By all standards, Ghana’s political class has sunk to a new low, and the latest shameless act is the disgraceful weaponization of Chinese nationals for political optics.
Let’s call it what it really is: a pathetic display of political cowardice wrapped in lies, hypocrisy, and outright abuse of power.
Why is it that every time a government is in power, it suddenly ‘discovers’ a group of Chinese to parade before cameras as if Ghana’s salvation depends on humiliating foreigners who came here to do business?
Have these ten Chinese recently arrested killed anybody in Ghana? No. Have they burnt markets or looted public funds?
Also no. But somehow, in the twisted minds of political appointees, it makes sense to drag ten Chinese nationals into court, deny them bail, detain them for close to two weeks, toss them around in jail under flimsy charges — all for political showmanship. This is not justice. This is a witch-hunt in a suit.
And let’s talk about due process — or rather, the lack of it. These men were picked up from their homes, hotels, and private offices — not caught red-handed in any bush or anywhere.
No proper translators were provided, no clear explanation of charges, no legal fairness — just brute force and camera flashes.
The message is loud and clear: in Ghana, if you’re Chinese, you’re guilty until proven Ghanaian. What kind of backward, politically-driven nonsense is this?
Every government in power — NPP or NDC — plays this same tired game but they never identify the locals involved because they always want the Chinese to fall into the traps of law breaking so that they can always extort money from them.
The Chinese always demand regulations to do the right thing in Ghana but they refuse them and exploit the language barrier problem to punish them.
As a result of this, all NPP and NDC always enjoy seeing Chinese people always in trouble.
When corruption scandals hit home, when economic hardship chokes the people, when public trust collapses, they send the National Security clowns to raid a few Chinese premises.
Then they go on TV acting like saviors while the real criminals in politics and state institutions continue to walk free.
Is this how a so-called democratic state upholds human rights?
Let’s be real — these accusations about gold smuggling and money laundering? They may sound serious, but guess what — they’re bailable offenses! So why are these Chinese men being held without bail? Because some government official wants to look “tough on galamsey” before the next press conference?
Enough of this charade!
These are investors who have injected millions into Ghana’s economy.
They’ve created jobs, opened trade routes, and developed major roads in communities, major road highways have been constructed, ones that your own politicians have neglected for centuries. And this is how we thank them?
By treating them like punching bags for failed political leadership?
Ghana is slowly but surely turning into a hostile zone for foreign investors — not because of laws, but because of sickening politics.
The whole thing is one big political setup, and everybody knows it.
So here’s the hard truth — if Ghana’s politicians spent even half the energy they use chasing Chinese nationals on fixing corruption, building industry, and respecting the law, this country wouldn’t need foreigners to rescue us in the first place.
To the political class: stop using the Chinese as your dirty scapegoats. You’re not fooling anyone. The world is watching — and history will not be kind to this disgraceful chapter.
Writer: Daniel Benin || Investigative Journalist, OHIM TV
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