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Opinions of Wednesday, 7 April 2004

Columnist: Fukuor, J. A.

Letter From The President: Azar-induced fears

Countrymen and women, loyalists and opponents
It is with much fear and trepidation that I write today. You might have heard about CHRAJ?s decision on car loans for MPs. The day of the ruling was indeed a sad day for all Sikaman politicians. Even though I am not an MP and therefore not directly affected by the CHRAJ decision, I have joined my MP colleagues in mourning the loss of their right to take non-repayable loans from government coffers. I can tell you that we?ve all been weeping, and the volume of tears we have shed so far can help complete half of the work which remains to be done on Job-600. The most tear-drenched are the NDC MPs who packed themselves in the parliamentary chamber between 1992 and 1996. They are now regretting the days when they served as a ?rubber stamp? for Jerry Boom in exchange for paltry loans which could only be used to purchase some ?okulampi? second-hand vehicles.