Hmmmm, I am one of the silent and ardent followers of Manasseh Awuni Azure…fine young journalist, award winner, who I have quietly admired from my own corner. However, yesterday, I read one of his posts which has set me thinking…
You see, this is the gentleman who has accorded to himself the one that exposed the rot in “GYEEDA rot” which led to the crumpling down of one of those up and coming conglomerates AGAMS Group-by the way congratulations! And he also says in the same manner he pinched the Zoomlion Company Limited and its Founder Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong-who inferring from Manasseh’s own statement does not understand why the man and his company are still on their feet!
Hmmmm, everybody, please bear with me, let me also try and off let some of the things running wild in my mind after reading the post.
You know, Manasseh writes proudly that, after bringing down the AGAMS Group through the GYEEDA expose, another Journalist and an International Body had also come out with ‘so called adverse findings’ about this Zoomlion Ghana limited and still the man and his company are working. ...wait o... I am not in any way suggesting the man is an Angel…thankfully none of us is! But is it possible that, Manasseh is on a personal vendetta that he has managed to cunningly carry all of us along with his prolific writing? Is it a personal beef with the man or his company for personal reasons? Because if they are still standing then it means there some genuine procedural errors, falsehood or half-truths that were peddled after all and which even the international body realized and therefore rectified.
I have followed some post of Zoomlion lately on facebook–a kind of a walk through the years and I see the massive investment and innovations that has been introduced in the waste management sector(you can please check it up yourself by visiting the Zoomlion page on facebook and other platforms) by this same man that is being so vilified by our Darling Boy Manasseh Azure and I am wondering what the real issues are…because, I am beginning to wonder what Manasseh’s actual problem is or is it an OCB To the person of Dr. Agyepong?...Shhhhh…wait, wait…
Zoomlion I hear was founded in 2006, by this humble and gifted Man Joseph Siaw Agyepong (oh you can roll your eyes, but take a walk with me). This was during President Kufour’s tenure in Office as the President of this Blessed Nation of Ours. Out of admiration for the hardwork, dedication and impact of Dr Agyepong’s work on national Development, the wise President Kufour, he was awarded the Order of the Volta-one of the highest award any man can get on the soil of Ghana.
In the video that was mischievously dug out, the one that people conveniently selected the parts that suits them, the former President Mahama, at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Zoomlion Ghana limited, some people advised our late President Atta-Mills to cancel all government contracts with Zoomlion, but the wise late President Atta-Mills (God bless his Soul) did not do that why??? Smart President Mahama could not also bring Zoomlion Ghana down, Why?
Manasseh, can you please let off some of the venom and air you have puffed so much in yourself and think and know that you cannot be the wisest or smartest person on this land –an advice Nana Kwame gave you recently that nearly made you receive another award on facebook for writing the longest response.
Please, Friends of Manasseh (FoM) and Friends of Ghana (FoG), think about this. I have already told you, I am a silent but ardent follower…who knows I could even be referred to as a friend until now…because Manasseh must never be faulted-hail Broa Manasseh! But this attacks on Zoomlion and its founder by Manasseh is becoming a national issue and I believe we must all as citizens not spectators do some critical thinking and not just allow ourselves to be swayed by eloquent orators and prolific writers!
Think about this, there is a current debate on a National Towing Levy, which is a good thing (I mean the debate) because it will help all of us to get a deeper understanding of this levy before it comes out. But thanks to Award winning Manasseh, people are already being blinded by the good in this laudable project why, because it is said the strategic partner from the private sector Road Safety Management Services Limited, is owned by Manasseh’s Nemesis Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong….so quickly Manasseh jumps on his station (which has no faults?), and in an attempt to score another point (please I didn’t say cheap, don’t add it to it..haaa).
“Let me give you a brief background of what I found…this RSMSL by the way is a member of the Jospong Group which is for Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the founder of Zoomlion which has blah blah blah!” Aww Manasseh! What is your problem…I am sure you don’t even realize you have one (Saint Manasseh)!
Can you for once be objective about Dr. Siaw Agyepong and tell the World that in the same way as you cannot raise an issue on Joy FM and it will be pushed down the throat of Adom FM or Imprint Printing Press which are all owned by your boss, RSMSL is different from Zoomlion-can you be that unschooled…unfortunately some other guys who may be see you as a role models also splash it in their papers Zoomlion, DVLA, and Police…Oh God!
When will this deception, vilification, vendetta, personal foolish egoistic Nonsense Stop! Haabah! Aba boooshit nyin??? Have you taken your time to look at the benefit of that policy or you are only looking at the Smart Human beings that God gave the ideas and resources to, to implement it?
Friends, we have a beautiful country, blessed by God with a lot of natural and human resources, but if we allow people to run it down just because they cannot understand something which Presidents we have voted for have so much appreciated, other countries have embraced and on daily basis having people to visit this company to learn and gives employment to thousands of our own kinsmen…then posterity will judge us all!
Today, we see operatives of Zoomlion are on the streets working in the hot sun and not being paid for the past six months that this new government came into power...why? With the venom spewed out by Darling Manasseh, they believe there is something that must thoroughly looked at before monies meant for these thousands of nameless and faceless people in blue and orange on the streets across the nation must be paid. I no bore koraaa! People are free to ask questions when things are not clear. However, don’t turn around and say, they are not even paying their people and what they are receiving is meagre, when their allowances are actually fixed by the government.
Please lets ask Manasseh, what his real agenda is before he drags us along…Ghana belongs to all of us including Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong…who has individually founded over 40 companies in various sectors –it is called Divine Wisdom-if you need some ask God and He will give you! Let’s learn to appreciate and honour our own!
