic meeting. My first reaction was, … Read more
Around mid 1979, as a very young politician, my path crossed that of a gentleman I could hardly figure out, but was very curious to know what he was about in politics. I was then the Organizing Secretary of the United National Convention Party for the Ga Rural Constituency. Also, I was actively involved in … Read more