UK-based Ghanaian lawyer Kofi Opare Hagan replies Manasseh in a Facebook post following his Ghana Medical Association slander piece

“People like Manasseh thrive in political arguments that involve conspiring evil, regardless of how little such wickedness influences the popularity of this regime. He is a member of a group of anarchists who are perpetually unhappy and enraged, refusing to accept any election results unless they confirm who they want as president.

When these people reach a certain point, they are unconcerned about the consequences of their acts. He wants this government to fail. But, being the coward that he is, he is even scared to express it publicly, fearing that if the government wins, it will be yet another slap in the face. Just like the terrible and fraudulent inquiry he conducted on some fantasy vigilantes at the seat of government.

But, yeah, he understands what he’s doing, and the results are pure cynical evil. If he were left alone, the country would burn. People will die as a result of confrontations with police during protests or in hospital wards where they are rushed without doctors. And what should Manasseh be concerned about? The kid of a poor watchman can now afford medical travels overseas and private medical treatment. So he doesn’t care. Imagine if he had grown up in any better circumstances. We would all have been mindless rags for him to walk over.

Because how does it make sense to require that organised labour, or parts of it, engage in what is clearly an illegal strike action in violation of the Labour Act, on an issue that has no bearing on their collective working agreement or contract of employment?

In fact, the legislation goes so far as to detail what must happen when a strike is called in sympathy with others, and it compels individuals who strike in solidarity not to interfere with their employers’ work. The legislation also governs the steps leading up to a strike, including a requirement for those striking to engage in negotiations and mediation prior to the strike. The law also prohibits vital service workers from striking.

However, the galamsey issue has nothing to do with medical doctors’ collective bargaining agreements or employment contracts. Can doctors reasonably go on strike because the government has not eradicated malaria and HIV in Ghana? How will this make sense?

How do you combat what you claim is unlawfulness with more disruptive unlawfulness that endangers the lives of innocent patients? So this is not about galamsey. The only foolish person is him, believing that nobody understands what he is doing”