Zoomlion too, I know you are not a perfect organization and the industry and country you find yourself is rugged, but at least try to try and put your acts in order so that we can all move Ghana forward. You have come far, don’t let petty things tarnish your hard work and service to the people of Ghana.
May the sighs, tears, and blood of every single one of these people on the street come upon your head and the heads of those behind you pushing you into such wicked venture!
By the way ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED WILL NOT GO DOWN IN YOUR LIFETIME!!
GOD BLESS OUR HOME LAND GHANA AND MAKE OUR NATION GREAT AND STRONG!
Friend of Dr Jospeh Siaw Agyepong, Zoomlion and Ghana (FoDJSAZaG… Hmmm)
Wow! I just won Manasseh’s award on Facebook!
Source: Simon Adu - Email: [email protected]
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I normally take some precious time to read through some comments others have spewed and truely Ghana will work again. Actors like the writer behind this distorted write up need to understand that "worshiping" of so-called successfull individuals in Africa accounts for our snail-progress towards development as a continent. Ghana is suffering and the real culprits are those of us who hail and protect the "corrupt honourables". You feel good attacking Manasseh for exposing rot associated with Zoomlion? I would have wished you told your story without necessarily attacking the work and person of Mr. Manasseh since it's taking shine out of your whole work. Better luck next time. Long live Manasseh, long live Ghana!!!
"May the sighs, tears, and blood of every single one of these people on the street come upon your head and the heads of those behind you pushing you into such wicked venture!" Are you happy to write this to a person you do not agree with? I am sure you are just one of the disgruntled former girl friends of his, that is if he had some. Personnally, I do not always agree with him with his choice of words, particularly but this paragragh of your write up betrays you. Get a girl friend my friend. My disgruntled friend do you really listen to international news? In the past two to three years, about two car manufacturers have been asked to pay billions and billions of the United States dollars by United States Courts, for their illicit activities. And this took some "small" people to bring this to light. Do not expose your ignorance on what you feel you know. If the elder, my elder really has done nothing wrong he has nothing to fear and "By the way ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED WILL NOT GO DOWN IN YOUR LIFETIME!!" as you yourself wrote. But if he has, he better start preparing. If you want to know how many bad people get away with crimes they commit get yourself DEXTER and watch. We must all earn our monies the write way. And by the way did you know the company that wants to collect the towing fee or whatever you call it went to pay some fifty thousand Ghana Cedis into the first ladies project immediately it started to recieve some backlash from the public? This your write up won't wash any dirt already gathered. Corruption must be exposed.
What at all is this tin about Manasseh? Some cheap persons want to ride on his hard work to un deserving fame by making un necessary noise when there is no need for!!!
We must all do the right thing. Multimedia's Kwasi Twum owns many radio stations, TV and other media related companies. So does Zoomlion. Now if either group is breaking the law, they must be 'called out'. If Zoomlion ihas done something wrong, it must be cotrrected. What I hate is journalist using the power of the pen to bring down someone just because they do not agree with them over something. Our journalists must be fair and free from corruption. Recent happenings in Ghana do not show that. V8s and cash have been said to have been given to some renown journalist so them to tow certain political lines. As a result, journalist are losing their respect. Tralblazers like Cameron Duodu, Blay Amihere must be on our minds when we are looking for examples. I rest my case
Until zoomlion and elder Agyapong leave our lands at gbestile for us he will never know peace. People have struggled to buy their peace of land and u elder Agyapong and ur 419 company sino Africa want to steal our lands. Nothing good comes out of Pentecost elder Agyapong. He is a cheat. The one who wrote this article doesn't actually know the zoomlion man.
Another ***barred word*** piece from a typical Ghanaian lifestyle. Encouraging rot to the detriment of our own society. If you want to be a real reputable conglomerate, you must earn it through hard work and integrity, not corrupt practices and the rape of the public purse. And when one of our own exposes you, you interpreted is as a personal vendatta. Multi billion companies are made to face the full rigors of the law if the use unapproved channels to do business in civilized societies. In this our corrupt environment, con men are hailed as hardworking. and those that rise to fight that are tagged as enemies of progress. No wonder we are where we are. Such a ***barred word*** piece!!!
Well said bro....its high time we all see what's really going on....as the saying goes"there is no fire without smoke"
Another ***barred word*** write-up. You accuse Manasseh of running down Zoomlion and yet go in the opposite direction to prop it up without giving any new insights into why you think Manasseh's writing was skewed. A complete hoity-poity of doing the master's bidding as you know where your bread is buttered. It's a free society.just go ahead and write why you think the ZOOMLION conglomerate mus be made to run the country and stop bashing people for what they think. Come again because this stinks
Very interesting piece. But is it any wonder? That is how the black man is. Criticizing everything and adding little value. The Akufo Addo government itself is probing and cancelling all contracts of the Jospong Group of companies. It cares not what the employees of these companies will do. How would we as a country build strong institutions, we will never. When NDC comes it targets supposedly NPP friendly companies, cripples them and feels good. NPP comes and does same. Yet the same people would tout the private sector as the engine of growth. What kind of stunted growth is this. Go to GRA and check at the NCA, one of Jospong Groups subsidiary SUBAH has all its contract cancelled. The past work it has done too has not been paid for. How the company would run its business and pay its workers is not their bother. It is personal vendetta time!!! Yet we say we are supporting the private sector. Until we realize that the personal vendetta ideas of some politicians is what s killing this country we will continue to mark time like crabs in a bowl.