Go And Sin No More Sammy; But Is There A New Clearing Agent On The Block, Or Is This Much Ado About Nothing?

The Presidency has spoken through the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, and the dust storm around Sammy Gyamfi’s generosity saga has settled. A public apology there, a gentle caution here and suddenly, Ghana’s hottest political ‘Cantata’ ends not with a resignation, as some people greatly anticipated but with a presidential pardon.

Naturally, some folks are disoriented. You see, there were people warming up their vocal cords for a good old-fashioned “he must resign!” chorus. They had already drafted open letters, planned impromptu Twitter Spaces, and were halfway through designing their #SackHimNow T-shirts. But alas, the main actor has left the stage with just a verbal caution and the political equivalent of, “Don’t do it again, ok?”

To those who had dreams of seeing Sammy Gyamfi handed his walking papers, I say: condolences. Please take heart. Maybe next season. Remember, politics is like a Kumawood Movie — your villain today could be the surprise hero tomorrow or at least get a cameo in the next production.

But hold on — before the victorious tambourines start rattling too loudly on the other side, let’s pause for a quick reality check. Some of the very people dancing azonto because President Mahama supposedly “handled the matter maturely” were the same ones who, not too long ago, were on the necks of President Akufo-Addo, declaring him the “Clearing Agent-in-Chief.” They said he had a special anointing for absolving his appointees faster than holy water from the Nankaba Church clears bad dreams.

So what’s changed? When the broom cleared, it was called impunity. Now that the umbrella has done a gentle dusting, it’s “statesmanship.”

The selective outrage is so loud it needs its own sound engineer.

Let’s be honest — both sides have mastered the art of defending the indefensible, provided the accused is wearing their party colours. Principles seem to expire the moment your side wins power, and the moral high ground starts to look more like a roundabout with no exit.

In reality, what we witnessed wasn’t an extraordinary act of justice or injustice. It was politics doing what politics does best: protecting its own when it can, while dressing it up in the language of maturity and better governance. The real miracle here isn’t that Sammy Gyamfi was spared — it’s that Ghanaians still expect accountability to be evenly applied, regardless of the party in power. Such optimism should be bottled and sold as a new national export.

So let’s calm down, shall we?

To those expecting a public execution: go and drink some water, take a walk. Maybe grab a large bowl of fufu, spread your legs and devour it like your life depends on it.
And to those calling this a “victory for justice”: easy there, champion — today it’s your guy, tomorrow it might be someone else’s.

After all, if every political party now has a clearing agent, maybe what Ghana really needs… is a national audit service for moral consistency. And that, my friends, is a bipartisan project we can all support. On to the next, aluta continua. Piawwwwwwwww.

This article is an opinion piece by Emmanuel Kwaku Frimpong, Managing Editor for Ghanafeed (+233 245 444 000)

Source: GhanaFeed.Com