OPINION
A word of advice to Captain Smart
Captain Smart is a big fan of mine, and I did not miss his FABEWOSU program. I admired his courage to speak truth to power, but along the way, I realised he was not consistent.
If one is not consistent in his communications, especially with someone who is a TV or radio presenter, people lose trust in you, lower their self-esteem, and hurt them. Such deception is generally viewed as immoral.
Captain Smart is fond of lying; one time he said Kevin Taylor’s father brought Kevin to him to teach him about radio, and it was a lie. Last year, Captain Smart paid a working visit to Obuasi, and after he left, my wife and I were watching him on Onua TV reporting about the Obuasi trip. Captain Smart said something that made us open our mouths in disbelief.
He said, and I quote, “In Obuasi, every four people you meet have a health problem of handshaking and head shaking. That was a blatant lie. I have lived
all my life in Obuasi and I have not seen anything like that.
The captain has lied to us again. Not quite long, he said, and I quote, “On May 19, the gods of the country had a meeting in Assin Kushea. I just could not take it. I asked myself, What is wrong with this guy? Captain Smart lies with no facts. He lied about John Mahama on the screen having wealth in Dubai even before he went to Dubai to find out. It should have been prudent for him to go into the heart of the matter before coming public, but that is not his style.
In Deut. 19:15, 2 Cor. 13:1, and John 8:17 God made us understand that we need two or more witnesses to establish a matter, which means you need to prove or give facts to establish a matter. But in Captain Smart’s submissions, he does not bring any facts to back his lies. The reason why Kevin Taylor is
commanding the airwaves is that he backs his claims with audio and videos; he is always factual. My advice to Captain is that he should be careful about his utterances when they are without facts.
When a bullet is shot into the forest, it is likely to be found if you decide to look for it because it is a solid object. But when words come out of your mouth because they are not solid objects, you just can’t pick them out, so let’s be mindful of our utterances.
Columnist: Teddy Acquah
